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Daily Express – Hunt’s carrot and stick to get Britain growing Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with “Hunt’s carrot and stick”, referring to the chancellor’s budget announcement, which is expected to offer more support in order to get millions back to work. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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The Sun – Heartless Summary of the front page The Sun has an exclusive interview with the mother of Claudia Lawrence, the chef who went missing in York 14 years ago, who claims the BBC is still chasing her daughter for unpaid TV licence fees. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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PMQs – PM faces Starmer ahead of Spring Budget 2023 PM Rishi Sunak will face Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer in this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions. The session is set to focus on the upcoming Budget (that’ll be announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt after PMQs). Starmer will attempt to poke holes in the Tories’ economic plans, and the PM is likely to deflect from questions about the Budget – and instead tell the opposition to wait for the Chancellor’s announcement on the Budget.  Sir Keir has challenged the Chancellor to get the UK “off this path of managed decline” ahead of…

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From pensions to pools: what to expect from Hunt’s spring budget The Guardian says Jeremy Hunt is due to set out the government’s plans for tax and spending in his first budget on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish updated economic forecasts and an assessment of the government’s finances for the next five years – running up to and beyond the next election. Here is what to expect. Government finances The OBR, which is independent of government, is expected to cut its inflation forecast for this year from 7% to nearer 4% and to provide a…

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