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Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’ Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeawaysEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to ta…
Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirelyUK politics live – latest updatesParents of under-fives could be exempted from the government’s two-child benefit limit under a range of options UK minis…
As the education secretary announces the first primary schools to offer free breakfasts, Labour MPs question the commitment to fighting povertyThe government is trumpeting its policy of introducing free breakfast clubs into all primary schools in Engla…
Chancellor unveils 2p national insurance cut but thinktanks warn next government faces fresh round of austerity Jeremy Hunt announces tax cuts for firms and workersAutumn statement 2023: key points at a glanceWhat it means for people on a range of inco…
Amid less gloomy OBR forecasts the chancellor is expected to take first steps towards cutting personal taxesJeremy Hunt will announce 110 measures to boost Britain’s stagnant economy and bow to demands from anxious Tory MPs for tax cuts when he deliver…
Drug firm Novo Nordisk proposed singling out those most likely to return to work with its weight-loss injectionObesity jab maker Novo Nordisk suggested to senior government officials that they could “profile” benefit claimants so that those most likely…
Payments designed to help people cope insufficient to meet scale of problem, says committeeMinisters have come under further pressure to expand the financial support for Britons struggling with the cost of living crisis, after a committee of MPs found …
Severe material hardship no longer a rarity, as study reveals impact of benefit cuts and cost of living crisisMore than 1 million children experienced destitution last year – meaning their families could not afford to adequately feed, clothe or clean t…
Andrew Cooper defends sharing of Facebook post condemning people who cannot feed their children and pay for phone contractA Conservative byelection candidate has defended sharing a Facebook post telling jobless parents who cannot feed their children to…
Low-paid cleaners unable to claim sick pay are working while unwell, research findsLow-paid UK cleaners doing “backbreaking” jobs are dragging themselves to work while ill because many are unable to claim sick pay, research has found.A year-long invest…