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Up to 1.5 million fuel poor households don’t qualify for the warm home discount
Up to 1.5 million fuel poor households don’t qualify for the warm home discount
Plans to expand the energy discount scheme could see millions of excluded fuel poor homes subsidising better-off households who do qualify for it, experts say.
Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing ‘Time of My Life’ at karaoke amid universal credit cut
Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing ‘Time of My Life’ at karaoke amid universal credit cut
Campaigners have criticised the work and pensions secretary after she was seen dancing and singing the Dirty Dancing hit at a Tory conference party on the eve of universal credit cuts.
How many lies has Boris Johnson told from the Conservative Party conference?
How many lies has Boris Johnson told from the Conservative Party conference?
Levelling up, office working, criminal justice – the prime minister had a lot to say during the Conservative Party conference. Here’s a quick summary of his closing speech and interview comments.
Tory party member confronts Oliver Dowden over ‘anti-woke’ rhetoric
Tory party member confronts Oliver Dowden over ‘anti-woke’ rhetoric
Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut
Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut
Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here’s how that’s going
Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here’s how that’s going
Falklands War letter lands ex-Big Issue seller meeting with Argentinian ambassador
Falklands War letter lands ex-Big Issue seller meeting with Argentinian ambassador
Plans to ‘modernise’ working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one
Plans to ‘modernise’ working life will allow employees to request flexibility from day one
Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
Imperial measurements? What’s really on the government agenda
Imperial measurements? What’s really on the government agenda
Life as a debt advisor: Universal credit is the one constant struggle
Life as a debt advisor: Universal credit is the one constant struggle
Alarming things cabinet ministers have said in the past about their new briefs
Alarming things cabinet ministers have said in the past about their new briefs
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Where is the new tax revenue going? Maybe Dominic Cummings knows
Where is the new tax revenue going? Maybe Dominic Cummings knows
More than 70 MPs back motion to stop ministers lying in parliament
More than 70 MPs back motion to stop ministers lying in parliament
Voter ID bill slammed as ‘a paywall to the ballot box’
Voter ID bill slammed as ‘a paywall to the ballot box’
Afghanistan: Dominic Raab repeatedly refuses to say when he went on holiday
Afghanistan: Dominic Raab repeatedly refuses to say when he went on holiday
The Greens’ small step in Scotland could yet have a big say in the UK
The Greens’ small step in Scotland could yet have a big say in the UK
Sunak plans pool, gym and tennis court at his mansion while cutting benefits
Sunak plans pool, gym and tennis court at his mansion while cutting benefits
Petition to make lying in parliament illegal could get MPs’ debate
Petition to make lying in parliament illegal could get MPs’ debate
Culture wars: A minister’s new favourite tool for misdirection
Culture wars: A minister’s new favourite tool for misdirection
Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts
Forget Dominic Cummings – focus on the real lion hearts
The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
The UK housing market is still suffering from Victorian ideas
Queen’s speech: New laws pledged for the year ahead – and what was left out
Queen’s speech: New laws pledged for the year ahead – and what was left out
Voter ID is a ‘real threat’ to marginalised groups
Voter ID is a ‘real threat’ to marginalised groups
The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now
The Downing Street decor has always been about modesty — until now
Won an Oscar? Come on in. Want an Oscar? Tough luck kids
Won an Oscar? Come on in. Want an Oscar? Tough luck kids
Count Binface: ‘My joke mayor bid has power main parties could only wish for’
Count Binface: ‘My joke mayor bid has power main parties could only wish for’
‘ExcludedUK couldn’t text the PM’: Johnson under fire over Dyson messages
