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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The loss of No 10’s director of communications after just nine months should come as a warning to the entire government. It needs to better explain to the public why it is making unpopular decisions and demanding sacrifices – or sink further in the polls

Some of firms providing meals and tickets also among those to secure most meetings in key departments

'Are They on Magic Mushrooms?!' Richard Tice Slams Budget Forecasts as Rachel Reeves Faces Explosive Backlash

Good Morning Britain threw viewers a curveball on Wednesday morning (26 March) when Susanna Reid cut into the usual chat.

The lights are not always on on at the vast mansion known locally as the Taj Mittal, easily the biggest residence on London’s most exclusive billionaire’s row, Kensington Palace Gardens.

ASK ME ANYTHING: In this exclusive Q&A session, The Independent’s political commentator Andrew Grice tackles welfare cuts, taxation, and the economic challenges facing the UK

The Reform leader’s remarks sparked anger from agricultural campaigners, who warned that the British public is ‘rightly appalled by chlorinated chicken’

HMRC estimates that an extra 893,000 people will have to pay tax on savings by 2028-29

Reeves on course to be less popular than Truss mini-budget chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng