Will the money raised by Boris Johnson’s new tax hike ever be spent on social care?
At no point in British political history has money been taken from the NHS and redirected elsewhere, and it seems…
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How Boris Johnson will try to bounce Tory MPs into voting for his tax rise
A snap vote on the rise in National Insurance could allow the Prime Minister to control his fractious party.
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What the problem with Boris Johnson’s social care plan reveals about Britain
The people paying for Johnson’s promise not to make the elderly sell their homes for care will be younger, lower-earning…
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The Tories’ vaccine poll bounce is fading but Labour isn’t gaining
The gap between disapproval of Boris Johnson and support for Labour is at the highest level since Keir Starmer became…
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Why the government’s social care proposals could backfire
Increasing the number of people who are eligible for state-funded residential care will draw more attention to a broken system.
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Dominic Raab’s little joke reveals a minister and a department at odds
The Foreign Secretary’s gag spoke to conflict between him and his department.
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Is the DUP’s reign in Northern Ireland coming to an end?
A new poll puts the party – which has finished first in every election since 2003 – in fourth place.
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How many people has the UK evacuated from Afghanistan?
MPs say only a fraction of people contacting them have managed to get out of the country.
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