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    What is Labour’s plan to freeze energy bills?

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Sir Keir Starmer has announced his plan to tackle soaring energy bills this winter, calling runaway household fuel costs a “national emergency”. During a media blitz on Monday morning, the […] More

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    Girl, 8, given award by Boris Johnson calls him out for breaching Covid rules

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email An eight-year-old charity fundraiser given an award by Boris Johnson interrupted proceedings to quiz the outgoing prime minister about breaking his own Covid rules. Carmela Watson visited Downing Street for […] More

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    Extra £12bn ‘needed to maintain value of energy bills help’

    Ministers need to announce another £12 billion of help for households to keep pace with higher than expected energy prices forecast for this autumn, a leading financial think tank has warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the money was required if the government still wanted to provide the same level of aid it set out this spring.The effect of that support, unveiled by the then chancellor Rishi Sunak, has shrunk as predicted energy bills skyrocket. More

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    Boris Johnson ‘continuing to work’ while on second holiday in two weeks, senior Tory claims

    A senior Conservative MP has defended Boris Johnson’s work ethic and claimed he is “continuing to work” while away on his second holiday in two weeks.The prime minister, who has less than a month left in office, has now reportedly jetted off to Greece for a week – shortly after returning from an earlier trip.The holidays are taking place despite surging inflation and the threat of a looming recession. More