Politics
Tories and Labour in conspiracy of silence about post-election cuts – IFS chief
Paul Johnson said the Budget was not transparent about the trade-offs being pencilled in, and abolishing national insurance was ‘unrealistic’.
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MPs call for Post Office removal from Horizon IT scandal compensation schemes
"Justice delayed is justice denied. And bluntly justice has been denied to our innocent sub postmasters for far too long"
Rwanda Bill suffers further defeats as Welby told to ‘check his white privilege’
Overturning the Government bid to oust the courts from the process effectively blows a hole in the controversial legislation.
Hunt hints at more pre-election giveaways after £10bn national insurance cut
Experts have questioned whether the Chancellor’s spending plans can be delivered.
Pensioners the big losers from Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, says think tank
The Resolution Foundation said the Chancellor threw ‘fiscal caution to the wind’.
Taxpayers to pay £15,000 to cover damages to academic after Donelan’s Hamas claim
A professor launched a libel action against the Science Secretary after she accused her of expressing sympathy for the militant group.
‘Solid’ and ‘mad’ say the newspaper in reaction to the budget
Newspapers varied wildly in their interpretations of the Chancellor’s which draws ‘battle lines’ for the election.
Hunt says £100k personal donation to local Tory party shows ‘commitment’ to area
The Chancellor was accused of ‘running scared of losing his own seat’ by the Lib Dems, who are targeting his Surrey constituency at the election.