The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today (July 8) delivered his Summer Economic Update with a package of measures designed to support jobs and boost...

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Following the Conservatives’ general election defeat, outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that he will step down as leader of the party...

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• 2024 general election
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With General Election campaigns picking up pace, this week sees parties unveiling their manifestos in a bid to convince the nation why they should...

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• National service
• tax
• communities

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Yesterday evening, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made the announcement that the UK would have a General Election in July.

As Wednesday developed, the...

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The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that it is planning to reform the disability benefits system, looking to move away from fixed cash...

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This week, it was announced that the Prime Minister will grow investment in the defence budget by 2.5% of the nation’s GDP by 2030 – however planned...

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• Rishi Sunak
• Institute for Government
• gemma tetlow
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• GDP
• Civil Service
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• Workforce
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• Read more about Civil service cuts alone won’t support defence spending

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that it is shaking up planning rules to ensure that more homes are built on...

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• Michael Gove
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The Northern Ireland Executive has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to urge him to engage in discussions over the long-term financial stability...

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A significant number of county MPs have written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to try and secure emergency funding for councils, as confirmed by the Co...

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• County Councils Network
• MPs
• Rishi Sunak
• Local Government Finance Settlement
• Priti Patel
• Therese Coffey
• Robert Jenrick
• greg clark
• Ben Bradley
• Barry Lewis

• Read more about Local Government Crisis: Emergency funding plea from MPs as council budgets crumble

With news of the potential sacking of Home Secretary Suella Braverman continuing into another week, Monday morning brought further update, as it was...

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• Cabinet Office
• reshuffle
• James Cleverly
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• Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
• Home Office
• david cameron
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• Read more about Cameron returns, Braverman sacked, Cleverly moves: A morning of major Cabinet manoeuvres