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Jeremy Hunt announced a pre-election giveaway Budget in which he cut taxes for millions but almost immediately faced warnings from senior Tories that he had failed to deliver a "silver bullet" to save his party. In a Budget shamelessly designed to appeal to voters ahead of the looming general election, the chancellor also announced an extra £6bn for the NHS and reforms of the "unfair" child benefit system, which will help 170,000 families. But despite the headline-grabbing policies – including freezing fuel and alcohol duty – former chancellor George Osborne warned it was "not the silver bullet that's going to rescue the Tory Party's fortunes". |
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| Prosecutors said Hannah Gutierrez-Reed "repeatedly" failed to maintain proper firearm safety |
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| Exclusive: The little boy was delivered on the No 27 bus between St Austell and Truro |
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| Presenter told: 'Why don't you f*** off?', after asking Republican about her support for conspiracy theories |
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| | Researchers suspect stone tools may have been fashioned by human ancestors Homo erectus |
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Speaker of the Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle did not preside over Jeremy Hunt's 2024 spring Budget statement, with less-familar face Dame Eleanor Laing taking his place instead. Sir Hoyle had recently faced calls for his resignation following his unprecedented decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment to an opposition day motion on the Gaza conflict. However, Sir Lindsay's absence at the Budget statement is not due to this fall out, nor is it unusual. Read more here |
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Reduce pay of MPs who do not attend Parliament at least 4 times a week - if we didn't go to work, we'd be sacked! |
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| - Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon has left the entirety of his fortune to his wife of 61 years, Anne Gambon. Read more |
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"It's okay everyone, I've figured out where Kate Middleton is." |
- Ask the internet about the current whereabouts of the Princess of Wales and you'll get an education in pop culture, writes Olivia Petter. Read more |
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