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“A budget for the rich” is the Guardian’s damning headline. Mr Kwarteng announced more than $400bn of extra borrowing over the coming years, the paper adds, as it describes the chancellor’s package as the “biggest giveaway since Anthony Barber’s ill-fated 1972 budget”. Some Labour MPs have described the plans as a “class war”. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said: “Mr Kwarteng is not just gambling on a new strategy, he is betting the house.”

Guardian Front Page 18th of March 2025

The PM’s plan to impose substantial cuts to disability benefits has triggered rapidly intensifying objections from economists, campaigners and party colleagues, who warn that vulnerable people will be disproportionately affected.

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Guardian Front Page 14th of March 2025

The health secretary intends to abolish NHS England under the PM’s watch, aiming to streamline oversight and boost local control in an effort to tackle staff shortages, reduce waiting times, and address concerns about past reorganisations.

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