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Britain’s food banks ‘close to breaking point’, Rishi Sunak warned
A group of more than 550 food banks across Britain have warned Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak that they are close to “breaking point” from an unsustainable surge in demand during the cost of living crisis. Soaring energy bills, rising food costs and the national insurance hike are pushing a growing number of families to …
Rishi Sunak Plans Listing Reform to Attract Technology Companies: Sky
U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is looking to overhaul the country’s listing regime in a bid to attract more technology companies to London, according to Sky News. Sunak is planning to start a review of the current rules with Jonathan Hill, Britain’s former European Union commissioner for financial services, being lined up over the weekend to …
Sunak eyes up pensions tax hike and breaking ‘triple lock’ to plug finance gap
Rishi Sunak is reportedly eyeing up tax hikes on pensions to help plug the gaping hole in public finances left by the coronavirus. As the already huge national debt ballooned beyond £2trillion, pension tax relief, which allows workers to pay less on earnings set aside for their retirement, may be slashed. The so-called triple lock …
Coronavirus latest: Chancellor Rishi Sunak to set out stimulus plans to support UK economy
Mumbai to relax testing restrictions, raising hopes country will follow Amy Kazmin in New Delhi India’s financial capital, Mumbai, will allow walk-in coronavirus testing without a doctor’s prescription — setting a precedent for a needed loosening of what has been a highly restrictive coronavirus testing policy. India, which has the world’s third-highest known coronavirus burdens, …
Hancock can’t buy himself a break while Sunak harvests the magic money tree | John Crace | Politics
When your luck is out, your luck is out. And right now Matt Hancock can’t seem to buy himself an even break. Dominic Cummings and his cabinet colleagues are lining him up as the fall guy for when the coronavirus crisis eventually ends – no point getting rid of him any sooner or someone else …
