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Labour urged to abolish the two-child benefit gap by charities who say the damage it causes ‘grows every day’

Chancellor announces biggest raft of tax hikes in any budget since 1993

Since 2019, real-terms spending on health-related benefits in Britain has increased by £12 billion and is set to continue growing, according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. However, comparable countries, such as France, Australia and the US, have not experienced similar increases in spending.

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Thinktank says with up to 40% of staff on track for inadequate funds even 16-year-olds should be signed up

Home Office figures showed 25,200 fewer applications for visas to study in UK in August

The advent of the post Second World War international order – and the new equations that emerged with it – coincided with the early years of postcolonial India. Perhaps the clearest reflection of the significance that newly independent India placed in navigating external challenges and pursuing national interests, while engaging…

Researchers cite retirement of male consultants during Covid pandemic as key factor

An IFS report vindicates Labour concerns that it inherited a worse financial situation than previously thought