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Alan Mak MP with exhibitors at his 4th annual Havant Constituency Health & Wellbeing Fair held at Emsworth Baptist Church

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Alan Mak MP with Mark Parsons, Director of EPCC, the supercomputing centre at The University of Edinburgh

Political Comment: Havant MP Alan Mak welcomes Labour u-turn on supercomputer af...

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Economy shrinks, NHS spending surges and struggling councils miss out

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Spending Review 2025 – what Reeves’ plans mean for you and your money

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Labour restores Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners

Rachel Reeves announces a £15.6bn cash pot to invest in Northern transport.

Rachel Reeves' £15.6bn pledge to transform Northern transport

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in the House of Commons. Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Prime Minister hints at a possible winter fuel payment U-turn

Caroline heard the concerns of hair and beauty salons

Political opinion: Off the Fence with Dame Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport

Lidl is to open 40 new UK stores.

Lidl to open 40 UK stores - but economic storm brews for UK economy

Business in two minutes: UK borrowing surges as Musk makes Tesla vow

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

Alan Mak MP says an average family could be hit with annual bill increases of £1,191 following the Labour Chancellor's April hikes

Political opinion: MP Alan Mak slams ‘Rachel’s Cruel Day’ as Havant Constituency...

Caroline spoke out against the Chancellor's tax rises on children's hospices.

Off the Fence with Dame Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivering her spring statement in the House of Commons, London.

Local politicians criticise Labour's spring statement

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Spring Statement: relief but unconvinced - I’m still reeling from cuts

Chancellor Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to deliver her spring statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement: will it put more cash in your pocket?
Reeves' Spring Statement is likely to have a mixed impact on the amount of cash in your pocket 💰
Alex Nelson

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

8 takeaways from Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement - including welfare

Travelodge. Photo: Ben Stansall/Getty Images.

Business in under 2 minutes: Next and Travelodge announce cash boost

Ross McNally, Chief Executive and Executive Chairman of Hampshire Chamber

Hampshire Chamber praises defence spending boost in Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement today.

Spring Statement 2025: Where the cuts will fall in today's budget

Follow these seven tips to get your hands on those sets of keys.

Expert reveals seven tips to save for a house deposit

Rachel Reeves has announced Civil Service cuts.

Business in under two minutes: 50,000 Civil Service jobs under threat

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Spring Statement 2025 - when it is and what Chancellor could announce

Rachel Reeves facing new issue as UK firms are pausing or paring back hiring plans thanks to poor economic outlook and rising payroll costs.

Top business stories in 2 minutes: High Street firms' £1bn taxes blow

Pay boost

Labour Government delivers pay boost worth thousands for lowest paid workers in ...

Alan Mak MP with Southern Water CEO Lawrence Gosden

Havant MP Alan Mak condemns Labour Government for failing to ensure water firm f...

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Economy heading to 'worst of all worlds' with decline expected in 2025
Sharp cuts to hiring and output are expected in the early months of next year 📉
Alex Nelson

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey (C) attends the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England on 7 November 2024 (Photo: Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Bank of England cuts interest rates again - what it means for you

BUSINESS CHALLENGES: Neil Stewart, chairman of R3’s Southern and Thames Valley region

Regional insolvency-related activity spikes sharply

Increase in number of UK businesses fleeing to Netherlands

Colin Bielckus, owner of Outsourced Finance Director

“Budget is not all bad for SMES”, says Whiteley business adviser

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How the Autumn Budget affects pensions - from the triple lock to tax

Gemma Hedges of HWB

Hampshire-based HWB Chartered Accountants responds to The Budget

Havant MP Alan Mak

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Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?

Child plays with building blocks.

Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Alan Mak (centre) with fellow MPs calling for the Winter Fuel Payment to be restored

Havant MP Alan Mak joins fellow MPs to protest against removal of Winter Fuel Pa...

Alan Mak MP with Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK

Political comment: Havant MP Alan Mak calls on Government to continue fuel duty ...

Havant MP Alan Mak talks to a pensioner in Emsworth

Off the Fence by Havant MP Alan Mak - Reverse the removal of Winter Fuel Payment

Portsmouth's two Labour MPs, Stephen Morgan and Amanda Martin, have backed a pledge which aims to eradicate homelessness for military veterans. Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced measures will be implemented to end veteran homelessness, despite outlining that the upcoming budget will be painful.

MPs back pledge to end veteran homelessness despite gloomy budget

Man reacts to the government’s plans to make the winter fuel payment means tested.

Watch as members of the public react to the winter fuel cuts

Image from Stephen Morgan MP

Political comment: free breakfast clubs rollout will begin from April 2025

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Havant MP Alan Mak with local pensioners

Political comment: Havant MP Alan Mak condemns Labour Government's decision to r...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Pic: PA

Pensioners to lose winter fuel payments as government axes support

ENCOURAGING SIGNS: Neil Stewart, chairman of R3’s Southern and Thames Valley region

Hampshire insolvency-related activity remains steady

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Martin Lewis' alert as payments cut - pensioners can still get £1000s

Transport Action Network (TAN) has strongly objected to Transport for the South East’s draft Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) which includes plans for the Arundel Bypass.

A27 project to tackle bottlenecks cancelled as part of spending cuts

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced an above inflation pay rise for the Royal Navy, British Army and RAF. Pictured is Ms Reeves during a press conference following her statement to the House of Commons on the findings of the Treasury audit into the state of the public finances.

Armed forces to receive above inflation pay rise

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Going Green: Positive change is already happening

Concerns have been raised over mandatory house building targets if they are not realistic

City ‘could’ accommodate 13,000 new homes

Paul Drechsler, former head of the Confederation of British Industry and current chair of the International Chamber of Commerce UK

Industry chief says businesses are being 'wooed' by Labour

Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer

MP calls on Conservatives to cancel 'kamikaze budget'

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

The results of Kwasi Kwarteng’s first Autumn Mini-Budget.

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