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Front page summary The Independent – 2p: Too little, too late? Hunt bets on NI cuts to revive Tories Ex-chancellor George Osbourne says the 2p national insurance cut in Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget will not be a “silver bullet” to revive the Conservative party’s fortunes, The Independent reports. Elsewhere, the front page features a report on Nikki Haley dropping out of the US presidential race – leading to a Trump-Biden rematch.  The Independent – Sunak’s big election…

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The chancellor’s budget announcement is “a last desperate act” ahead of the general election, with tax at its highest level since 1948 despite a 2p national insurance cut, according to The Guardian. It adds that the cuts bring the “threat of a fresh squeeze on public spending to come after polling day”.

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Man charged with murder of missing Australian woman A 22-year-old Australian man has been formally charged with the murder of a woman who disappeared a month ago after leaving her residence. Samantha Murphy vanished after setting out for a jog from her home in Ballarat, Victoria, on February 4th. Despite extensive search efforts, the whereabouts of the 51-year-old mother of three remain unknown. Authorities arrested the individual at his residence in Ballarat, approximately 115 kilometres…

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