Theresa May is running out of ways to avoid defeat over national insurance
The numbers of MPs who have publicly opposed the measure continues to rise – and DUP sources expect it to…
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Budget 2017: Why Philip Hammond will have to retreat from his attack on the self-employed
There is a reason self-employed workers are treated differently.
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Shock! Philip Hammond seems to hint Brexit is a problem
The word “bloodbath” came to mind after the Chancellor was grilled on the Today program.
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The disability benefit cuts Philip Hammond forgot to mention in Budget 2017
One year from a major u-turn on disability benefit cuts, the Conservatives continue to squeeze those in need.
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Budget 2017: Philip Hammond says he has a plan. What is it, please?
The difference between George Osborne and Philip Hammond seems to be that the latter doesn’t even pretend to have a…
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Budget 2017: is the government headed for trouble over National Insurance?
Tax rises are never easy, and this has all the ingredients of a major row.
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Philip Hammond didn’t even use the word “Brexit” in his Budget 2017 speech
There as many more references to pubs as to the European Union.
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Budget 2017: UK growth forecast at 2 per cent in 2017
Did the OBR revise up its forecast for the UK economy? It depends how far back you look.
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