Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the...
Read MoreSarwar expected to be elevated to Lords to take up a ministerial post at revamped Department for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveAntónio Costa, the...
Read MoreThe new prime minister said he wants his government to look at ‘all possible ways’ to help families with high costsBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveAntónio Costa, the president of the European...
Read MoreMove is expected to save households around £45 a year in effort to tackle cost of livingBurnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living moveGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. Andy...
Read MoreNewly appointed chancellor John Healey said move would be funded from cancelling digital ID programmeElectricity bills will be reduced by an average of £45 from October, after Andy Burnham announced the government would remove...
Read MoreThe newly appointed chancellor John Healey said the cut would be funded this year from cancelling the Digital ID programmeAndy Burnham has announced a fresh tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from 1 October, a...
Read MoreSince the start of the Iran war in February, there has been a 23% rise in fuel theft, with more than £1.2m stolen from British forecourts each week. Why aren’t the police doing more to apprehend the culprits?A petrol station...
Read MoreSince the start of the Iran war in February, there has been a 23% rise in fuel theft, with more than £1.2m stolen from British forecourts each week. Why aren’t the police doing more to apprehend the culprits?A petrol station...
Read MoreLabour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilersAndy Burnham is considering radical plans that could cut household energy bills by £130 a year and make running a...
Read MoreMakerfield MP said he would consider reducing business rates as part of a package that could also include freeze on private rentsAndy Burnham promised to ease the cost of living if he becomes prime minister in his first...
Read MoreFormer safeguarding minister says if ban came into force properly it could ‘basically eliminate’ problem The government has highlighted work done by the internet safety firm SafeToNet as showing that the technology is already in...
Read MoreAverage gas and electricity bill to jump to £1,862 a year from July until end of September, in part because of Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesHouseholds will face the steepest summer rise in energy charges in four years...
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