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09.09.2021 - 00:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Boris Johnson's plans for a £12 billion tax hike to pay for health and social care have been passed by the Commons.
The House voted by 319 to 248 in favour of the 1.25 percentage point increase in national insurance contribution.
This is despite the controversial plans being met with deep unhappiness among many Conservative MPs.
Five backbenchers voted against the measure while another 37 did not vote – although
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filling stations ran dry.
Labour ’s Secretary of State for Child Poverty, slammed the Tory government decision to claw back the lockdown rise in Universal Credit in a speech that made him the darling of the Labour conference. Streeting, 38, recovered from kidney cancer this year to come back to Labour’s front bench as the arrowhead of a campaign against child poverty.
Boris Johnson on who would make the best Prime Minister, according to a new poll.
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challenge facing Starmer at the next election. A briefing paper from the Scottish Fabians ahead of the party conference next week, highlights that of the 150 House of Commons seats Labour needs to gain at the next election 25 of them (17 per cent of the wins needed) are in Scotland.Labour was reduced to one Scottish seat in the 2019 election with the SNP taking 48 seats, the Conservatives six and the Lib Dems four.
Boris Johnson has been slammed for lashing out at Kermit The Frog during his speech about climate change. The Prime Minister claimed that much loved muppet Kermit was wrong for claiming 'It's Not Easy Bein' Green' in a song.
have Covid vaccinations, despite the Prime Minister declaring that they “should get the jab”. The corporation was standing firm against Boris Johnson’s advice on Wednesday, insisting that being vaccinated against the virus is not a legal requirement.
have Covid vaccinations, despite the Prime Minister declaring that they “should get the jab”. The corporation was standing firm against Boris Johnson’s advice on Wednesday, insisting that being vaccinated against the virus is not a legal requirement.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson revealed for the first time the number of children he actually has.
Cambo field is already licensed for exploration but two oil companies, Siccar Point and Shell, are now bidding to start extracting up to 170 billion barrels of oil over the next 25 years. The drilling licence has become a touchstone issue in the run-up to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.
Prime Minister struck an upbeat tone. Ahead of his arrival in the United States, the PM told reporters on his plane: “We’re experiencing bottlenecks in all kinds of things as the world wakes up from Covid.
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