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MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

Ditching the cap will cost about £3 billion by the end of this Parliament, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Scrapping the benefit cap will cost around £3 billion by the end of this Parliament, according to the OBR

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Now that the dust has settled on the Budget, it becomes clearer that this government’s priorities are out of line with the national interest, insulting to many and corrosive to the public’s threadbare trust in politicians’ ability to deliver on promises

Labour campaigned on a pledge to protect workers from unfair dismissals from day one

Damning assessment came as chancellor and prime minister forced to defend plans and insist they did not breach manifesto promises

Sir Keir Starmer described the news that net migration has fallen to its lowest annual figure since 2021 as a ‘step in the right direction’

Rachel Reeves’s budget was seen as a “make or break” moment for the chancellor and the government, which is suffering from low approval ratings and rapidly fading public confidence. At the same time, threats of a leadership challenge and the impending May elections mean Keir Starmer has a tricky path…

The agency has set out efforts to monitor and secure the 150-metre long rubbish dump, saying safety of local residents is ‘our top priority’.

The Prime Minister rejected claims the scrapping of the two-child cap had been announced to shore up his own position.

BUDGET ANALYSIS: The chancellor is using semantics to argue she has not broken her pledge – which will be of little comfort to those whose income tax bill will soar, writes David Maddox