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Unpaid Student Loans 'Could Blow £12bn Hole In Government's Brexit War Chest'

Experts warn amount of cash earmarked to minimise impact of EU exit could be halved.
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8 Things Buried In Philip Hammond's Spring Statement

Austerity is not over yet, there's no cash for councils, and a lot of Brexit impact
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Government's £100m Knife Crime Fund Branded ‘Shockingly Inadequate’

“This won’t even begin to paper over the deep cracks in the system.”
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Kids At Secondary School Will Now Get Tampons And Sanitary Towels Free

Government says scheme will begin in September after period poverty forced pupils to miss lessons.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond To Outline Climate Change Plans In Spring Statement

It comes as figures highlight the importance of biodiversity to the UK economy.
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The Spring Statement Was Something Of A Non-Event, But Showed The Challenges Ahead

The outlook for the government’s finances is extremely challenging over the next decade. A failure to eliminate the deficit by the mid-2020s would not be a surprise
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Pennies Saved By Theresa May Just 24 Hours After They Were Threatened

The fastest u-turn in Spring statement history?
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Three Bits Of Bad News Buried In Philip Hammond's Spring Statement

Start spending your 2ps.
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The Spring Statement Failed To Confront The Social Care Crisis

People with long-term health conditions and their carers are being pushed to breaking point
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Spring Statement Key Points

Labour's John McDonnell said changes to benefits due to come in next month will leave “11 million families worse off” and warned that the “harshest cuts” would fall on disabled people.
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