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Rishi Sunak to guarantee pensions triple lock at next election: A Treasury source says the government would be sticking with the policy - after Jeremy Hunt said ...
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Rishi Sunak to guarantee pensions triple lock at next election
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Rishi Sunak to guarantee pensions triple lock at next election: A Treasury source says the government would be sticking with the policy - after Jeremy Hunt said ...
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Rishi Sunak to guarantee pensions triple lock at next election
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Retiring in your sixties is becoming impossible: "75 is the new 65": Retiring in your 60s seems to be an unfulfillable dream for the younger generation ...
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Retiring in your sixties is becoming impossible:
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Mark Menzies: MP accused of misusing campaign funds quits Tory Party and won't stand at next election
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Mark Menzies: MP accused of misusing campaign funds quits Tory Party and ...
Quick Glance: Mark Menzies: MP Accused of Campaign Fund Misuse, Party Exit, and Future Election Abstention
  • An elected official accused of mishandling campaign funds has departed from the Conservative Party and declared no intention to participate in the upcoming general election.

  • Following allegations reported in The Times, Mark Menzies revealed his decision after purportedly using political contributions to address medical costs and settle debts incurred from being confined by individuals demanding a substantial ransom for his release.

  • Upon a request for scrutiny by Labour, Lancashire Police disclosed their evaluation of 'details' concerning Mr. Menzies. An internal inquiry by the Conservative Party has been initiated to explore potential improprieties in the utilization of their financial resources.

  • Additionally, the party's internal oversight body will assess whether Mr. Menzies' conduct contravened the Nolan principles of public ethics, encompassing traits like altruism, probity, and candor. The spokesperson affirmed, 'We are prepared to collaborate with law enforcement, if they deem our insights beneficial to any inquiry they opt to conduct.'
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Jeremy Hunt 'weighing stamp duty cut' before the next election: The Government is thought to be planning one more ‘fiscal event’ before the election.
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Jeremy Hunt 'weighing stamp duty cut' before the next election
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Hunt 'would like to' cut taxes before general election if it can be done 'responsibly'
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Hunt 'would like to' cut taxes before general election if it can be done ...
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Nigel Farage can host GB News show during election, says Ofcom: Media regulator says no clear consensus among British public to ban politicians presenting on ...
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Nigel Farage can host GB News show during election, says Ofcom
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Sunak insists he can rescue youth vote as just 14% of 18-25s plan to vote Tory: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted he can win over more young people ahead ...
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Sunak insists he can rescue youth vote as just 14% of 18-25s plan to vote ...
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‘I’ll be happy on the UK state pension in Italy, a glass of wine is just £2.50’: Linda Winter sold her £250,000 property in Plymouth and bought a 15th-century ...
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‘I’ll be happy on the UK state pension in Italy, a glass of wine is just ...
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Jeremy Hunt gets £12billion more 'headroom' so could slash another 2p off National Insurance, says IFS
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Jeremy Hunt gets £12billion more 'headroom' so could slash another 2p off ...
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UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages: Leaders of the UK's financial technology industry are urging the British government to increase ...
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UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages
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Everything seems to be going wrong for Rishi Sunak: With just two weeks until local elections that will likely go badly for his governing Conservative Party ...
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Everything seems to be going wrong for Rishi Sunak
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PFA dismisses woman’s claim to R21m death benefit: The parties had agreed that there would be no sharing of pension benefits.
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PFA dismisses woman’s claim to R21m death benefit
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‘I’ll be happy on the UK state pension in Italy, a glass of wine is just £2.50’: Linda Winter sold her £250,000 property in Plymouth and bought a 15th-century ...
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‘I’ll be happy on the UK state pension in Italy, a glass of wine is just ...
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People on State Pension face 20% tax charge and say 'we've worked all our lives': Charlotte Jones has written to GB News, urging the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to ...
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People on State Pension face 20% tax charge and say 'we've worked all our ...
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Division of labor in relationships: "He feels that I'm controlling him": Nina and Nico have two children and both work full-time. He refuses to do the housework ...
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Division of labor in relationships:
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Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These charts suggest not
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Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These ...
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Tories are finished at next UK general election, says Humza Yousaf: The First Minister said the Conservatives have 'heaped misery on households right across ...
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Tories are finished at next UK general election, says Humza Yousaf
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Can Humza Yousaf hang on?: Humza Yousaf is facing the biggest crisis of his leadership after the First Minister axed the SNP power-sharing deal with the Scottish ...
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Can Humza Yousaf hang on?
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Kemi and Gove’s Cabinet clash on Rwanda: When the Rwanda Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons just before Christmas, there was a revolt on the ...
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Kemi and Gove’s Cabinet clash on Rwanda
Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
  • The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

  • However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.

  • Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.

  • The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
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Conservatives' loss of support among young people is 'ticking time bomb' for party
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Conservatives' loss of support among young people is 'ticking time bomb' ...
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DWP urged to check for State Pension errors affecting people who are divorced: The Department for Work and Pensions has been asked to look into whether it should ...
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DWP urged to check for State Pension errors affecting people who are ...
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Emily Maitlis and The Rest Is Politics to host Channel 4 election night coverage: The News Agents’ Maitlis to present its general election results coverage ...
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Emily Maitlis and The Rest Is Politics to host Channel 4 election night ...
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Teen who brutally tortured then murdered gran released from jail: After the killing, Sarah Davey and Lisa Healey used her pension money to buy crisps and ...
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Teen who brutally tortured then murdered gran released from jail
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WASPI ask MP 'what's next' as data reveals Barrow's pension inequality: WASPI Barrow and Furness branch have called for immediate action from MP as new figures ...
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WASPI ask MP 'what's next' as data reveals Barrow's pension inequality
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London mayor election: Sadiq Khan's lead smallest over Susan Hall since campaigns started, new poll
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London mayor election: Sadiq Khan's lead smallest over Susan Hall since ...
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Earth Day art urges UK to think green ahead of election | kuwaittimes: Earth Day art urges UK to think green ahead of election - Health - From the air over the ...
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Earth Day art urges UK to think green ahead of election | kuwaittimes
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Pension expert's £100 trick to stop HMRC wrongly taking your money: The taxman has had to hand back £198million this year after overcharging people - but you can ...
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Pension expert's £100 trick to stop HMRC wrongly taking your money
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Explained: The tax situation for British pensioners in France: France is a popular place for Brits to retire to, but if you're in receipt of a UK pension ...
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Explained: The tax situation for British pensioners in France
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Man told he won't get full State Pension despite working for 50 years: A pensioner who worked for 50 years has found he will not be eligible for the full new ...
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Man told he won't get full State Pension despite working for 50 years
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Sky News to host political programme live tonight in Grimsby: Great Grimsby's Conservative MP Lia Nici and her predecessor and challenger at the next ...
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Sky News to host political programme live tonight in Grimsby
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Michael Gove can't guarantee no-fault eviction ban before election: The Conservatives first promised to end landlords' ability to evict tenants with no reason in ...
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Michael Gove can't guarantee no-fault eviction ban before election
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‘A lot of green policies put more money into people’s pockets and put money into councils’
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‘A lot of green policies put more money into people’s pockets and put ...
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Government breaks silence over plan to 'review' WASPI compensation: The Department for Work and Pensions has come under pressure to fork out sums to women ...
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Government breaks silence over plan to 'review' WASPI compensation
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1.1 million people don't know they are entitled to £3,778 benefit: People urged to check if they or their loved ones meet the criteria for cash support
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1.1 million people don't know they are entitled to £3,778 benefit
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How Humza Yousaf's resignation could trigger an early election: Explainer: How Humza Yousaf’s resignation could spark an election
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How Humza Yousaf's resignation could trigger an early election
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Labour's rail plan could create more than 200 jobs in Derby : Exact figures are not known yet but if the party wins the next election they say GBR will be bigger ...
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Labour's rail plan could create more than 200 jobs in Derby
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T-level course content under review: Government said both the ‘breadth of content’ and ‘burden of assessment’ could be changed after T-level review
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T-level course content under review
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Chris Mason: Parties squabble over policy pledges as elections loom: Political leaders fight for headlines ahead of local elections, leading to rumours of a ...
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Chris Mason: Parties squabble over policy pledges as elections loom
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Young Londoners 'six times' more likely unaware of photo ID need for mayoral election than those 65 and over
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Young Londoners 'six times' more likely unaware of photo ID need for ...
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General election 2024: Will Rishi Sunak call a summer election?: MPs are back from recess and once again wondering about an election date.
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General election 2024: Will Rishi Sunak call a summer election?
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WASPI women given compensation update and told 'as soon as possible': WASPI women have been writing to their MPs urging for action since an Ombudsman's ...
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WASPI women given compensation update and told 'as soon as possible'
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Lake District: Windermere School teachers go on strike over pension: TODAY marks the first day of strike action for NEU and NASUWT affiliated teachers ...
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Lake District: Windermere School teachers go on strike over pension
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State Pension 'act now' warning 'or face significant financial loss': People who have not contributed enough have the opportunity to make up shortfalls - but ...
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State Pension 'act now' warning 'or face significant financial loss'
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Is Labour ready for a general election?: Insiders say Labour is prepared for whenever an election comes. But there are still 40 candidates to find and worries ...
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Is Labour ready for a general election?
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At 62, I applied for 37 jobs – before finding a boss who loves employing pensioners
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At 62, I applied for 37 jobs – before finding a boss who loves employing ...
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The Tories are facing a moment of great peril: On Friday 3 May, Rishi Sunak will enter the danger zone. The local election results will be in and they will be ...
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The Tories are facing a moment of great peril
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Hyper-history: why did politics go crazy?: On the day Theresa May signed her Brexit withdrawal agreement with Brussels, Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary ...
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Hyper-history: why did politics go crazy?
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HMRC and DWP working to 'identify' people who are owed £5,000 backpayment: HMRC and the DWP are writing to older Brits last year after confirming a a major ...
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HMRC and DWP working to 'identify' people who are owed £5,000 backpayment
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Rishi Sunak's Tories don't have path to victory at general election in July or earlier, says political expert
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Rishi Sunak's Tories don't have path to victory at general election in ...
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New update on call to extend free bus pass travel for older people across the UK: Thousands of people have signed an online petition proposing unlimited travel ...
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New update on call to extend free bus pass travel for older people across ...
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Boosting auto enrolment would lead to £96k extra in pension pots, experts say: Boosting the auto-enrolment minimum contribution rate to 12 per cent could ...
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Boosting auto enrolment would lead to £96k extra in pension pots ...
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Sunak vows to end 'sick note culture' as UK election looms: LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled planned welfare reforms Friday to end Britain's "sick ...
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Sunak vows to end 'sick note culture' as UK election looms
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Hampshire County Council Meon Valley by-election: Meet the candidates: Meet the candidates who are standing for the Meon Valley by-election for Hampshire County ...
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Hampshire County Council Meon Valley by-election: Meet the candidates
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Peter Murrell’s re-arrest has plunged the SNP into crisis: There is what can only be described as a mood of despair in SNP circles after the re-arrest of former ...
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Peter Murrell’s re-arrest has plunged the SNP into crisis
Quick Glance: Police Investigation into SNP Finances: Key Updates
  • On Thursday, the re-arrest of Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, took place as part of the police investigation into the SNP’s finances.

  • Murrell, aged 59, was apprehended and underwent interrogation by detectives.

  • The arrest occurred slightly more than a year subsequent to the search conducted by Police Scotland officers at the couple’s residence, where a blue tent was set up outside the property, alongside searches at the SNP’s headquarters in Edinburgh.

  • In April 2024, Peter Murrell was charged with 'embezzlement' of funds from the SNP.
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Earnings of council bosses revealed as taxes continue to rise: Data has revealed the council officers across the country who earn more than £100,000 a year.
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Earnings of council bosses revealed as taxes continue to rise
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‘We’ll get rid of the Tories’: Inside the hyperlocal plan to smash the Blue Wall: The Lib Dems keep losing deposits. But there's confidence a ...
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‘We’ll get rid of the Tories’: Inside the hyperlocal plan to smash the ...
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Pincer move by tactical voters threatens Conservative local election wipeout: Poor performance next week could see a leadership challenge to Prime Minister and ...
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Pincer move by tactical voters threatens Conservative local election ...
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Thousands of Brits on Universal Credit must act now or 'lose out': The Department of Work and Pensions is sending out letters to thousands of Brits claiming ...
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Thousands of Brits on Universal Credit must act now or 'lose out'
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Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election tax cuts plan could be ruined by high borrowing: The Government borrowed £6.6bn more than had been forecast during the past financial ...
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Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election tax cuts plan could be ruined by high borrowing
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Pensioners living in five places set to lose £160,000 in State Pension: Retiring abroad could hit UK expats in the pocket - hard - after they opted to chase ...
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Pensioners living in five places set to lose £160,000 in State Pension
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New update on calls for £15,000 Personal Allowance to help people keep cash: More than 16,300 people have signed an online petition calling to unfreeze the ...
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New update on calls for £15,000 Personal Allowance to help people keep ...
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The Rwanda policy isn’t the answer to the Tories’ electoral woes: Rwanda has become something far bigger than policy for the Tories and there is a risk that it ...
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The Rwanda policy isn’t the answer to the Tories’ electoral woes
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No pensions tax thresholds review in sight as Rishi Sunak refuses to commit: The freezing of tax thresholds has dragged some pensioners into high tax bands
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No pensions tax thresholds review in sight as Rishi Sunak refuses to ...
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DWP told to pay Carer’s Allowance 'in full' to people on State Pension: DWP has been urged to pay Carer’s Allowance in full to people on the State Pension with ...
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DWP told to pay Carer’s Allowance 'in full' to people on State Pension
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Australian Pension With $181 Billion Opens First London Office: Australian Retirement Trust has become the country’s latest pension fund to open a London office ...
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Australian Pension With $181 Billion Opens First London Office
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Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced?: We are now just nine months out from the latest possible general election, which means that in a year’s time the ...
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Does Channel 4 think this counts as balanced?
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Election 2024: Check who is standing in your area with our interactive map: Who is standing and where for the 2024 general election in Scotland?
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Election 2024: Check who is standing in your area with our interactive map
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State Pension age will rise to 68 'within 10 years' and 'won't come back down': The State Pension age from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) is set to ...
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State Pension age will rise to 68 'within 10 years' and 'won't come back ...
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What the Mark Menzies scandal means for the Tories: Tory MP Mark Menzies has lost the whip following revelations that he had misused campaign funds
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What the Mark Menzies scandal means for the Tories