Ex-PM writes in Guardian that with prices of basics set to ‘rocket’, £20 a week cut is illogical and callousBrown: ‘£20 cut is most morally indefensible thing I’ve seen in politics’Gordon Brown has called the government’s decision to cut £20 a week fro…
Steve Bell on Thérèse Coffey and the universal credit cut – cartoon
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UK Covid live: jabbing 12- to 15-year-olds will reduce impact of school disruption on children’s mental health – Whitty
Chris Whitty says disruption ‘extraordinarily difficult for children’ and informed decision to recommend vaccinating 12- to 15-year oldsUK children aged 12 to 15 to be offered Covid jabFully vaccinated people account for 1.2% of England’s Covid-19 deat…
Suspending the pensions triple lock is bad news for young people | Craig Berry
A one-off boost to pensions now isn’t unfair if it means greater security in retirement for generations to comeThe “triple lock” is the most high-profile and contested area of pensions policy. It is also the most misunderstood. The lock, which ensures …
Pensions triple lock to be suspended next year, government says
Work and pensions secretary tells MPs temporary move will prevent a hike in payments of 8%Today’s politics news – live updatesThe work and pensions secretary has announced the triple lock on the state pension will be temporarily suspended next year, to…