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Campaigners interrupted a Newcastle City Council meeting on Monday night, after the council had announced its latest round of proposed spending cuts

The new PM ruled out new Brexit arrangements that would see the UK following EU rules - but one ex-minister warned the government's protests were being seen as a 'non-denial denial'

PM tells business leaders all they have to do to make most of Brexit is to go forth and innovate

Chancellor halves tax-free allowance and will do so again next year, leaving financial advisers fielding calls from anxious clients worried about their investments

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday, November 21, 2022

The UK faces some significant belt-tightening following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, which announced spending reductions and tax rises of around £55 billion. Much research has been done into the best ways to do fiscal austerity in terms of reducing debt, avoiding economic damage and not exacerbating inequality. So how…

According to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, a whole host of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) payments will go up by 10.1 per cent from April next year.

People receiving benefits including Attendance Allowance and Tax Credits will see their incomes boosted from next year following an announcement from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

In his autumn budget statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the Conservatives don’t leave debts for the next generation. As such, he vowed to halve government borrowing over the next five years.

Families receiving Tax Credits, Jobseekers' Allowance, Income Support and Housing Benefit should start to see their money from November 23

Among the grim news in Jeremy Hunt’s recent autumn statement was an attempt to square the circle on energy bills. Funding for the Energy Price Guarantee that aims to limit household energy prices will continue throughout the 2023-24 financial year. But the level of support available after this winter will…