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NHS contracts worth £15bn given to private companies since 2015 despite government’s ‘no privatisation’ pledge, analysis reveals
Boris Johnson is facing fresh questions over privatisation in the NHS after new research revealed that £15bn of health service…
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Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy risks no-deal crash-out next year that will trigger a recession and return to austerity, expert IFS analysis indicates
Boris Johnson’s Brexit policy risks a no-deal crash-out at the end of 2020 heralding a recession and a return to…
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Brexit Party and Tories worst for climate change policies, Greenpeace analysis shows
Labour is in hot pursuit of the Green Party when it comes to the quality of the environmental policies laid…
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IFS manifesto analysis: Neither Tories nor Labour is ‘being honest’ with voters about tax hikes
Neither the Conservatives nor Labour is “being honest” with voters about the tax hikes that will be needed to fund…
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Tory spending plans will see child poverty rise to record high, new analysis reveals
Child poverty will soar to a record high under Conservative spending plans, according a new analysis highlighting a lack of…
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Poor hit twice as hard as rich by tax-and-benefit changes since Conservatives came to power, independent analysis finds
The poor have been hit almost twice as hard as the rich by tax-and-benefit changes since the Conservatives came to…
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Trump impeachment hearing live: Stream, updates and analysis as Marie Yovanovitch testifies to congress
Ms Yovanovitch is now getting the opportunity to respond to Donald Trump’s attacks on Twitter. On Mr Trump’s claims from…
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Warren Wealth Tax Could Slow Economy, Early Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax would slow the United States economy, reducing growth by nearly 0.2 percentage…
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General election: UK on course for record number of ethnic minority MPs, new analysis suggests
The UK is on course for a record number of ethnic minority MPs after the general election, a new analysis…
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Government funding for ‘left behind’ towns being spent in wealthier Tory marginals, analysis reveals
The Conservatives have been accused of using public money to boost their election prospects after it emerged that funding designed to…
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