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The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Hunt

Rishi Sunak considers deal to end wave of strikes among public sector - report

The Prime Minister and Chancellor are considering giving workers a lump sum by backdating next year’s pay rise

Evening Standard

Millions to face major council tax hike this year - everything you need to know

Nearly all councils are expected to raise their council tax by the maximum permitted amount this year

Manchester Evening News

Tory council chief quits with blast at Jeremy Hunt over forced tax rises

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leader Drew Mellor slammed the Treasury which he said appears 'determined that the future of local government is one of maximum council tax and cuts to services'

Daily Mirror

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Millions of households to face council tax rise of 5% from April

Millions face council tax rises of £100 from April

The Independent UK

Unemployment sticks at 3.7% as retired people return to work

Pay continues to be outstripped by rising prices

Wales Online

Millions of us to face 5% hike in Council Tax from April

75% of councils will raise our bills by the maximum they are allowed

Wales Online

Tories urge Jeremy Hunt to reverse army cuts in forthcoming budget

Planned 4% reduction in troop numbers should be abandoned in light of Ukraine war, say MPs and officials

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Full list of weekly DWP benefit payment rates including Universal Credit and State Pension from April 2023

Mr Hunt vowed to "protect the most vulnerable" with the extra financial support this April

Manchester Evening News

‘It’s just not worth it’: why full-time work no longer pays in the UK

Britain has a shrinking economy and a worker shortage – so why aren’t part-time workers increasing their hours?

The Guardian - UK

Mulberry packs its bags in Bond Street after tax-free shopping blow to the West End

The fashion brand best known for its bags has hit out at the demise of tax free shopping for tourists

Evening Standard

Liz Truss allies to put pressure on Hunt to offer tax cuts in budget

Chancellor has warned it is unlikely there will be significant tax cuts as he focuses on getting inflation down

The Independent UK

‘Peacetime’ defence budget not fit for new era of insecurity, warns Ellwood

Defence Select Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood said the Government was in denial about the scale of the challenge.

The Independent UK

Generations of Tories have hoped for growth. They never plan for it

Kept aloft by North Sea oil or privatisations, the economy under the Conservatives never got the long-term vision it needed

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems aim to use Lee Anderson’s views as weapon to win ‘safe’ Tory seats

The Tory deputy chair, who has also criticised nurses who use food banks and migrants, could prove toxic for voters in south-east seats

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Evening Standard

HS2 under review as line faces delays and cost-cutting

The project could finish 12 years later than planned

Daily Mirror

Nadine Dorries' gaffes and weird moments as Tory plans to quit at next election

The former Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2005, is the 19th Conservative MP to say they won't fight the next election, which is expected to be called next year

The Guardian - UK

Treasury considering huge expansion of free childcare in England

Exclusive: plan for one- and two-year-olds would cost billions and is among options being looked at

The Guardian - UK

RMT strikes to continue, says Mick Lynch, after members reject ‘dreadful’ pay offers – as it happened

RMT general secretary says members could not accept offer he says would make railways less safe

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The Guardian - UK

UK ‘not out of the woods yet’ after economy dodges recession by a whisker; Russia cuts oil output – as it happened

Latest GDP report shows that UK economy flatlined in final quarter of last year, while Russia is to cut oil production over Western price caps

Daily Record

More people over 55 expect to work into their 70s before taking retirement due to cost of living

New research has found that 44% of older workers said the current economic climate has made retirement impossible.

Daily Mirror

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dashes hopes of more energy support after Martin Lewis plea

The Chancellor faces pressure to act over a rise in bills in April, with the money-saving expert warning of a 'national act of harm' which could plunge another 1.7million into fuel poverty

Wales Online

No more help with energy after April, says Hunt, when bills rise at least £1,000

Two support measures that have kept energy bills down will both end in April, and nothing extra will be announced to replace them

The Independent UK

Hunt plays down hopes of more help with energy bills in April

Lib Dems condemn comments as ‘heartless’

The Guardian - UK

UK narrowly avoids recession after figures show growth flatlining

Economy contracted in December by 0.5% after expansion of 0.1% and 0.55% in previous two months

The Independent UK

Full list of DWP revised weekly payment rates for 2023

State support for individuals rising to keep pace with inflation

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