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NHS must 'live within that budget' says chancellor after GPs raise concerns over national insurance increase

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NHS must 'live within that budget' says chancellor after GPs raise concerns over national insurance increaseChancellor Rachel Reeves has said the NHS must "live within that budget" given to them - despite concerns being raised by GP surgeries over the increase to employers' national insurance contributions.
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News video: Reeves announces 15% National Insurance hike for employers

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a 1.2 percentage point rise in employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%, effective from April 2025. Calling it “the right choice,” she said that there is a need for “difficult decisions” to fund public services and stabilise the economy. Report...

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Nursing staff and doctors with long Covid are still being denied essential financial support, two years after the government’s own scientific advisory body recommended action, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Nicola Ranger, General Secretary of the RCN, criticised the current financial assistance, stating it "does not adequately support medical and nursing staff." She is urging long Covid to be officially recognised as an occupational disease. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Chancellor hails US investment in Cambridge campus [Video]

Chancellor hails US investment in Cambridge campus

Rachel Reeves describes a £500 million private investment by a US firm Prologis into Cambridge Biomedical Campus as a "real show of confidence in what this Government are doing to grow the economy". The chancellor also defends her decision to raise money via employers National Insurance contributions which will also affect some GP surgeries and care homes saying “the NHS has got the money it needs”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Health Secretary vows to end 'two-tier healthcare' [Video]

Health Secretary vows to end 'two-tier healthcare'

The health secretary has vowed to end "two-tier healthcare" in the NHS in a speech delivered at the Labour conference. Wes Streeting said the NHS has let people down in recent years. "We are the generation that will build a national care service worthy of it's name. That's the change Britain voted for," he said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Starmer 'absolutely' confident in chancellor after rows with farmers, pensioners, and employers

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "absolutely" still confident in Chancellor Rachel Reeves after her financial plans sparked rows with pensioners, farmers and..
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Ed Davey visits shops in call to stop bus fare cap hike [Video]

Ed Davey visits shops in call to stop bus fare cap hike

Liberal Democrats leader, Sir Ed Davey visited high-street businesses calling for a Government U-turn on the rise of the bus fare cap. The £2 cap on single fares that applies on most routes outside London will be replaced by a new £3 cap until the end of 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Rachel Reeves visits fusion power company [Video]

Rachel Reeves visits fusion power company

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks to engineers and scientists during a visit to Tokamak Energy in Abingdon. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Reeves insists growth is priority despite economic slowdown [Video]

Reeves insists growth is priority despite economic slowdown

Responding to the slowdown in economic growth during the quarter to September, Chancellor Rachel Reeves emphasised that achieving growth is the "number one mission of this Government". However, she acknowledged that when she became chancellor, she was upfront about the "scale of the challenges" she had inherited, particularly regarding the state of public finances. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Stride: GDP figures are 'very weak and worrying' [Video]

Stride: GDP figures are 'very weak and worrying'

Mel Stride blamed GDP figures showing growth slowed between July and September on the Labour government “talking down of the economy”. UK economic growth slowed between July and September relative to the previous quarter, according to official data, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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