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The Latest Breaking News on Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science and Matt Hancock had habit of saying things that were untrue, UK Covid inquiry hears – as it happened

Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science and Matt Hancock had habit of saying things that were untrue, UK Covid inquiry hears – as it happened

Former chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance revealed there was ‘complete lack of leadership’ at times in crisis

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt says he faces ‘difficult decisions’ on tax and benefits

Chancellor rumoured to be considering £2bn of cuts to benefits while reducing inheritance tax

The Guardian - UK

Hunt warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on benefits as he mulls inheritance tax cut

The Chancellor could also cut taxes on businesses in Wednesday’s autumn statement.

The Independent UK

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Nearly 250,000 people awaiting adult social care needs assessment – report

Two reports out on Thursday highlight the challenges facing the social care sector.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt urged not to use sharp fall in inflation to squeeze benefits

Charities say it would be indefensible to raise working age benefits in line with CPI figure for October instead of September

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to expand cost of living support as MPs find Britons ‘slipping through net’

Payments designed to help people cope insufficient to meet scale of problem, says committee

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves plans pensions reform as part of Labour’s growth plan

Shadow chancellor also backs planning changes and industrial strategy, but no ‘unfunded tax cuts’

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'Heartless' Tory benefit cuts would force sick and disabled back into work

TORY plans to force hundreds of thousands of sick and disabled people back into work have been branded “heartless” by the SNP.

The National (Scotland)

Real incomes ‘will not return to pre-Covid levels until 2026 for many families’

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said interest rates are likely to have peaked at 5.25%.

The Independent UK

Pension triple lock under threat as Jeremy Hunt considers lower payments

Chancellor warned against ‘wriggling’ out of promises, as he looks at tweaking payments formula

The Independent UK

Freezing working-age benefits could save £4 billion but come at ‘terrible cost’

A cash-freeze on Universal Credit and other benefits could plunge an additional 400,000 children into poverty, according to research.

The Independent UK

The cost of living crisis can't wait for the next election: three key issues the UK government needs to tackle now

Speakers at the 2023 Labour party conference have rightly addressed the economic insecurity affecting families across the UK. As winter approaches, many are at breaking point. One week earlier, however, the Conservatives were notably quiet on this point. And yet, the government’s own statistics show that four in ten adults…

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UK Treasury chief says he'll hike the minimum wage but rules out tax cuts while inflation stays high

Britain’s Treasury chief is announcing a hike in the national minimum wage

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Hunt to raise living wage to £11 an hour and crackdown on benefit ‘shirkers’

National living wage to increase to £11 an hour, Hunt to promise at Tory conference

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Hunt to confirm ‘pay boost for two million’ as living wage rises to £11 an hour

The Chancellor will announce the move to the Conservative conference on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

UK welfare budget could be cut to pave way for tax cuts, says Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor says system has to be ‘mix of carrot and stick’ with more assistance to help people find jobs

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SNP slam Labour shadow cabinet member for 'mirroring Tory policy' on benefits

THE SNP have insisted Labour’s new work and pensions secretary must clarify the party’s position on “cruel” Tory social security policies…

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UK care home bosses demand next government funds 44% pay rise for staff

Exclusive: Firms call on future PM to introduce £15-per-hour minimum wage for frontline workers

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Labour pledges spending discipline as it reveals possible manifesto policies

No extra money for childcare revolution as policies on areas from green economy to immigration are set out

The Guardian - UK

Treasury officials mull one-off break from pensions triple lock

Government insiders believe they can justify ‘tweaking’ formula that decides pension increase in order to save £1bn

The Independent UK

Ministers considering way to cut cost of triple lock pension increase

The rise could be limited to around 7.8% rather than an 8.5% increase in line with average earnings.

The Independent UK

Pensioners set for income boost but more could be dragged into tax net – experts

Earnings figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday indicate that the state pension could leap by 8.5% next April.

The Independent UK

State pension to rise due to record wage growth but Jeremy Hunt warns tax cuts ‘unlikely’

The bumper wage growth will also pile pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates yet again later this month

Evening Standard

Pace of wage growth outstrips inflation as pensioners eye boost

Pensions could go up £900 if Government sticks to ‘triple lock’

The Independent UK

Justice Secretary highlights supporting ‘disadvantaged’ amid benefit cut reports

Alex Chalk said he wanted to ensure the Government was ‘decent, humane’.

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