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Cabinet minister confuses Albania and Romania in 'embarrassing' interview

A GOVERNMENT minister consistently confused Albania with Romania during an interview about immigration on Radio 4.

The National (Scotland)

Banks have ‘questions to answer over interest rate rises for savers’

The Bank last week raised interest rates from 4.5% to 5%, triggering fresh misery for struggling mortgage holders.

The Independent UK

DWP crowing about extra disabled cost of living payment - but it barely scratches surface

For too long when disabled people are given the bare minimum to allow us to survive we’re expected to thank our oppressors

Daily Mirror

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Lib Dems ask committee to consider ‘potential withdrawal’ of Johnson honours

It comes as the Government attempts to draw a line under the honours row.

The Independent UK

Tories at 'jingle and mingle' Partygate bash could be stripped of honours, says minister

The lockdown-busting Christmas gathering was attended by failed London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and campaign aide Ben Mallet who were given a peerage and OBE by Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson Partygate row is over, claims Rishi Sunak

No 10 tries to draw a line under vote on report – but honours controversy and police probe rumble on

The Independent UK

Sunak seeks to draw a line under Johnson partygate row

Rishi Sunak respects the decision by MPs to back a report which concluded Boris Johnson lied over lockdown-busting parties in No 10.

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Covid inquiry: George Osborne ‘completely rejects’ claims austerity weakened health and social care capacity – as it happened

Evidence submitted by former chancellor claims austerity had ‘positive’ effect on UK’s ability to withstand Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson caravan must move on, Cabinet minister says as MPs brand him liar

Mel Stride defended Rishi Sunak’s decision to dodge the vote approving the Privileges Committee report.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson could avoid ‘early retirement’ with pub work, Labour MP jokes

Jonathan Ashworth asked whether the Work and Pensions Secretary would give the same advice to Mr Johnson as he has to other over-50s who retire early.

The Independent UK

People on Universal Credit could see claim investigated as part of new DWP fraud plan

DWP is recruiting 1,000 new agents to review existing Universal Credit claims for errors.

Daily Record

DWP boss has big warning to benefit claimants in fraud message

'Our welfare system provides a safety net for many vulnerable people, but nobody should be allowed to abuse it'

Nottingham Post

Boris Johnson hands over his WhatsApps and urges Cabinet Office to give them to Covid inquiry

Rishi Sunak under pressure to end farce and sanction the release of the documents to the inquiry ahead of Thursday’s deadline

The Independent UK

Six per cent interest rate warning in ‘bumpy’ battle to halve inflation this year

‘We are going to stay the course and get inflation down,’ Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Switch banks if you’re getting poor interest rate, cabinet minister Mel Stride says

Mel Stride said some of the ‘stickiness’ comes because there is ‘often inertia’ and that it is ‘relatively easy to change and switch accounts’

The Independent UK

People who get ‘poor’ bank rates should ‘shop around’, Cabinet minister says

Mel Stride said some of the ‘stickiness’ comes because there is ‘often inertia’ and that it is ‘relatively easy to change and switch accounts’.

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister says government has ‘nothing to hide’ from Covid inquiry

Mel Stride’s comments follow Rishi Sunak being accused of attempting to cover up actions of senior MPs

The Independent UK

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

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The Guardian - UK

Parents claiming universal credit will receive hundreds of pounds more

Government is raising amount parents can claim by almost 50% from 28 June

Daily Mirror

DWP still pushing dangerous 'benefit fraud crackdown'

The whole thing would be incredibly laughable - grown men who work for the worst government in decades running about doing terrible pastiches of crime thrillers - if it wasn’t pushing such a dangerous narrative

The Independent UK

No 10 refuses to back minister’s back-to-work tax cut suggestion

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said reducing the number of economically inactive people back to pre-pandemic levels could lead to a tax cut.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak slaps down top Tory's claim 2p could be cut from income tax

The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was not up to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride to dictate tax policy after he claimed getting people back into work will boost the economy enough to reduce income tax by 2p

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer ditches plans for autobiography and returns £18k advance

Labour leader to co-operate with biography instead

Daily Record

DWP boss gives new indication when State Pension age rise to 68 is likely to happen

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride also said there are no plans to alter the State Pension Triple Lock.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What will Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive look like?

In today’s newsletter: After a long winter froze combat for months, Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s next move could be crucial to his country’s future

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