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Nigel Farage claims he skipped the Budget to avoid a ‘physical altercation’ with another MP

The Reform leader claimed his seat reservation had been removed, but he is understood to have not filled out the slip ...
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How Labour MPs and unions reacted to the budget

John Healey has delivered his first budget as Chancellor, in what he called a ‘budget for working people’, against a backdrop ...
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5 key takeaways from Chancellor John Healey’s first Autumn Budget

A Budget for the working people of Britain, for British businesses big and small”. Those were the words Chancellor John Healey used when delivering his first Budget in the House of Commons this ...
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Chancellor announces £100 energy payment to millions of households in council tax bands A to D

John Healey has today announced a £100 energy payment to millions of households in council tax bands A to D as he delivered ...
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John Healey to scrap standing charges on gas bills in budget speech

Chancellor John Healey has announced that the Labour government will scrap standing charges on gas bills in his first Budget later today. Standing charges are a fixed daily levy added regardless of ho ...
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Layla Moran MP: Ignoring young people once again in this Budget would be a mistake

The chancellor must move beyond short-term fixes and invest in young people's mental health and creating good job ...
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Millionaires are ready to pay more – this Budget should let us

Phil White is an engineer, consultant and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK. Before it’s even happened, this week’s Budget ...
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What trade union leaders want to see in John Healey’s budget

The Labour government is set to deliver its first budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham's premiership tomorrow, with the chancellor facing calls to do more to tackle the cost of living crisis, an i ...
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Nigel Farage says candidates won’t be banned from standing if they’ve liked posts by far-right thug Tommy Robinson

A racism scandal continues to engulf Reform UK after party leader Nigel Farage refused to confirm that his party would ban candidates from standing for office if they had liked posts made by far-right ...
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Leaked guidance shows Reform asking councillors to do as little as possible in first 100 days

Leaked guidance from Reform UK to its councillors has revealed that the party has asked its locally elected representatives to do 'as little as possible in their first 100 days in office'. The ...
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Nigel Farage blames his own ‘staff’s incompetence’ for a half empty hall at Reform UK’s event in London

Nigel Farage has blamed the incompetence of his own staff for the reason why a hall was half empty for a Reform UK event. Farage and Reform’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick unveiled their party’ ...
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Reform’s former head of policy James Orr steps down from Cambridge University management roles following ‘media scrutiny’

Reform UK's former head of policy James Orr has stepped down from two academic roles at the University of Cambridge following controversies surrounding his actions as a member of Nigel Farage's party ...