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Not just hardest up that need bill help - Starmer
The Labour leader tells the BBC his proposal to freeze energy prices for all is a good use of public money.
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Not just hardest up that need bill help - Starmer
The Labour leader tells the BBC his proposal to freeze energy prices for all is a good use of public money.

No 10 defends PM's holiday as removal vans arrive
Boris Johnson will be kept informed of "urgent issues" while he is away, Downing Street says.

Five questions about Keir Starmer's energy plan
Labour is calling for the cap on energy prices to be frozen in October, as big rises loom.

Wife 'not contacted' by Plaid after MP assault
Liz Saville Roberts says her party should have contacted Jonathan Edwards' wife after he assaulted her.

Right to free period products becomes law in Scotland
Scotland is the first country in the world to protect the legal right to sanitary products.

Zahawi in energy discount talks with Stormont
Chancellor to discuss how people in Northern Ireland will get a £400 discount on energy bills.

Families choosing between food and kids' sport
One rugby club says children have stopped playing because of the cost of boots and petrol.
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Not just hardest up that need bill help - Starmer
The Labour leader tells the BBC his proposal to freeze energy prices for all is a good use of public money.

No 10 defends PM's holiday as removal vans arrive
Boris Johnson will be kept informed of "urgent issues" while he is away, Downing Street says.

Five questions about Keir Starmer's energy plan
Labour is calling for the cap on energy prices to be frozen in October, as big rises loom.

Wife 'not contacted' by Plaid after MP assault
Liz Saville Roberts says her party should have contacted Jonathan Edwards' wife after he assaulted her.

Right to free period products becomes law in Scotland
Scotland is the first country in the world to protect the legal right to sanitary products.

Zahawi in energy discount talks with Stormont
Chancellor to discuss how people in Northern Ireland will get a £400 discount on energy bills.

Families choosing between food and kids' sport
One rugby club says children have stopped playing because of the cost of boots and petrol.

No 10 defends PM's holiday as removal vans arrive
Boris Johnson will be kept informed of "urgent issues" while he is away, Downing Street says.

Five questions about Keir Starmer's energy plan
Labour is calling for the cap on energy prices to be frozen in October, as big rises loom.

Wife 'not contacted' by Plaid after MP assault
Liz Saville Roberts says her party should have contacted Jonathan Edwards' wife after he assaulted her.
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