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Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments
Pensioners face having to fill in a 243-question application to claim pension credit, which will unlock winter fuel payments of up to £300.
Kemi Badenoch attacks ‘cruel family farms tax’ in PMQs debut
The leader of the Opposition also accused ministers of ‘student politics’.
Dame Priti Patel and Mel Stride given top jobs in new Tory frontbench team
Dame Priti and Mr Stride were both early rivals of Kemi Badenoch during the Tory leadership contest.
Crown court backlog could hit 100,000 without ‘radical’ action – watchdog
Anthony Rogers said measures like resorting to judge-only trials may need to be considered.
Bibby Stockholm changed to ‘ghost town’ as asylum seekers leave ship – resident
John, not his real name, said ‘everyone was happy’ that the barge accommodation was shutting down so other people will not have to experience it.
Hoyle rebukes Chancellor Rachel Reeves over ‘premature disclosure’ of Budget
Ms Reeves has signalled she will rewrite the way Government debt is measured.
‘Focus on’ where people are getting their money from, says Treasury minister
The Government has been asked repeatedly to define the term ‘working people’.
Government unlikely to back Bill aimed at reducing phone use in school – No 10
Labour MP Josh MacAlister’s Bill would call for a legal requirement to be introduced so all schools in England are mobile-free zones.
Sue Gray did not enjoy being in the public eye, Cabinet minister says
She resigned as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff at the weekend.
Ed Miliband pressured to apologise to pensioners losing winter fuel payments
Charities have called for a U-turn and both the Conservatives and the Greens have called for the payments to be made available to all pensioners.