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Bank of Dave star says High Street banks have lost touch and no longer care
Man behind 'Bank of Dave' offers to buy UK arm of SVB off HSBC for £1 - double the amount bosses paid for it - as he slams global financial system
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Just 1% of £1.1bn in taxpayer cash lost to Covid business grants fraud recovered
The spending watchdog found that 'no contingency plans existed between central and local government for supporting firms during a national emergency' when the pandemic hit and it meant mistakes were made
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Benefit sanctions regime 'should be suspended during cost of living crisis'
The demand from the IPPR think-tank comes a week after the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned in the Budget that the Tory Government would apply benefit sanctions more 'rigorously'
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Relief in sight as energy bills are expected to tumble after winter of misery
Households will begin to benefit from lower wholesale costs by July, investment bank Investec predict - but they point out that bills will remain “considerably higher” than in the past
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Ministers expected to raise state pension age weeks after tax handout to richest
Longstanding MPs and Ministers - including Jeremy Hunt - stand to benefit from the Chancellor's huge handout to the richest, while the low paid are expected to have to work for longer before claiming a state pension
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Troop and tank cuts going ahead despite defence spending boost, signals minister
Baroness JoJo Penn insisted: "The vision for the future of our defence that we set out in the original Integrated Review remains the vision for defence that we have set out in this country"
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Millions of workers to pay more in tax after 'stealth raid' confirmed in Budget
The freezing of tax brackets is known as fiscal drag, which is where the income level at which taxes are collected does not increase in line with inflation or income growth
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Keir Starmer brands Tories 'turnips' in savage Budget response - latest updates
Labour leader Keir Starmer skewered Jeremy Hunt's budget after the Chancellor made a series of reforms including to childcare and penions
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Hunt says UK won't enter recession this year - with inflation falling to 2.9%
The Tory Chancellor's 2023 Budget comes six months after the economic chaos inflicted on the country by 49-day PM Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget
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Four million households to see energy bills slashed under new prepayment help
From July, prepay customers will no longer pay more than direct debit households as part of new help confirmed today in the Budget by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
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Jeremy Hunt urged to reward key workers in Budget amid tax breaks for the rich
In a bitter blow to those hoping for a helping hand as the cost of living crisis deepens, a source revealed there will be no cash for key workers in today’s Budget
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£4bn childcare package for one and two year olds set to be announced in Budget
Jeremy Hunt will provide an extra 30 hours free childcare a week to working parents of one and two year olds, as well as access to breakfast and after-school clubs for primary pupils
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Energy bill warning as 5.5million households 'will pay up to £160 more' in weeks
On average, customers who pay for their enery on receipt of their bills will end up paying £160 more than those who pay by direct debit or through a prepayment meter
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Jeremy Hunt's Budget 2023 predictions in full - what it means for you
At 12.30pm on Wednesday the Chancellor will deliver his first Budget in the Commons amid a backdrop of mass industrial action, sky-high inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis.
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse is worry for every Brit - your questions answered
More than £50billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s 100 biggest listed firms as the failure of tech sector lender Silicon Valley Bank spooked stock markets. Here's what you could you expect next
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UK defence budget 'insufficient' as 'world totters towards World War Three'
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wanted an £11bn boost to take account of the war in Ukraine and the rising threat posed by China, but has been forced to make do with far less
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Energy bills 'nightmare' looms closer for Brits as Tories fired Budget warning
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is tipped to extend the Energy Price Guarantee but the Bills Support Scheme - worth £66 a month for every household is likely to end, piling on the misery for millions
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Rishi Sunak pledges £5bn to help UK 'stand its ground' - HALF what was asked for
The PM Rishi Sunak is unveiling plans to increase the UK's defence budget by £5bn - but that's less than half what defence secretary Ben Wallace demanded
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Cross-party MPs call on Jeremy Hunt to extend free school meals lifeline
A cross-party group of MPs has written to the Chancellor calling on the Government to provide the benefit for all primary school pupils in England, which the Mirror and National Education Union are fighting for, in line with promises in Wales and Scotland.
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Officials 'must count cost' of climate inaction to prevent 'drastic' debt rise
Ahead of the Budget, Pat McFadden, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury has called for officials to routinely publish data on the financial impact of failing to take action to hit net zero targets
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Large sections of HS2 to be delayed to save cash, ministers set to announce
The imminent announcement has sparked fury, with one Tory MP saying his constituency has been "blighted" by fields being turned into construction sites
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Tenth of the Army 'on the sick' - but many would still be sent to war anyway
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said some of those on the soldier sick list were waiting for appointments with a dentist - and would be sent into battle "if the balloon went up"
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Send RAF Typhoon jets to NATO allies to 'unlock' warplanes for Ukraine, say MPs
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey faced calls to deploy a batch of British fighter planes to "backfill" air defence roles in countries which have aircraft bteter suited for Ukrainian forces
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Tories told to axe 'school uniform tax' in Budget to help cash-strapped families
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to scrap VAT on all school-specific items to help hard-pressed Brits in next week's Budget
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Latest WhatsApp leaks reveal Hancock and Sunak clashed over UK lockdown policy
Leaked messages appear to show former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and shamed ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock were at loggerheads during the pandemic over the extent of Tory lockdown measures
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