Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pensions shake-up receives support from MPs MPs voted 330 to 233, majority 97, in favour of the Budget resolution on the lifetime allowance charge and annual allowance. The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Pension pot offer won’t fix NHS workforce crisis Letters: The focus must be on retaining existing staff and reducing private sector work, writes consultant haematologist John Hanley. Plus letters from Robin Davies, Jo Pike and Orest Mulka The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
Rishi Sunak says he’s ‘proud’ of economic record after being told of carer who can’t afford light bulb The prime minister was challenged over the impact of the cost of living crisis The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Hunt’s pensions tax break expected to help ‘nearly as many bankers as doctors’ Head of Resolution Foundation says other measures to retain NHS staff could have offered better value for money The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
Watch as chancellor gives evidence to Economic Affairs Committee after budget Watch from the House of Lords as peers hear evidence from Jeremy Hunt about the economy. The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Tory MPs' interview with Tory Chancellor on GB News being probed, Ofcom says BROADCAST regulator Ofcom has confirmed it is looking into complaints of potential rule-breaking by GB News after two of its Tory MP hosts… The National (Scotland) · Mar 21, 2023
Hunt running a ‘high-tax, high-spend, low-growth, quasi-socialist economy’ – MP Philip Davies, MP for Shipley, urged Jeremy Hunt to lower the ‘burden of taxation’ and introduce ‘some tax cuts’ days after the Chancellor’s Budget. The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Is the UK’s childcare system too broken for Jeremy Hunt’s £4 billion plan to fix? Last week the Chancellor announced the largest expansion of free childcare England has ever seen but neither parents nor providers are happy about it. Kate Wills reports Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023
‘I grew up at the margins’: Bridget Phillipson on teachers’ strikes, Ofsted, Brexit and Corbyn The shadow education secretary is determined to put childcare reform at the heart of Labour’s policy – and stop Jeremy Hunt stealing her thunder The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
UK government borrowing hits record in February amid energy bills support Deficit increases despite higher tax receipts and lower interest payments The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
Sunak cares nothing for the 99% – and after his pensions hike for the rich, they know it The PM and his chancellor thought they could hide the greed in plain sight, but focus groups show voters are aware – and angry, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023
Nursery boss says 30 hours free childcare scheme will never work unless 'workforce crisis' is addressed The boss of one of the UK's biggest nursery chains says Early Years sector 'is facing the worst workforce challenges it has seen' Manchester Evening News · Mar 20, 2023
Glasgow drivers set to see three changes after Budget announcement - including car tax rise There are a few changes happening very soon with Glasgow drivers set to be among those affected after the Budget was announced. But what is happening? Here us what you need to know. Glasgow Live · Mar 20, 2023
April dates for DWP payments, benefits, pensions and cost of living top ups Three-month extension of energy price guarantee welcomed but key state support schemes expiring The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023 'Shrinking' UK steel industry threatens national security, warns union leader Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has written to Rishi Sunak warning of the potential consequences of the Government failing to invest in switching to more environmentally-friendly production
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023 OPINION - These new-look Tories are posing very awkward questions for Labour Without fanfare, boring politics is back. The Tories are identifying problems they then seek to fix. Labour is responding by saying it is nothing more than a sticking plaster. This is the accusation that will run until the next general election. In his article in the New Statesman in which…
Daily Record · Mar 20, 2023 Three driving changes announced in Budget including car tax rise, fuel duty and potholes Road users should be aware of three major changes following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget announcement.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Martin Lewis warns food bills may never drop down to what they were Cost of living rocketed across UK during 2021 and 2022, with inflation still extraordinarily high
Liverpool Echo · Mar 20, 2023 DWP warning as new strict Universal Credit rules coming in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a major package of changes for benefits in the UK
Birmingham Post · Mar 20, 2023 Gloucestershire business leaders slam government over LEP plans Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the government was 'minded' to withdraw funding for local enterprise partnerships from next year and transfer their business support roles to councils
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Martin Lewis gives date to have children to access free childcare Money saving expert dives into details of Jeremy Hunt’s flagship childcare reforms
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023 After the budget, here’s how to hand yourself a better pension Jeremy Hunt’s overhaul of pension rules has been criticised for favouring the rich, but what can the rest of us do to improve our retirement situation?
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 British workers ‘£11,000 worse off a year’ as wages fail to keep up with costs Resolution Foundation says typical UK household income has fallen further behind Germany, with the gap at £4,000
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Martin Lewis highlights ‘important’ pension change not mentioned in Budget 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced changes to pensions in the Budget on Wednesday
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023 South Swindon voters lean to Labour after ‘kick in the teeth’ Tory budget Focus group of people living in Tory constituency suggests party’s electoral recovery has not emerged