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The government is holding talks with coalfield Labour MPs in a bid to reach an agreement on the transfer of former miner pension funds
Ministers are "working closely" with backbenchers, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury told PolHome on Thursday
It comes after a Budget eve row saw Labour MPs react with fury after being told that the government planned to renege on a pledge to transfer what remains of the funds
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EXC: Ministers holding talks with Labour MPs to ensure remaining pension funds transferred to ex-miners after Budget eve row
Emma Reynolds says they are ‘working closely’ with MPs to ensure their promise to ex-miners is kept
Coalfield Labour MPs have also written to the Chancellor urging him to release the £1.2bn fund ‘immediately’
Trustees of the Miners Pension Scheme (MPS) say they are ‘very disappointed’ over the saga
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The government will have to make "difficult decisions" at next year's Spending Review to stick to its fiscal rules, leaving some departments facing real-terms cuts, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said
“There will be some big choices and some difficult choices at the Spending Review.
"Not all departments will see real-term increases, but obviously that is for next year, and we have to do those things in the round," Emma Reynolds told PolHome podcast The Rundown politicshome.com/news/articl…
This decade is set to be the worst for household income growth on record, a leading think tank has said
"It's depressing. No amount of temporary cost-of-living packages will fix that," said @TheIFS Director @HelenMiller_IFS on the morning after Chancellor John Healey's Budget politicshome.com/news/articl…
The Hillsborough Law, introduced by Keir Starmer and backed by his successor Andy Burnham, is making its way through Parliament with very little debate or challenge
This is unfortunate because, if, or more likely when, Parliament enacts this legislation, it will bring significant changes to how we are governed, writes @Policy_Exchange's Richard Ekins KC politicshome.com/opinion/art…
Let’s establish community rights – and stop prioritising water-guzzling data centres over affordable housing
✍️ @CHinchliffMP
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The government has revealed that it expects a planned levy on international students to cost universities up to £1bn over 3 years
The analysis, published as Chancellor John Healey delivered his Budget, says the cost to unis will be greater than previously estimated
Education committee chair @helenhayes_ said the figures "bring little comfort" to the higher education sector as it faces ongoing cost pressures, reports @matilda__martin politicshome.com/news/articl…
Chancellor John Healey said the Andy Burnham government's first Budget will give people "breathing space"
Healey set out measures to address cost-of-living pressures, including a £100 ‘Household Energy Payment’ to be paid directly to 20m households in council tax bands A-D
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My mission as the government’s new Co-operative and Mutuals Champion
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Chancellor John Healey has said former miners will receive what remains of their pension fund
It follows a backlash from Labour MPs in mining seats who were told on Tuesday that the government was planning to renege on that pledge, as reported by @harriet_symonds
Concerned MPs held pre-Budget meetings with ministers about the plans this morning politicshome.com/news/articl…
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BUDGET: John Healey says ex-miners WILL receive the remaining sum of their pension fund
Labour MP representations clearly paid off after a crunch meeting with the minister this morning!
EXC: Ministers poised to break promise to former miners over £1.2bn pension fund
Labour MPs tell me they are ‘furious’ and ‘very disappointed’ about the last-minute decision
They are now making urgent representations to No 10, Treasury and whips ahead of tomorrow’s Budget
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The Green position on Zionism is no barrier to electoral reform
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The line between the physical and digital battlefields is blurring – yet our government remains behind the curve
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There is fury among Labour MPs from mining seats on the eve of the Budget over government plans to renege on a promise to transfer what remains of a pension fund to former miners
Labour MPs were informed on Tuesday that ministers no longer planned to transfer what remains of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to former mine workers as expected, PoliticsHome understands
@harriet_symonds reports politicshome.com/news/articl…
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EXC: Ministers poised to break promise to former miners over £1.2bn pension fund
Labour MPs tell me they are ‘furious’ and ‘very disappointed’ about the last-minute decision
They are now making urgent representations to No 10, Treasury and whips ahead of tomorrow’s Budget
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The Green Party is grappling with a "split and a significant rift" over its controversial 'Zionism is racism' motion, according to insiders
Senior figures are exploring reforms to the party rules and councillors are raising concerns about the motion's impact on campaigning
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"An eclectic if slightly incoherent selection of art, the joy of a collection like this is the chance to discover paintings you have not seen before"
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“We must double down on our support for British industry – approve Rosebank and grant new licenses for drilling in the North Sea”
✍️ Britain is deindustrialising – the Budget must put a stop to that, writes @TufnellHenry
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