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Wes Streeting has said private schools can mitigate the impact of VAT rule changes “if they’re the good charities they say they are”
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The health secretary also said the government was already ramping up additional appointments in the NHS in England
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However, Labour ministers have said the budget will end neglect of “broken not beaten” NHS
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Kemi Badenoch has said the Tory leadership contest remains “neck and neck” as it enters its final stretch
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Data shows a loophole exempts 355 landowners in England from inheritance tax
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Post-Brexit border checks are putting food security at risk, produce sellers warn
We spent a lot of yesterday watching senior Labour politicians explain that they couldn’t say in advance what would be in tomorrow’s budget, while also briefing out or announcing things that would be in the budget. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle delivered a broadside about that in the House in the afternoon, saying it was “disrespectful” to MPs. We will find out today whether that has made any difference to either the statements from the government, or the questions politicians get asked by broadcast media.
It is Martin Belam with you again today. The best way to get in touch with me is via email – [email protected].
Labour budget for well over a decade. Here are your headlines …
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Wes Streeting has said private schools can mitigate the impact of VAT rule changes “if they’re the good charities they say they are”
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The health secretary also said the government was already ramping up additional appointments in the NHS in England
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However, Labour ministers have said the budget will end neglect of “broken not beaten” NHS
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Kemi Badenoch has said the Tory leadership contest remains “neck and neck” as it enters its final stretch
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Data shows a loophole exempts 355 landowners in England from inheritance tax
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Post-Brexit border checks are putting food security at risk, produce sellers warn
We spent a lot of yesterday watching senior Labour politicians explain that they couldn’t say in advance what would be in tomorrow’s budget, while also briefing out or announcing things that would be in the budget. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle delivered a broadside about that in the House in the afternoon, saying it was “disrespectful” to MPs. We will find out today whether that has made any difference to either the statements from the government, or the questions politicians get asked by broadcast media.
It is Martin Belam with you again today. The best way to get in touch with me is via email – [email protected].
Source: theguardian.com
