Britons condemn Biden: New poll makes grim reading for US President
The British public last night condemned Joe Biden for the crisis in Afghanistan as they expressed fears the turmoil could lead to fresh terror attacks here.
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August 17, 2021 PM set to announce resettlement scheme for Afghans ‘most in need’
Boris Johnson is set to announce a bespoke resettlement scheme for those “most in need” in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s dramatic takeover of the country, Downing Street has said.
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August 16, 2021 State pension age will rise ‘past age 70 and beyond’. Start planning for it now
The State Pension age will start climbing from today’s 66 to 67 in just five years, and it will continue rising after that. Millions face working until later in life unless they start building their own retirement savings today.
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August 2, 2021 Brexit: More voters blame EU for protocol problems than UK government
More voters blame the EU for post-Brexit trade problems in Northern Ireland than the UK government, a new poll has found.
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August 1, 2021 New furlough changes from today as government support falls for 2million workers
Government contributions for workers on the job retentions scheme will fall again from this month, as the Chancellor prepares to axe support for good this autumn.
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July 30, 2021 PM warned to leave pension triple lock or face losing older voters
Pensioners are expecting a weekly increase of up to £14 a week, equivalent to more than £700 a year, because the pandemic has skewed the figures used to calculate the rise. It would leave the Treasury scrabbling to find at least £3billion more than it had budgeted for. Downing Street said the Government had to […]
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July 29, 2021 NI could become ‘permanent casualty’ of Brexit if protocol dispute not resolved
The Northern Ireland Protocol risks becoming a constant irritant in future EU/UK relations unless both sides change their “fundamentally flawed” approaches to resolving the dispute, peers have found.
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July 29, 2021 PM urges world leaders to dig deep to boost children’s education across globe
Boris Johnson is urging world leaders to dip into their pockets to boost children’s education across the globe and help avoid a “legacy of wasted talent” as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
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July 28, 2021 Brexit row escalates as Irish MEP accuses David Frost of ‘acting in bad faith’
The EU and UK are still grappling over the Northern Ireland protocol as Brussels offers up proposals to try and break the deadlock. The bloc published two plans to try and put an end to the post-Brexit deadlock, focused on food imports and medicine. It comes after the grace period – which enabled imports of […]
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July 28, 2021 Boris Johnson’s new disability plan branded ‘disappointingly thin’ by charities
Boris Johnson’s bid to level up Britain with a plan to improve the lives of disabled people is “disappointingly thin”, leading charities have said.
