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Spring Statement 2025: Key points at a glance

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 14:21
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her plans for the UK economy in the House of Commons.
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Spring Statement 2025: Key points at a glance

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 14:21
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her plans for the UK economy in the House of Commons.
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'I get £800 a month as a student - it's tight'

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:54
As the chancellor prepares to update her plans for the economy we hear how ordinary people are tackling their own financial challenges.
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What are the Pip and universal credit changes and who is affected?

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:55
Further benefit cuts are expected after the government was told its proposed reforms would save less than planned.
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Clothes sales push inflation down more than expected

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:00
Inflation fell to 2.8% in February, driven by cheaper women's clothing.
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Faisal Islam: No tax rises and no return to austerity but will it last?

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 08:25
The Spring Statement is "not a Budget", but the chancellor is facing major tax and spending challenges.
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Government concerns over assisted dying timeline

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 05:04
The Labour MP bringing the bill says she is "disappointed" to be proposing pushing the implementation deadline to 2029.
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University of Sussex fined £585k in free speech row

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 00:58
The university is fined by the higher education regulator for failing to uphold freedom of speech.
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Credible harassment claims against MP Lowe, report finds

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 18:57
The Great Yarmouth MP denies the allegations and claims his suspension from Reform UK was politically motivated.
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Credible harassment claims against MP Lowe, report finds

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 18:57
The Great Yarmouth MP denies the allegations and claims his suspension from Reform UK was politically motivated.
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First place in British Isles approves right to die

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:48
The Assisted Dying Bill 2023 passes through Tynwald's branches and can be sent for Royal Assent.
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Assisted dying law could take four years to implement

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:32
A proposed change to the assisted dying bill could push back the introduction of the law by two years.
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Faisal Islam: No tax rises and no return to austerity but will it last?

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 16:05
The Spring Statement is "not a Budget", but the chancellor is facing major tax and spending challenges.
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Not appropriate to take free tickets, minister says

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 15:30
It comes after the chancellor defended accepting free tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter with a family member.
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Not appropriate to take free tickets, minister says

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 15:30
It comes after the chancellor defended accepting free tickets to see Sabrina Carpenter with a family member.
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Asylum seeker hotel contract to be scrapped due to failures

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:45
Home Office audit finds "concerns" with provider Stay Belvedere Hotels, which provides places in 51 hotels in England and Wales.
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Asylum seeker hotel contract to be scrapped due to failures

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:45
Home Office audit finds "concerns" with provider Stay Belvedere Hotels, which provides places in 51 hotels in England and Wales.
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No risk to UK lives from US security breach, says minister

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:21
Luke Pollard says UK operational security remains "intact" after plans for a strike in Yemen were accidentally leaked.
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Working class don't want handouts, says Rayner

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:18
The deputy PM defends plans for £5bn of benefit cuts, saying people need support to get back into work.
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Cladding tax on new homes delayed for a year

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 13:32
The delay comes after developers warned the tax could hamper the government's housebuilding plans.
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