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75,000 GP appointments could be freed every month by ending smoking – charity

Cancer Research UK has called for action by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The Independent UK

Budget ‘could bring disability benefit reform to push people back to work’

Jeremy Hunt will reveal Spring Budget on 15 March as country battles soaring inflation, rising interest rates and high food prices

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 budget: five things to look out for

The chancellor is unlikely to make giveaways next week, but he could offer more help with energy bills

The Guardian - UK

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Hunt’s tinkering won’t set the economy straight

City comment: If the Chancellor’s exciting new plan costs or saves less than £25 billion, it is a waste of time.

Evening Standard

Defence Secretary ‘pretty confident’ about receiving Budget boost

Ben Wallace has lobbied for extra funding to deal with inflationary pressures and the cost of backing Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

The Independent UK

Hunt’s tinkering won’t steer the economy straight

City comment: If the Chancellor’s exciting new plan costs or saves less than £25 billion, it is a waste of time.

Evening Standard

UK ministers consider worker health checks to tackle labour shortages

Government also looking into allowing more hospitality staff to come from abroad

The Guardian - UK

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Increase public-sector pay by inflation and rejoin single market, Hunt urged

Families are ‘sick to the back teeth of being ripped off by the Tory government’, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said.

The Independent UK

An emboldened Rishi Sunak gets ready to fight his own party over taxes

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to use his deal with the European Union on Northern Ireland to cement a reputation for competence and delivery. Several members of his Cabinet are instead hoping it will mark a return to traditional Tory tax cutting.

Tribune News Service

Energy crisis: April's £500 bills hike set to be scrapped

There are rumours that next month's bills are being prepared as if the £2,500 cap will stay have sparked poverty campaigners' hopes

Chronicle Live

How and when final £67 Government energy bill support payment will be made

Millions of households have benefited from the energy discount throughout the winter

Nottingham Post

'Freezing Energy Price Guarantee will not protect vulnerable', say SNP

FREEZING the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) “will not protect the most vulnerable”, the SNP has warned.

The National (Scotland)

DWP one off payments Glaswegians can claim this March to help with cost of living

If you are in need of financial help, you could be eligible for an extra cash boots - and some you may not even have to apply for Check out below what you could get this month to help with rising energy bills.

Glasgow Live

'Foodbank trolleys in shops are getting emptier and emptier - things need to change'

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, explains how changes to benefits and benefit systems since 2008 have meant that Disabled people have lost payments of around £1,200 on average each year

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The Guardian - UK

UK suppliers expect government U-turn on planned cut to energy bill support

Firms told to prepare two sets of rates for units of gas and electricity in March for April bills

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt ‘poised’ to U-turn on energy bill support; oil falls on reports UAE considering leaving Opec – as it happened

Britain’s energy suppliers have been told by officials to prepare two sets of bills for next month, with Treasury expected to maintain support for longer

Evening Standard

£500 energy bills hope for families as suppliers prepare to axe April rise

‘85% chance price guarantee will not rise £500 in April’

The Guardian - UK

On Rishi Sunak’s awayday from hell, team-building exercises are the least of the Tories’ problems

The prime minister is boosting MPs’ morale with a pub quiz. Name three things the government has improved since 2010, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Daily Mirror

'Our nerves can handle no more - Jeremy Hunt must do something now on energy bills'

The Tories continue to run the country making decisions at the 11th hour, says Paul Routledge, but the chancellor must act urgently ahead of the Budget to avoid a cliff-edge calamity

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living crisis prompting over-50s in UK to seek work, thinktank suggests

IFS says trend may ease pressure on labour market, but it is ‘no cause for wider celebration’ if it is triggered by people being poorer

The Independent UK

Full list of new driving rules in March and April everyone should know

Britons to face changes to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), benefits for electric car owners, and adjustments to fuel duty

Daily Mirror

'Messages between Hancock and colleagues show ego-filled politicians out of their depth'

Those who lost loved ones to Covid will be reading these revelations with rage and disbelief. These messages must be examined in detail by the Covid Inquiry, which should report as soon as possible

The Guardian - UK

Labour challenges Hunt to adopt NHS training policy he wanted to ‘nick’

Rachel Reeves tasks chancellor with finding money to double England’s doctor and nurse training places

The Independent UK

Full list of new driving rules in March and April everyone should know

Britons to face changes to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), benefits for electric car owners, and adjustments to fuel duty

The Independent UK

Why the energy price cap drop does not mean bills are going down

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to prevent 20 per cent rise in bills from April

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