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‘Obesity robs children of the best possible start in life’ Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirms sugar tax on pre-packaged milkshakes ahead of Budget
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The two-child cap: What impact would scrapping it have and how much would it cost? https://t.co/vggCfnbT12
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Starmer and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves have hinted they will be getting rid of the controversial policy at the Budget - but what actually is it? | ITV National News
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Heathrow Airport third runway plan, which moves M25 and demolishes homes selected by government https://t.co/dicR4ycHBr
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Alexander rejected a rival proposal from Arora Group, saying Heathrow’s own plans were “the most credible and deliverable option”. | ITV News London
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Sugar tax on pre-packaged milkshakes and lattes to be announced ahead of Budget https://t.co/5U3gA8VJlx
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It comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a series of smaller tax rises to fill a £20 billion gap in public finances on Wednesday. | ITV National News
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Farage downplays claims he used racist language as a teenager at school https://t.co/U9rKQlCt9U
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UK Reform Leader Nigel Farage is accused of using racist abuse and singing a song called “gas ’em all” about killing Jewish, Black and south-east Asian people. | ITV National News
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Rachel Reeves calls for support from Labour MPs as she prepares for turbulent Budget https://t.co/swLovnygmU
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It comes as the chancellor was warned not to inflict “death by a thousand taxes” on British business in Wednesday’s Budget. | ITV National News
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What to look out for in Rachel Reeves' Budget https://t.co/vpenpEy1Ed
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ITV News explains what measures could be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Budget on Wednesday. | ITV National News
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'I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way' Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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Over the weekend, the PM told ITV News his government had restored respect to politics Conservative MP Louie French asked Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons about the ministerial code, following the Starmer’s comments
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Kemi Badenoch says Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake was 'being funny' with Reform UK Nazi comparison https://t.co/ZKOMXjORUU
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The Conservative leader has defended party chairman Kevin Hollinrake after he compared a Reform UK logo to a Nazi swastika badge. | ITV News Tyne Tees
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‘It will be a Labour Budget, with Labour values’ Starmer tells ITV News ‘fairness’ will be at the ‘heart’ of Wednesday’s Budget
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Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford to be suspended from Lords over breaches in undercover sting https://t.co/sSPFqB33U6
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Lord Dannatt and Lord Evans of Watford were both found to have broken the rules on providing parliamentary services in return for “payment or reward”. | ITV News Anglia
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'Death by a thousand taxes': Reeves warned against hitting businesses with more taxes in Budget https://t.co/0pS4v8MMed
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It comes as the chancellor was warned not to inflict “death by a thousand taxes” on British business in Wednesday’s Budget. | ITV National News
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What to look out for in Rachel Reeves' Budget https://t.co/9BBTAFYoh0
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ITV News explains what measures could be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Budget on Wednesday. | ITV National News
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How the chancellor misplayed a bad hand ITV News Business and Economics Editor @ITVJoel writes https://t.co/aVM3YF8xHq
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Ahead of the budget on Wednesday, ITV News Economics Editor Joel Hills breaks down how the Chancellor has misplayed the bad hand she has been dealt. | ITV National News
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UK joins Geneva talks on Trump’s Ukraine peace plan
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The US president had earlier posted on his Truth social media platform, calling out Ukrainian leadership for 'ingratitude' over US peace efforts. | ITV National News
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Andrew should give 'relevant information' to US Epstein probe, Keir Starmer suggests https://t.co/qq90IVPTaG
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Democrats Robert Garcia and Suhas Subramanyam accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of hiding. | ITV National News
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Starmer to meet Ukraine allies at G20 to discuss US-drafted peace plan
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Starmer is set to meet Ukraine’s allies at the Johannesburg G20 summit on Saturday to seek to “strengthen” a US-drafted plan to end the war with Russia. | ITV National News
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Johnson says Covid inquiry that criticised chaos in his government ‘muddled’
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The former prime minister said the Hallett report should be ‘filed vertically’. | ITV National News
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Is Starmer pushing voters to the left with hard line immigration policies? 'It's really important that we deal with illegal migration,' he tells @harry_horton
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