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The film & TV industry supports over 180,000 jobs contributing £12bn+ to the economy annually but most of this is paused due to a lack of covid-related insurance.
Today we fix that with a new insurance policy helping people in the Arts get back to work. bit.ly/351kujz
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Authorities often turn a blind eye to sexual violence which occurs in marginalised communities.
We can and we must do better.
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Keeping the UK together means confronting nationalism and beating them at the ballot box.
Only I have a plan to do this.
Delighted to have the support of 10 Scottish Conservative colleagues in today's Telegraph.
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“You can’t have your cake and eat it”
Rishi Sunak tells the #C4LeaderDebate that when it comes to issues such as the economy, we need honesty and that we can't keep pretending that difficult decisions don't exist.
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New visa reforms aimed at highly skilled migrants, including:
👉 A new unsponsored points-based visa to attract the best and most promising international talent in science, research and tech.
👉 New, improved visa processes for scale-ups and entrepreneurs #Budget2021
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"If we make the right choices this autumn, our Conservative government can show, once again, that we have what it takes to lead the country through difficult times to a better future."
Read @DominicRaab on why he's backing our plans for the economy.
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This is the most important question facing the country right now.
The lights on the economy are flashing red and inflation is the cause of the problem.
Only Rishi has a plan to grapple inflation.
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2/ Applications will open in August. The second final grant will be paid out in a single installment covering three months’ worth of average monthly profits.
To maintain fairness alongside the job retention scheme the value of the final grant will be 70%, up to a total £6,570.
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More than 195,000 jobs are now approved through the Kickstart Scheme nationwide with over 260 people starting a Kickstart job every day for the last six weeks.
These figures are set to increase even more as we unlock key sectors kickstart.campaign.gov.uk 👈 thesun.co.uk/news/14774485/…
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The upfront guaranteed funding for the devolved administrations is increasing from £14bn to £16bn.
This Treasury is, has been, and will always be, the Treasury for the whole of the United Kingdom.
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Over £450 million worth of loans have already been approved for businesses through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and today four new lenders have been approved by @BritishBBank.
More info on all the support available here: gov.uk/coronavirus/bu… twitter.com/BritishBBank/s…
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We're committing another £80 million in aid to Ukraine to save lives, protect vulnerable people and to tackle the growing humanitarian crisis.
This funding brings the total UK humanitarian aid package for Ukraine to £120 million gov.uk/government/new…
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Almost 70,000 Bounce Back Loans worth £2.1bn were approved on the first day.
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Responding to COVID19, levelling up and delivering on our promises to the British people.
#Budget2020 🔹 11.03.20
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You know what sits on the intray.
You know the challenges our country faces at the moment, whether it’s with our public services, getting our economy growing, the inflation challenge and the cost of living.
I will grip all these things from day one.
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✅ Job Support Scheme to be expanded to closed businesses
✅ Government will pay two-thirds of employees’ salaries to protect jobs
✅ Bigger cash grants for businesses required to close
Read more about today’s announcement: gov.uk/government/new…
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“I was privileged to serve in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet.
She certainly did not believe in cutting taxes in an irresponsible way. Nor does Rishi, and he is absolutely right.”
Proud to have Michael Howard's support: telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
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“I remember the referendum campaign, and there was only one of us on the side of Remain and project fear”
Rishi Sunak tells #BBCOurNextPM that mortgage rates would be much higher under Liz Truss’s economic policies.
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2/ We're also delivering a landmark settlement on medicines.
From now on, drugs approved for use by the UK’s medicines regulator will be automatically available in every pharmacy and hospital in Northern Ireland.
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We're allowing companies to pause Bounce Back Loan repayments from their first repayment, rather than after six repayments are made.
This will mean that businesses can choose to make no payments on their loans until 18 months after they took them out. gov.uk/government/new…
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Nearly £650m of funding to help rough sleepers into permanent accommodation. That will buy up to 6,000 new places for people to live.
Funded by our manifesto promise to introduce a new stamp duty surcharge for non-UK residents. #Budget2020
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To help those affected by #Coronavirus, the Universal Credit standard allowance has risen today by £1,040 per person for this year - with Working Tax Credit going up as well.
Get more information and details on how to apply here: understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/
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Millions of people across the UK could benefit from the new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme. Check out this video for everything you need to know.
For those who missed it in January, the extended filing deadline to submit your tax return is just one week away.
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The latest stats show our economic support schemes are delivering for people and businesses across the UK:
💼8 million jobs protected
💻2 million self-employed supported
📊464,393 approved Bounce Back Loans
✅Over £7 billion Business Interruption Loans
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“Levelling up should mean no matter where you grow up you have fantastic opportunities to fulfil your potential, and you also have enormous pride in the place you call home”
Rishi Sunak tells #BBCOurNextPM what levelling up means to him.
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@Conservatives leader.
MP for Richmond (Yorks).