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Fact check: The window tax was abolished in 1851

A viral online claim about a potential new window tax does not appear to have any evidence to support it.

The Independent UK

US beef could be served in London restaurants 'without diners knowing' under trade deal, warns farming boss

The trade agreement allows for 13,000 tonnes of American beef to be exported to the UK

Evening Standard

Labour MPs must realise welfare system ‘needs reform’, says Reeves – as it happened

Chancellor responds to growing rebellion from more than 40 MPs who have written to the prime minister

The Guardian - UK

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Trade deal was needed urgently to save 150,000 livelihoods, says senior minister

Darren Jones was resolute about the need for the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK still remains in a worse situation than before tariffs began.

Evening Standard

UK-US trade deal was needed to save 150,000 livelihoods, Labour minister says

The business secretary says the UK is ‘better off’ but would still ‘rather be in a world where there were no tariffs’

The Independent UK

Dignity is what drives me, Starmer says in Commons grilling on welfare cuts

It comes after Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones apologised for likening benefits to ‘pocket money’

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch Blasts ‘Weird’ Labour Ad Merging Her Face with Farage’s in Bizarre Election Stunt

Kemi Badenoch has hit back at a strange new Labour campaign ad that merges her face with Nigel Farage’s, calling it “weird” and “nonsensical” during a Sunday TV interview.

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Government will step in to support key industries amid tariff turmoil, says Starmer

Carmakers will be given more flexibility over targets on transitioning to electric vehicles

The Guardian - UK

Globalisation has come to an end, says minister

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said Britain needs to ‘build out our relationships with our allies and partners around the world’.

Evening Standard

Trump Tariffs: Labour MP admits UK was ‘protected’ from large EU tariffs because of Brexit

Labour minister Darren Jones was asked whether Brexit had "protected us" from the 20 per cent tariff that Donald Trump imposed on EU countries.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer to give more details on economic support in wake of US tariffs

The Prime Minister said that when it comes to the global economy and trade ‘the world as we know it has gone’.

Evening Standard

Two MPs ‘astounded’ to be denied entry to Israel returning to UK, minister says

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed have said that they are ‘astounded’ by the decision.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs detained by Israel and denied entry to occupied West Bank

Two Labour MPs have been denied entry to the occupied West Bank by Israeli authorities ...

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer urged to come clean over benefits and pocket money comment

Keir Starmer must reveal whether he first made the comparison between benefits and pocket money which saw one of his ministers harshly criticised, a…

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Evening Standard

Starmer urged to reveal if he made comparison between benefits and pocket money

Treasury minister Darren Jones faced backlash when he made the comparison in the wake of the Chancellor’s spring statement.

The Independent UK

UK ‘reserves right to respond’ to US tariffs, says Starmer

The Prime Minister said the Government was involved in ongoing discussions with the White House aimed at ‘mitigating the impact’ of any levies.

The National (Scotland)

Fiona Bruce takes issue with Question Time claim about her getting richer

BBC Question Time host Fiona Bruce took issue with former city trader Gary Stevenson after he suggested that she was likely richer than she was…

Evening Standard

UK has to take ‘different approach’ in talks on US tariffs – minister

Darren Jones said that ‘there is no easy answer’ and there are ‘complicated issues’ to be discussed.

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The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves U-turns over 'clumsy' benefits and pocket money comparison

Rachel Reeves has disowned her deputy’s “clumsy” comments comparing benefits to children’s pocket money – just hours after backing them ...

Evening Standard

Darren Jones ‘clumsy’ to compare benefits to pocket money, says Chancellor

Rachel Reeves’s deputy sparked outrage on Wednesday for making the comparison as he defended the Government’s cuts to welfare.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves 'certain' benefits cuts won't push people into hardship amid growing Labour unrest

The Chancellor was also forced to defend Treasury minister Darren Jones who compared the benefits cuts to taking pocket money away from his children

The Independent UK

Labour minister apologises for comparing disability benefit cuts to children’s pocket money

A Labour minister has apologised for comparing disability benefit cuts to children’s pocket money.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves accused of balancing books on back of UK’s poorest

Labour is braced for a backlash from its MPs over welfare cuts called ‘appalling’ by a food bank charity

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs condemn Rachel Reeves’s ‘unacceptable’ welfare cuts

Backbenchers express anger as impact assessment shows 3.2 million households will be worse off

Evening Standard

What changes were made to welfare reforms in the spring statement?

Rachel Reeves announced some adjustments to key plans for benefits announced last week.

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