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'Annoyed but not surprised': Outrage as benefits, welfare and DWP all but absent from election debate
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'Annoyed but not surprised': Outrage as benefits, welfare and DWP all but absent from election debate
'We need better politics than this': Sunak and Starmer's election debate leaves voters unimpressed
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'We need better politics than this': Sunak and Starmer's election debate leaves voters unimpressed
Will Labour raise taxes? Sunak accused of lying over Starmer's '£2,000 tax hike'
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Will Labour raise taxes? Sunak accused of lying over Starmer's '£2,000 tax hike'
Most Brits think politicians use refugees to stoke 'culture wars', study finds
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Most Brits think politicians use refugees to stoke 'culture wars', study finds
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
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Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
Child benefit: Parents left 'hungry' as HMRC glitch means half a million haven't received payments
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Child benefit: Parents left 'hungry' as HMRC glitch means half a million haven't received payments
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
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10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
'Making trans people into villains': Tories slammed over pledge to change legal definition of sex
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'Making trans people into villains': Tories slammed over pledge to change legal definition of sex
Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
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Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
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Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty, study finds
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
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Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
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Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist
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Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist
Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
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Billions added to British energy bills due to failure to properly insulate homes, study finds
Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
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Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
What is Labour's Great British Energy plan – and will it really bring down bills and ease cost of living?
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What is Labour's Great British Energy plan – and will it really bring down bills and ease cost of living?
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
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Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
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MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
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White pants, bin bags and a light on injustice: Inside the world's first Museum of Homelessness
A Czech billionaire is buying the Royal Mail. What's next for the iconic British institution?
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