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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 April 2023 if ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:25

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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 Chief Secretary ...

21 Mar 2022 at 17:25

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 and improved digital ...

29 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Chancellor looking at how to ‘abate energy costs’, says PM

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is gearing up to make an announcement on how the Government plans to “abate energy costs”, according to the Prime Minister, amid growing concerns about cost-of-living pressures. Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ...

31 Jan 2022 at 12:25

No ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise for public sector workers, Treasury says

Public sector workers cannot expect “inflation-busting pay increases” that risk fuelling the “evil of inflation” further, the chief secretary to the Treasury has said, as Downing Street urged private companies to consider pay ...

20 Jun 2022 at 15:48

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” ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:50

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 ...

23 May 2022 at 14:44

Jacob Rees-Mogg out of Cabinet as ‘socialist’ Rishi Sunak shakes up Government

Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary after conceding he would not get a job in Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet despite recanting his claim that the new Prime Minister is a “socialist”. The old ally of Boris Johnson and ...

25 Oct 2022 at 15:57

Sunak warned Tories face existential threat over housebuilding failures

Rishi Sunak was warned by a senior Tory that failing to build new homes is an existential threat for the Conservatives after rebels forced him to delay planning reforms. Former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke said the ...

23 Nov 2022 at 21:31

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 ...

01 Oct 2022 at 13:41

Truss admits £45bn mini-budget tax cuts did cause ‘disruption’

Liz Truss has admitted Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget caused “disruption” but insisted they were right to act to get the economy moving and to protect families from soaring energy bills. As Tories ...

30 Sept 2022 at 23:14

Sunak pledges to deliver as he comes under pressure over housebuilding policy

Rishi Sunak has promised to work “night and day” to deliver, as he comes under pressure over the Conservatives’ dire performance in the local elections and critics turn on a failure to build sufficient ...

08 May 2023 at 14:34

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