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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      Keir Starmer open to a deal on Elgin Marbles

      Labour leader and Sunak to separately discuss with Greek PM part of Parthenon sculptures being returned to Athens

      The Parthenon galleries at the British Museum, which hold the statues formerly known as the Elgin Marbles
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      Tory focus turns to Spring Budget to close gap with Labour ahead of election

      Chancellor Jeremy Hunt under pressure to be bolder in wake of Autumn Statement

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      Nick Smith asks Insolvency Service to consider whether foreign secretary was a ‘shadow’ director of the collapsed finance company

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      UK should do a ‘bit extra’ to restore Stormont, says former N Ireland leader

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
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      The Autumn Statement and your money 

      Analysis of the chancellor’s cuts to national insurance and changes to Isas and pensions

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      Tying up two pointless loose ends from the UK’s Autumn Statement

      Unimportant answers to unimportant questions

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      I enjoy the circus — but if I were running the show, I would do things a little differently

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      Inside Politics
      Sunak faces an ungovernable party that wants it all

      Amid record UK immigration, MPs are calling for immediate action while failing to engage with trade-offs

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      What the Dutch far-right win means for the EU

      Record net migration to the UK post-Brexit

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      Europe’s problem? It’s too attractive

      Harsh measures and lurid rhetoric on migration make the continent look as if it is betraying its own values

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Ben Ansell
      Parallel US and UK elections could bring dangers

      Cyber manipulation and contagious polarisation are higher risks if both polls are held next autumn

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      Next generation of investors can buy into the sentiment even if they don’t want to own shares in UK banks

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      National Audit Office watchdog says broadcaster’s plan for relocating projects and jobs outside capital ‘under-developed’

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      Future government would be faced with imposing austerity on some public services to meet key pledges in Autumn Statement

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
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      Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 745,000

      Ex-home secretary Suella Braverman calls 2022 figures slap in face for public but ONS signals levels may be coming down

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      Jeremy Hunt has not done nearly enough to alleviate hunger and hardship

      Some of the UK chancellor’s measures are very welcome — but much more needs to be done

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
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      UK households to be £1,900 poorer by 2025, think-tank says

      Resolution Foundation’s findings lay bare parlous state of living standards underlying Autumn Statement

    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
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      Hunt criticised for downgrading climate change in BoE guidance

      UK chancellor heightens focus on economic growth in list of four priorities for Financial Policy Committee

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