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After Truss, it’s the club v the mob – the Tories’ last chance before Britain demands an election
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After Truss, it’s the club v the mob – the Tories’ last chance before ...
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Jeremy Hunt presses ahead with finalising UK fiscal plan: Chancellor hopes to unveil proposals to balance the government’s books on October 31
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Jeremy Hunt presses ahead with finalising UK fiscal plan
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Truss fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns: Truss is set to face hostile questions from Tory as well as opposition MPs in a likely ...
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Truss fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns
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After Truss, it’s the club v the mob – the Tories’ last chance before Britain demands an election
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After Truss, it’s the club v the mob – the Tories’ last chance before ...
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Jeremy Hunt presses ahead with finalising UK fiscal plan: Chancellor hopes to unveil proposals to balance the government’s books on October 31
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Jeremy Hunt presses ahead with finalising UK fiscal plan
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Truss fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns: Truss is set to face hostile questions from Tory as well as opposition MPs in a likely ...
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Truss fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns
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Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt: Economics for Beginners: After the disaster surrounding their tax plans, Prime Minister Liz Truss and Treasury Secretary Jeremy Hunt ...
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Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt: Economics for Beginners
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Doubts cast over 31 October fiscal statement after Truss resignation: There are growing doubts over whether the fiscal statement will be delivered on 31 October ...
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Doubts cast over 31 October fiscal statement after Truss resignation
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Tories throw whisky industry under a bus as Hunt bids to clear up PM’s mess: POLITICIANS don’t need much convincing to visit Scotch whisky distilleries ...
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Tories throw whisky industry under a bus as Hunt bids to clear up PM’s ...
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It's time for a general election | Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar: At a time when all our attention should be on how we tackle the cost-of-living crisis ...
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It's time for a general election | Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar
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Truss timeline: The rise and fall of the shortest-serving PM: Truss has resigned after her tax-cutting mini budget triggered economic turmoil and the departure ...
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Truss timeline: The rise and fall of the shortest-serving PM
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Jeremy Hunt is right – £100,000 is not always a huge salary: Look at the context and the data, then a conversation can follow
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Jeremy Hunt is right – £100,000 is not always a huge salary
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Younger people’s pensions can’t be sacrificed to keep rich boomers happy: It's time to means test the state pension
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Younger people’s pensions can’t be sacrificed to keep rich boomers happy
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Whatever Jeremy Hunt thinks, £100k is by any measure a high income: Median salary is estimated to be just above £35,000 and anything higher than £81 ...
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Whatever Jeremy Hunt thinks, £100k is by any measure a high income
Quick Glance: Jeremy Hunt's View on £100k Income & Financial Realities
  • Jeremy Hunt's perception of £100,000 as a high income contrasts with the national median of £35,000, placing it significantly above average.

  • Even in affluent areas like Godalming and Ash, where Hunt is campaigning, the median income of £56,606 shifts the perspective on six-figure salaries.

  • Hunt's remarks were deemed inappropriate by experts as data shows many households are struggling due to living costs, including those in higher income brackets.

  • New tax and benefit regulations for higher incomes could lead to unexpected financial burdens, as the offer of free childcare for parents earning over £100,000 is limited.
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Triple lock for pensions to be in Tory manifesto - Jeremy Hunt says: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says he will pay for the "expensive" pledge through economic growth.
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Triple lock for pensions to be in Tory manifesto - Jeremy Hunt says
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Labour will level up better than Tories, pledges Keir Starmer: Keir Starmer says his party would do a better job of reducing regional inequality across Britain.
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Labour will level up better than Tories, pledges Keir Starmer
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Ministers Robert Halfon and James Heappey quit government in mini-reshuffle: Education minister Robert Halfon and armed forces minister James Heappey are also ...
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Ministers Robert Halfon and James Heappey quit government in ...
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Jeremy Hunt 'incredibly moved' by Kate's cancer news following his family's own health tragedy
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Jeremy Hunt 'incredibly moved' by Kate's cancer news following his ...
Quick Glance: British Royal Family Left with Only 9 Working Members
  • Kate Middleton and King Charles have announced cancer treatments and temporarily stepped back from royal duties.

  • The royal family now consists mainly of older members who are taking on responsibilities.

  • Prince William is supporting his wife and taking on duties while King Charles and others are absent.

  • The royal family is in a vulnerable position, relying on few working members who are mostly in their 70s and 80s.
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Budget watchdog warns US could suffer market shock over national debt: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel warned the United States could ...
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Budget watchdog warns US could suffer market shock over national debt
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Ex-Tory MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform: The former Tory Party Vice-Chairman Mr Anderson was suspended after he said Islamists had "control" of Sadiq Khan.
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Ex-Tory MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform
Quick Glance: Lee Anderson Defects to Reform Party Despite Prior Support for By-Election Requirement
  • Suspended Tory MP Lee Anderson announced his defection to the Reform party on Monday in a fresh blow to Rishi Sunak’s premiership.

  • During a public address regarding his move to Reform UK, Mr Anderson reaffirmed his previous statements vigorously and opted out of a by-election in his Red Wall constituency.

  • Despite having supported a bill in 2020 that mandated immediate polls for MPs switching parties.

  • Reform achieved significant vote percentages in the recent Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections, marking their strongest election outcomes to date.
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We have a deposit and two salaries – but thanks to Liz Truss we can’t buy a home: There's a new divide in my generation - between the haves ...
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We have a deposit and two salaries – but thanks to Liz Truss we can’t buy ...
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Julian Assange gets temporary reprieve as he fights extradition to US: The WikiLeaks founder could face a full appeal hearing in May to consider his legal ...
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Julian Assange gets temporary reprieve as he fights extradition to US
Quick Glance: Julian Assange: UK Court Delays US Extradition
  • A British court ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won't face the death penalty.

  • Assange will remain in London's Belmarsh Prison as the legal battle continues.

  • Judges emphasized the need for Assange to receive the same protections as a U.S. citizen and to be spared from the death penalty.

  • The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment, while Assange's supporters argue for his rights as a journalist under the First Amendment.
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Politics live: China blamed for 'malicious' campaigns against UK - with 'clear pattern of hostile activity'
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Politics live: China blamed for 'malicious' campaigns against UK - with ...
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The Tories are stuck in a Net Zero trap of their own making: Wind is an intermittent source of energy, which means the grid can do without it ...
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The Tories are stuck in a Net Zero trap of their own making
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Boris Johnson was right, say UK Labour opponents: The former prime minister receives an unexpected compliment from the likely next wielders of power.
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Boris Johnson was right, say UK Labour opponents
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Stephen Flynn accuses Labour frontbench of being ‘born-again Thatcherites’: The SNP Westminster leader made the scathing remarks at PMQs.
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Stephen Flynn accuses Labour frontbench of being ‘born-again Thatcherites’
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‘Out for blood’: Local elections could see ‘ungovernable’ Tories turn on Sunak: Polling suggests Conservatives could fare badly in votes in May ...
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‘Out for blood’: Local elections could see ‘ungovernable’ Tories turn on ...
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Major Tory donor and party treasurer Mansour knighted in surprise honours list: Mohamed Mansour, an Egyptian businessman who gave £5m to the Tories last year ...
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Major Tory donor and party treasurer Mansour knighted in surprise honours ...
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Trudeau government survives no confidence vote over Canada carbon tax rise: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government on Thursday survived a ...
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Trudeau government survives no confidence vote over Canada carbon tax rise
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Conservative (Tory) MPs Flee ‘Sinking Ship’ Before Sunak Sets UK Election Date: More UK Conservative Members of Parliament are standing down ahead of the looming ...
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Conservative (Tory) MPs Flee ‘Sinking Ship’ Before Sunak Sets UK Election ...
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Polling shows the Conservatives face disaster in Wales: The Conservatives are in a fight to remain the largest right-wing party in Wales
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Polling shows the Conservatives face disaster in Wales
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Keegan 'confident' government will deliver free childcare plan amid concerns from parents and sector
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Keegan 'confident' government will deliver free childcare plan amid ...
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Truss memoir receives pocket money advance: Her fee is dwarfed by Boris Johnson’s six figure sum
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Truss memoir receives pocket money advance
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'Low Traffic Neighbourhood' gimmick shows how desperate Tories are: 'Low Traffic Neighbourhood' gimmick shows how desperate Tories are
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'Low Traffic Neighbourhood' gimmick shows how desperate Tories are
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Sunak Expresses Anger With Rebel Tories Over Plots Against Him: Rishi Sunak told members of his Conservative Party that rebel MPs were making him “angry ...
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Sunak Expresses Anger With Rebel Tories Over Plots Against Him
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Tory donor’s comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’, No 10 says: Statement from Downing Street follows cross-party criticism of Frank Hester’s remarks ...
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Tory donor’s comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’, No 10 says
Quick Glance: Tory Donor's Racist Comments on Diane Abbott
  • Comments made by a Tory donor about Diane Abbott deemed racist

  • Frank Hester apologizes for his remarks, Downing Street labels them unacceptable

  • Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch described the comments as racist and called for space for forgiveness

  • Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for the Conservatives to return donations from Hester
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Rachel Reeves is making mischief for the Tories: Rachel Reeves's focus was on whether the Tories had a sequel planned for their own National Insurance policy
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Rachel Reeves is making mischief for the Tories
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Peers grant themselves up to £100 for overnight stays in London: Members of the upper chamber were warned that the authorities will "come down hard - very ...
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Peers grant themselves up to £100 for overnight stays in London
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Mood among Tory MPs darkens as Rishi Sunak faces leadership questions: If there is to be a crunch leadership moment, most MPs seem to think it would come after ...
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Mood among Tory MPs darkens as Rishi Sunak faces leadership questions
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Millions of workers to get £160 pay rise in just a few weeks: The National Living Wage is going up from April 7, with the lowest-paid workers set to benefit from ...
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Millions of workers to get £160 pay rise in just a few weeks
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Dan Barker: Conservative mayoral candidate for Greater Manchester defects to the Reform Party
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Dan Barker: Conservative mayoral candidate for Greater Manchester defects ...
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UK minister says Russian account of Moscow concert attack a ‘smokescreen’: Finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Sunday said that the UK had “very little confidence” ...
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UK minister says Russian account of Moscow concert attack a ‘smokescreen’
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Even Tories are disowning austerity: Some Tory MPs grimace when you mention austerity. “We went too far,” they will admit in private ...
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Even Tories are disowning austerity
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UK’s Hunt Says State Pension and Benefits Are ‘Under Review’: Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt indicated that reforms to the UK state pension and welfare ...
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UK’s Hunt Says State Pension and Benefits Are ‘Under Review’
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NATO Nation Shares Nuclear Update: "In a more dangerous and contested world, the UK's continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent is more vital than ever ...
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NATO Nation Shares Nuclear Update
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Reform UK: The right-wing party that could transform British politics: Having attracted its first MP in the form of a Tory defector, the former Brexit Party is ...
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Reform UK: The right-wing party that could transform British politics
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Sunak safe until May but MPs ready to act if local elections end in ‘bloodbath’: Tories warn the loss of either mayoralties in West Midlands and Teesside could ...
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Sunak safe until May but MPs ready to act if local elections end in ...
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China linked to cyber attack on UK lawmakers and election watchdog: "The cyber threat posed by China affiliated actors is real and it is serious ...
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China linked to cyber attack on UK lawmakers and election watchdog
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Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London: An American-style campaign video targeting voters in the capital has been labeled a distraction.
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Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London
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Rishi Sunak hints he could cut benefits to fund plan to scrap National Insurance: The prime minister said 'significant progress' could be made towards ...
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Rishi Sunak hints he could cut benefits to fund plan to scrap National ...
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Tories accused of ditching manifesto pledge to remove ground rents: Michael Gove is losing his battle to reform current leaseholds, Sunday Times reports
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Tories accused of ditching manifesto pledge to remove ground rents
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An election looms, but can we trust the process?: Metro columnist and Green MP Caroline Lucas says that while a general election is needed ...
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An election looms, but can we trust the process?