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Leading UK research institute says calls for free school meals expansion are ‘timely and warranted’
In the face of rising costs and growing levels of child poverty, calls are being ramped up for the government to take action over free school meal provision.
Tories at war over the economy
Liz Truss might have been cast to political oblivion, but she was the breed of prime minister the Tory right had long yearned for, and her spectacular downfall has not allayed the thirst for true-blue tax cuts.
The Conservatives claim to be the party of aspiration, but their broken safety net prevents it
'A well-designed safety net would help people return to work when they can'
Beth Winter MP: The government is trying to force the public into greater poverty
There can be no political stability when a government is attempting to force the public into greater poverty.
Jeremy Hunt’s budget failed to address our economic woes, a new direction is needed
The Chancellor’s promised deregulatory cull of consumer, worker and environmental protections will make matters far worse
Jeremy Hunt delivers a big tax cut on bank profits while refusing to extend free school meals to poorest children
The surcharge on the profits of banks will be cut from 8% to 3%, which means more than a billion pounds in tax savings for banks every single year.