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'No question': Rishi Sunak ally dismisses claims PM could quit before polling day

A CABINET minister has insisted all is not yet lost for the Tories as he quashed speculation Rishi Sunak could quit before the July 4 election ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 9, 2024

Sunak ally dismisses speculation PM could quit before polling day

Cabinet minister Mel Stride said Rishi Sunak will ‘absolutely’ lead the party into the General Election on July 4.

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2024

‘No tax surprises’ in manifesto, Keir Starmer says – as it happened

Labour leader says party will not be raising income tax, national insurance or VAT

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024

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Equality regulator investigating DWP over treatment of disabled benefits claimants

THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is being investigated by the equality regulator over suspicions that its treatment of disabled benefits…

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2024

DWP under investigation over disability benefit assessments after claimant deaths

Possible sanctions include an unlimited fine if ministers are found to have broken the law

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

UK politics: Sturgeon says it is ‘incredibly difficult’ after husband charged – as it happened

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses arrest of husband and former SNP chief executive outside Glasgow home

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

Post Office minister: people responsible for the Horizon scandal ‘should go to jail’ – as it happened

Kevin Hollinrake has said in his view ‘people should be prosecuted’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024

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Department for Work and Pensions announces cost of living package: Who is eligible?

An extra £500 million was announced on the back of the budget

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2024

Cabinet minister hails 'better times' ahead for Britain next year after inflation falls to 3.9%

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride claimed the 'economy is turning the corner'

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023

Immigration 'too high', says PM as sacked Suella Braverman leads Tory revolt

Prime Minster Rishi Sunak says migration to Britain is "too high"

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023

Free prescriptions and legal aid to end for benefit claimants not seeking work

Digital tools will also be used to ‘track’ attendance at job fairs and interviews under the toughened sanctions regime.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Your Conservative party conference cheat sheet

Dance-offs with Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, Liz Truss back from oblivion, Rishi on a cancelling plans spree — Robbie Griffiths reports from the Tory gathering in Manchester

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

Stride pledges to fast-track child maintenance enforcement process

The Work and Pensions Secretary said it was taking ‘far too long’ to get children the support they were due and that ‘simply was not fair’.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Dates for £300 cost of living payments being made this autumn revealed

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

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The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Dates for cost-of-living payments being made this autumn confirmed by Government

Around eight million households are eligible for cost-of-living payments, but people expecting a payment should also watch out for potential scams.

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2023

Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out of Keir Starmer’s team?

Here is who Starmer’s new cabinet includes

Chronicle Live · Jul 7, 2023

DWP passport warning for Universal Credit claimants in benefits fraud crackdown

The Department for Work and Pensions says that it always adds a message to Universal Credit accounts, so people know requests for passports and proof of identity are genuine

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

Banks have ‘questions to answer over interest rate rises for savers’

The Bank last week raised interest rates from 4.5% to 5%, triggering fresh misery for struggling mortgage holders.

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Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

Tears of single mum forced to use her dad's bank card for food as 1 in 7 Brits go hungry

The Trussell Trust released the grim findings, which found 14% of the population struggled to put meals on the table last year, meaning more than 11 million people went hungry due to lack of cash

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Sunak seeks to draw a line under Johnson partygate row

Rishi Sunak respects the decision by MPs to back a report which concluded Boris Johnson lied over lockdown-busting parties in No 10.

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Six million people to start receiving £150 cost of living payments

One-off payments are being issued by Department for Work and Pensions

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Six million more people to start receiving £150 cost-of-living payments from today

One-off payments are being issued by Department for Work and Pensions

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Boris Johnson could avoid ‘early retirement’ with pub work, Labour MP jokes

Jonathan Ashworth asked whether the Work and Pensions Secretary would give the same advice to Mr Johnson as he has to other over-50s who retire early.

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

600,000 more children thrown into poverty as Tories cut Universal Credit payments

Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed the total number of kids living in poverty soared to 4.2million in 2021-22 as the government axed the £20-a-week boost to UC

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2023

Jonathan Ashworth signals end to 'heinous' two-child benefit cap if Labour wins power

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said the policy ushered in by austerity Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne is 'absolutely keeping children in poverty'

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