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Minister denies Truss banned the King from Cop27 climate change summit

A Cabinet minister has denied claims that Liz Truss ordered the King to stay away from next month’s Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt amid questions over her Government’s commitment to the net-zero target. Buckingham Palace confirmed that Charles ...

02 Oct 2022 at 13:46

Ministers vow ‘spending discipline’ after mini-budget market chaos

Ministers have insisted the Government remains committed to “spending discipline” after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s £45 billion mini-budget tax cuts caused havoc in financial markets. As Tories head to Birmingham for their annual conference, Welsh ...

01 Oct 2022 at 13:41

Ministers working on fresh cost-of-living support package to put to new PM

The Government is working up a fresh package of cost-of-living support for the next prime minister to consider when they take office, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said. Simon Clarke argued it is “absolutely right” for the new leader to ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:50

Chancellor ‘had the right’ to sack top civil servant, says ex-Treasury minister

The former chief secretary to the Treasury and a key Liz Truss ally has said he never had a problem with a top Whitehall mandarin sacked by the new Government. Simon Clarke, the current Levelling Up Secretary, told ITV’s Peston programme that he ...

21 Sept 2022 at 22:16

Sir Keir Starmer: Government is trying to undermine Sue Gray report

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Government of attempting to undermine Sue Gray and her report ahead of its publication. During a tour of a Sainsbury’s store in Nine Elms, south London, on Monday, Sir Keir urged for Ms Gray’s full ...

23 May 2022 at 14:44

Boris Johnson ‘not attracted’ by new taxes as he promises cost-of-living help

Boris Johnson insisted there would be further help to deal with the rising cost of living but he was “not attracted” by the idea of new taxes in response to calls for a one-off levy on oil and gas firms to support struggling households. The ...

23 May 2022 at 14:34

UC uplift will not be brought back to help with cost of living, says minister

The rise in Universal Credit seen during the coronavirus pandemic “is not going to return” to help people through the cost-of-living crisis, according to a minister. There have been calls from Conservatives and the private sector for the ...

23 May 2022 at 11:15

High inflation ‘will be reflected’ in benefits next year, says Treasury minister

A Treasury minister has suggested benefits increases in 2023 will be linked to soaring inflation, with the triple-lock also “in place” for pensions. Simon Clarke told MPs high inflation “will be reflected” in the uprating figures for ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Northern Ireland

Murphy pushes Treasury to release funds to deal with cost of living crisis

The chancellor needs to take immediate steps to address the cost of living crisis, Stormont’s Finance Minister has said. Conor Murphy was speaking after he joined with his Scottish and Welsh counterparts for the meeting with the ...

21 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Sunak denies using £21bn support package to deflect from No 10 lockdown parties

Rishi Sunak has insisted he did not time handing out £21 billion worth of cost-of-living support to deflect from the controversy over Downing Street lockdown parties. The Chancellor bowed to demands for the UK Government to ...

27 May 2022 at 09:57

Treasury ministers suggest no imminent new help to ease cost-of-living pressures

Rishi Sunak and his Treasury ministers have suggested new measures to help ease cost-of-living pressures are being developed but will not be introduced imminently. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke said the ...

17 May 2022 at 13:55

More than £3.4bn saved through cost-cutting across Whitehall

The Civil Service is being urged to accelerate progress to achieve value for money after more than £3.4 billion was saved in 2020-21 through cost-cutting across Whitehall. The Cabinet Office said better use of data ...

29 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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