Tag: UK Politics
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UK economy damaged by ‘own goals’ like Brexit and Liz Truss’s budget, economists say

Institute for Fiscal Studies says UK faces ‘long, unpleasant journey’ over next few years

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Jeremy Hunt insists non-dom tax loophole is good for the economy

But chancellor says he does not have figures to base decision on

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Jeremy Hunt insists ‘no decision’ made on raising fuel duty by 23%

OBR documents have assumed the government will end the £65 billion fuel duty freeze

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Brexit: Record low now think UK was right to leave EU

Brexit now considered a mistake by significant majority of the population as UK’s economic fortunes fade

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Jeremy Hunt delays social care cost cap plans

The reforms would cap individual costs for care

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UK economy now in recession, Jeremy Hunt announces during Autumn Budget

Office for Budget Responsibility says economy is shrinking again

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UK stuck in ‘Tory doom loop’ of emergency budgets, Labour says

Chancellor expected to unveil cuts and tax rises following Liz Truss failure

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Tory MPs accuse PM of ‘backfiring’ gamble over Raab

Tory MPs have accused Rishi Sunak of a gamble that “backfired” after two official complaints of bullying were made ag...

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UK economy recovering ‘dramatically’ worse from Covid than EU and US, says Bank of England governor

Andrew Bailey says the different in economic performance is ‘stark’

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Dominic Raab claims ‘bullying’ confidentiality clause he signed is ‘standard’

Deputy prime minister was also subject to a complaint in a previous job

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Dominic Raab: Two official bullying complaints filed against deputy prime minister

Two official bullying complaints have been filed against Dominic Raab over his behaviour at work, he has confirmed.

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Hopes for Brexit US trade deal fade after Rishi Sunak meeting with Joe Biden

PM says there are other ways the countries can cooperate and that speed is not priority

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Jeremy Hunt says inflation ‘thwarting’ economic growth and warns of tough tax hikes

Chancellor says he will make difficult decisions in Thursday’s budget

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Conflict of interest warning as George Osborne ‘advises’ on Budget while working for investment bank

Labour urges Jeremy Hunt to reveal if ‘market-sensitive’ information has been leaked

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Dominic Raab ‘left junior staff scared to enter his office’, says official

Lord McDonald urges Rishi Sunak to ‘have another look’ at bullying complaints procedures

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Gavin Williamson facing investigation for ‘using cash as leverage with another MP’

Colleague claims then chief whip said he ‘owned’ a colleague because he granted access to hardship funds

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Dominic Raab seeks new staff to run his private office amid bullying claims

Exclusive: Civil service advertises ‘demanding’ £95k job in office civil servants were ‘too scared to enter’

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Several ministers in Rishi Sunak’s government have bullied civil servants, Whitehall union chief ...

Claim comes amid allegations levelled against deputy PM Dominic Raab

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Michael Gove pledges to block ‘ugly’ new housing developments

Levelling-up secretary says he will ‘call in’ new homes

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Childcare and early years facing 8% budget cut thanks to inflation

Spending settlement announced in 2021 wiped out by rising costs

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UK and Switzerland sign own science deal after both excluded from EU programme

UK-Swiss deal comes with no new funding

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Rishi Sunak refuses to accept Brexit has damaged trade

Trade secretary had dismissed predictions by Office for Budget Responsibility

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Gavin Williamson fronted government’s flagship anti-bullying campaign

Minister quit on Tuesday night over numerous bullying allegations

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UK food prices set to rise further as farmers face ‘hammering’, MPs told

Costs of inputs like fertiliser and animal feed have jumped by 30 per cent compounding Brexit labour shortages

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MPs table bill to force Rishi Sunak to appoint new ethics watchdog

Prime minister is yet to fill the ethics advisor post which has been vacant for 145 days

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MEPs want Elon Musk to come to European Parliament for Twitter grilling

European legislators say website must not become ‘dystopian hellscape’ and follow law

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Government’s ‘fairer deal for renters’ won’t address high rents, housing minister says

Felicity Buchan says affordability of rented housing is ‘separate issue’ from fairness

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Government cancels Brexit trade yacht plan ‘with immediate effect’

Defence secretary says competition has been ‘terminated’

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Brexiteers must ‘face reality’ of leaving EU, says Macron ally

Nathalie Loiseau says no alternatives have been proposed to Brexit deal

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Rishi Sunak defends think-tank behind Liz Truss budget disaster

Prime minister warned that ‘gullible’ politicians could fall for free market think-tank claims again

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Boris Johnson says he will go to Cop27, piling pressure on Rishi Sunak

The former prime minister says he was invited by the Egyptian organisers of the meeting

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Tom Tugendhat: Government minister faces possible driving ban for using phone behind the wheel

Home Office minister accused of breaking the law in south west London

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Tory MP names hotel where asylum seekers will stay 48 hours after firebomb attack

Jonathan Gullis was speaking after an attack on an immigration processing centre

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Investigation finds ‘no evidence’ of MPs being bullied during chaotic fracking vote

Government MPs were accused of ‘manhandling’ colleagues in chaotic scenes hours before Liz Truss resignation

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Tory minister likened to Bernard Manning over ‘little man in China’ comment

Mark Spencer’s comments branded ignorant and ‘outrageous’

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Suella Braverman admits using personal email for official documents six times

Home Secretary insists there was no risk to national security

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Rishi Sunak says he has no regrets over appointing Suella Braverman as home secretary

Prime minister says Braverman has ‘taken accountability’ by sitting out six days

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Brexit: Rejoining EU takes record 14-point lead in latest poll

Economic problems driving support for reversing Brexit ‘mistake’

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MI5 ‘still trusts Suella Braverman’ despite misconduct

Home Secretary will still get top secret briefings

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