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3p a mile EV charge: campaigners urge Andy Burnham to swap it for a £200 flat fee

Campaigners are using a Parliament petition to urge Andy Burnham to scrap the 3p a mile charge on electric cars that Rachel Reeves confirmed as Chancellor, and to bring…

3p a mile EV charge: campaigners urge Andy Burnham to swap it for a £200 flat fee

£26.1 billion rise in benefits bill: what the new Welfare Map shows

Badenoch plans benefit cuts for some under-25s and hints at inheritance tax axe

Average household could pay £516.90 more for energy from January, Lewis warns

Tories pledge 50,000 prison places at £2bn a year to end early release

3p a mile for electric cars and 1.5p for hybrids: how the new tax will work

Diesel hits record 200.01p a litre as UK relies on imports for 55% of supply

Under-25s could lose Universal Credit health element under Burnham plan

No DWP driving licence bans yet as debt recovery rules await October

Petition to cut State Pension age to 65 nears 10,000 mark for DWP reply

Tories plan 30% benefit cut for under-25s who are still jobless after new scheme

£180 TV licence could become a levy on every home, MPs tell ministers

Burnham to drop triple lock earnings guarantee from April 2030 to fund care

12 million under-16s to be blocked from social media from March, Labour says

£1.30 a night Anglesey tourist tax dropped but mayors may still charge you

£3,000 tax-free boost considered as allowance could rise to £15,570

£840 a year more: one million homeowners face higher remortgage bills

Burnham's new information defence unit to work with police and social media firms

Lib Dems urge Burnham to set up civilian war register as crisis advice looms

£7.6bn refused as Caribbean states weigh court case to force UK reparations

£10 fine for not voting: Labour peers push to make ballots compulsory

£5,000 wood burner fines: what the new smoke rules could mean for your home

Jake Richards: parents of repeat young offenders could lose benefits or face jail

£3,000 a year: holiday let owners face council tax switch under Treasury review

£1.3billion hybrid Navy push as Russia maps Britain's undersea cables

5,000 early prison releases will fail without probation fix, six unions warn PM

Diesel hits 192.86p a litre as drivers face fuel duty rise in January

£12,570 tax threshold freeze: unions press Healey to reverse it in Budget

Petrol up 9.1 pence a litre as inflation rises to 3.1% and squeezes budgets

Labour Bill would let private firms charge tolls on new and upgraded roads

£72m to Reform UK arrives before the £100,000 donor cap becomes law

£860,000 taxpayer-funded pay-off for civil service chief ousted after 14 months

Gas for 1.4 million homes on hold as Burnham delays Jackdaw decision

Badenoch's £8billion welfare plan: who is hit and why pensioners are exempt

£9bn bank tax plan could cut energy bills for two-thirds of homes, TUC says

John Healey won't rule out triple lock change before October 28th Budget

£1,000 fine risk for refusing to remove face coverings in Nottingham

Veterans' call-up age to rise from 55 to 65 as 95,000 face reserve test

£330million taxpayer Chris Rokos to quit UK as Budget tax fears grow

£300 Winter Fuel Payment: why your age decides if you get an extra £100