a written ministerial statement, she said: The forecast breach, due in particular to expected higher expenditure on universal credit and disability benefits, is unavoidable given
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Peter Mandelson calls past remarks about Trump ‘ill-judged and wrong’
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Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot is a ‘wake-up call’
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Average private rents in Great Britain fall for first time since 2019
Average private rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time since before the pandemic, with an improvement in the supply of properties helping
Expand assisted dying bill to help those with Parkinson’s and dementia, MPs to hear
Assisted dying must be expanded to help those with dementia and Parkinson’s disease in England and Wales, a former high court judge will tell MPs
Meta’s content moderation changes ‘hugely concerning’, says Molly Rose Foundation
Mark Zuckerberg’s move to change Meta’s content moderation policies risks pushing social media platforms back to the days before the teenager Molly Russell took her