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Chancellor expected to announce cuts and delays to some projects as Labour tries to fill £20bn shortfall in financesRachel Reeves will on Monday detail the results of an audit of the country’s finances, setting out plans to start filling a £20bn black hole she says her party has discovered since arriving in government. The chancellor will insist the true state of Labour’s economic inheritance was “covered up” by her predecessors, necessitating unexpectedly difficult decisions now.Reeves is expected to announce delays to certain infrastructure projects, as well as measures to cut spending elsewhere in Whitehall. Labour insiders insist infrastructure remains a

Tactic calibrated to resonate with young and independent voters who, polls show, are now more engaged with electionUS Democrats have spent recent days trying out a relatively new attack line on Donald Trump: that he is weird. The tactic is almost certainly calibrated to resonate with young and independent voters who, polls show, are moving from marked disinterest in the now-dropped matchup between Joe Biden and his presidential predecessor to engagement in the 100-day contest between Trump and Kamala Harris.In a press release Thursday, vice-president and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris issued a list of the main takeaways of what

Post on far-right activist’s X account on day after central London demonstration says he has been detainedTommy Robinson has been arrested a day after organising a major demonstration in central London, according to his X account.Thousands of people marched in the city on Saturday as part of an event organised by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, while many others took part in a counterprotest. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/28/tommy-robinson-says-he-has-been-arrested-under-terrorism-act Author : Ben Quinn Publish date : 2024-07-28 17:00:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.