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Labour government would preside over austerity on steroids – Swinney
SNP leader John Swinney has warned that a Labour government could preside over “austerity on steroids” if the party continues the Conservatives’ plans. The party has said it will not raise taxes and will stick to the current Government’s...
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Swinney warns a Labour government could preside over 'austerity on steroids'
SNP leader John Swinney has warned that a Labour government could preside over “austerity on steroids” if the party continues the Conservatives’ plans. The party has said it will not raise taxes and will stick to the current Government’s...
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Jeremy Hunt: Labour is “taking everyone for fools”
Labour is “taking everyone for fools” with its economic analysis, Jeremy Hunt has said. The Chancellor insisted the Government had reversed the UK’s economic woes as he gave a speech in Westminster, saying: “Working with the Bank of...
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Taoiseach welcomes plans to decarbonise Guinness brewery in Dublin
Taoiseach Simon Harris welcomes plans by Diageo to decarbonise its Guinness Brewery in Dublin. Mr Harris said he hoped to use this year's budget to help people enjoy "a pint at the end of the week" through tax reductions and childcare...
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Paul Dennett re-elected a Salford City Mayor
Paul Dennett is declared as the Salford City Mayor and gives a speech following the count at Salford Community Stadium.
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Paul Dennett re-elected as mayor of Salford
Paul Dennett, who was re-elected as Salford City Mayor with 61.5% of the vote, said holding the position was the “most rewarding and humbling experience” of his life. He said the “Westminster and Whitehall model” of governing was...
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Daily politics briefing - April 24
All the latest political updates, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised an extra £75 billion in defence spending over the next six years to put the UK arms industry on a “war footing”.
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Jeremy Hunt reportedly weighing stamp duty cut before election
The Chancellor is reported to be considering cutting stamp duty in a final autumn statement before the next general election. Jeremy Hunt has previously hinted there could be a further “fiscal event” before voters go to the polls in an...
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It's time to spring-clean your finances after tax season
With many people now having their tax refunds in hand, a money expert explains how to use them to spring-clean your savings and spending.
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Vaughan Gething holds first press conference since becoming Welsh First Minister
Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething speaks at a press conference at Coleg Gwent's campus in Ebbw Vale, where he defended funding cuts that could lead to the closure of Cardiff’s national museum and the loss of at least 90 jobs. During a...
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Donohoe and McGrath comment on report into the cost of a united Ireland
Irish Minister for Finance Michael McGrath said there had been several reports on the estimated cost of a united Ireland that had come up with “quite a wide variation” of numbers, and that it “all depends on the assumptions that you...
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Yousaf warns against using new hate crime law to make ‘vexatious’ complaints
Scotland’s First Minister has warned against using a controversial new hate crime law to make “vexatious” complaints. Concerns have been raised about the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which takes effect on Monday, and its...
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Education Secretary responds to doubts over new childcare expansion scheme
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan responds to doubts over her new childcare expansion scheme, backlash from NHS dissatisfaction and difficulties on the issue of immigration. From April, working parents of two-year-olds will get 15 hours...
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Helen Morgan delivers a speech at the Liberal Democrat's spring conference
Liberal Democrat local government spokesperson Helen Morgan delivers a speech at the Liberal Democrat's spring conference.
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Full: Sarah Olney address to the Liberal Democrats' spring conference
The Liberal Democrats have called for a new tax on share buybacks by large companies as the party holds its spring conference in York. Sarah Olney, the Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson, used her speech on Saturday to set out the plan to...
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How Credit Suisse, SVB Are Impacting FinTech Regulation
Millenia Capital founder Joe Zhao joins Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde to discuss the regulatory repercussions of what's happening with Credit Suisse in Europe and Silicon Valley Bank in the US.
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The Government should "spell out" how scrapping NI tax would be paid for, says Liz Kendall
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall speaking at the TUC Pensions Conference. In her speech Ms Kendall slammed the Tories record on pensions, as well as their pledge to abolish National Insurance tax asking "how will you pay...
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George Galloway slams Labour, Tories and Budget in Commons return
George Galloway hit out at Labour and the Conservatives, claiming most people “feel a wish for a plague on both their houses”, in his first Commons speech on returning to Parliament. The leader of the Workers Party of Britain criticised...
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Rishi Sunak full question and answer session during Yorkshire visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a question and answer session during a visit to The Queens Hotel – JD Wetherspoon, Maltby.
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Rishi Sunak pool clip on visit to pub in Yorkshire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gives a pool clip during a visit to The Queens Hotel – JD Wetherspoon, Maltby.
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Rishi Sunak tells Maltby pub of his aim to abolish national insurance
The Prime Minister repeated his “long-term ambition” to abolish national insurance in the next Parliament. Speaking at an event at a pub in South Yorkshire, Rishi Sunak said: “The reason we have chosen to cut national insurance in...
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National insurance is 'unfair' and 'unnecessarily complicated' - Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister told a pub in Maltby, South Yorkshire that national insurance is 'unfair' because it's a tax on work and is 'unnecessarily complicated', as he laid out his “long-term ambition” to abolish national insurance in the next...
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Starmer says it was 'humiliating' for government to steal Labour's non-dom tax policy
Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, speaks to reporters from a construction site in the City of London. Starmer said it was “humiliating” for the Government to have stolen Labour’s non-dom tax policy and accused minister’s of having learned...
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Politics daily briefing: March 7
Daily politics briefing for March 7, as the Chancellor said he hopes to be able to continue to reduce taxes after cutting 2p from national insurance in the Budget.