Levelling up? Budget slashes £2 billion in funding for poor areas
The government had promised to match lost EU funding for deprived areas - but Rishi Sunak had other ideas.
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Labour: ‘Rishi Sunak is living in a parallel universe’
Rachel Reeves said the Chancellor's Budget was "loading the burden" on working people.
‘Climate-void’ Sunak cuts taxes on domestic flights… days before COP
Sunak made it cheaper for people to fly between UK cities - while making little mention of the climate crisis in Wednesday's Budget.
The Treasury wants to cut tuition fees to save billions in unpaid debt
Officials have discussed cutting university tuition fees to £8,500, reports suggest.
Is Rishi Sunak about to U-turn on Universal Credit?
Reports suggest the Chancellor is set to cut the taper rate for Universal Credit to 60p in today's Budget.
Elevenses: Burnham’s Bus Bonanza
From the newsletter: Cash is being splashed on local transport, but it's far from devolution.
Tax breaks for bankers and patriots as working poor see state aid slashed
The veil of the pandemic has been lifted - now we're starting to see the Conservative's real post-Brexit agenda.
Millionaires urge Sunak to introduce wealth tax to fund Covid recovery
"We can afford to contribute more," a group of 30 millionaires told the Chancellor.
Sunak to hand Brexit tax breaks to ships flying the Union Jack
Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor said the UK "has always been a proud and preeminent nation".