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    Budget 2023: UK faces ‘disastrous decade’ for living standards as households set to be £4,200 poorer

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Britain faces a “disastrous decade” for living standards and high taxes following changes made in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, a leading economic think tank has warned. The Resolution Foundation said typical household disposable incomes […] More

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    UK to ban TikTok from Government phones

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email TikTok will be banned on Government phones, ministers are expected to announce after security concerns were raised about use of the Chinese-owned app. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden will announce the details in […] More

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    UK banning TikTok on official devices

    For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK government will ban TikTok on official devices. A review by the National Cyber Security Centre will advise that the Chinese-owned app should be barred from government […] More

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    Labour promises to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s pensions ‘giveaway for richest 1%’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour has promised to reverse chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s £1bn pensions tax ”giveaway for the wealthy” if it wins power at the general election expected in 2024. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said the party will seek […] More

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    Watch live: Tony Blair discusses Good Friday Agreement at select committee

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch live as Sir Tony Blair appears before the Northern Ireland affairs select committee to discuss the effectiveness of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement. The ex-prime minister, who was elected after […] More

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    Treasury faces backlash over tweet mocking Matt Hancock WhatsApp leak

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Treasury is facing a backlash over a tweet about Jeremy Hunt’s Budget which mocked Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages. The chancellor poked fun at the former Tory health secretary as he revealed […] More

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    Workers face extra £29.3bn-a-year burden from ‘stealth’ tax rises

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Workers have been warned they will be handing over an extra £29.3bn a year in five years’ time as millions more are dragged into paying tax or higher rate taxes for the first […] More