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The UK is already one of the world’s biggest exporters of services, with remotely delivered services exports worth £207 bn in 2019 alone.
This ambitious new digital trade agreement could remove barriers to digital trade and enable UK exporters to expand into high-tech markets. twitter.com/biztradegovuk/…
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A year ago today, we outlined a #PlanForJobs.
Now, two million fewer people are out of work than predicted.
It tells me that the plan we put in place, the plan that we stuck to, that 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 👇
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Whilst the test and trace pilot is fairly restrictive, allowing only essential government business, I recognise that even the sense that the rules aren’t the same for everyone is wrong.
To that end I’ll be self isolating as normal and not taking part in the pilot.
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The UK now has 12 tech companies worth at least $10bn each and together they employ almost 50,000 people.
It's great that we're now in third place globally behind only the US and China in hosting these businesses. #PlanForJobs twitter.com/TechNation/sta…
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No, we're not replacing cash with 'Britcoin'🤨
linkedin.com/posts/rishi-su…
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🎡We're backing the events sector with a world-leading insurance scheme🎡
I’ve heard the calls from organisers and this new scheme, worth over £750 million, will help them plan events with confidence through to next year.
Read more here: gov.uk/government/new… #PlanForJobs
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Great news for the UK’s TV & Film industry which will support thousands of jobs.
Our #PlanForJobs is working and we’ve backed the sector with a £2bn Culture Recovery Fund, Restart insurance for TV, film and events as well as new flexi-apprenticeships.
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
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Tasty news from @JustEatUK this morning who are building a new 20,000 square metre office in Sunderland and creating 1,500 new jobs.
Further evidence our #PlanForJobs is working. twitter.com/JustEatTakeawa…
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The UK and India already have strong ties and today we’ve made important new agreements to boost our relationship and deliver for both countries.
We’re announcing a $1.2bn investment package and are launching the new CFLI India partnership.
Read more👇gov.uk/government/new…
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1/ To fund this big increase in permanent NHS spending & social care, we're making the tough but responsible choice to increase taxes.
The 1.25% Health & Social Care Levy is based on NICs and paid by employers, employees, self-employed + those working over the state pension age. twitter.com/hmtreasury/sta…
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When we said we’d do whatever it takes, we meant it.
This is the story of Furlough👇
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Practise makes perfect 😬
Watch my speech live from 11.50am tomorrow. conservatives.com/conference
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So at just the moment it feels like we’ve done enough, that we’ve gotten through, that we can take a rest, we must not stop.
Now is the time to show that our plan will deliver.
And now is the time to finally turn to the future.
Watch my #CPC21 speech youtube.com/watch?v=eYjqBY…
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James Brokenshire was a man of public service and the highest integrity. He was a valued friend and colleague and will be deeply missed.
My thoughts are with his family on this incredibly sad day.
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Unemployment 👇 down
Payroll Employees ☝️ up
Pre-pandemic levels 📈 restored
Plan For Jobs 💼 working
ons.gov.uk/employmentandl… twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI…
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The worst aspect of violence is its inhumanity. It steals joy from the world and can take from us that which we love the most.
Today it took a father, a husband, and a respected colleague.
All my thoughts and prayers are with Sir David’s loved ones.
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Tomorrow’s Budget and Spending Review will deliver a stronger economy for the British people.
I hope you find it more engaging than Nova did. #Budget2021
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The evidence is compelling that the first 1,001 days of a child’s life are the most important.
We’re investing £500 million in expanded support for children and families, including £300m for local authorities to transform services in new local Family Hubs. #SpendingReview
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We’re backing the beautiful game with £11m of funding to support our bid to host the 2030 men’s Football World Cup.
That’s alongside over £200m to build or transform up to 8,500 state-of-the-art community football pitches. #SpendingReview
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To support theatres, orchestras, museums & galleries the tax reliefs for all those sectors will – from today until April 2023 – be doubled.
We won’t return to the normal rate until 2024.
That’s a tax relief for culture worth almost a quarter of a billion pounds. #Budget2021
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Through the Barnett formula we're increasing Scottish Government funding, next year, by £4.6bn, Welsh Government funding by £2.5bn, and £1.6bn for the Northern Ireland Executive.
The largest block grants for the devolved administrations since the devolution settlements of 1998.
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We’re making the UK a Science Superpower – funding the fastest increase in R&D spending ever.
As part of that, we’re upping core science funding by £1.1bn, fully funding Horizon Europe, increasing Innovate UK’s budget, and funding £800m for ARIA and £1.7bn for Net Zero R&D.
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By age thirty, people with poor numeracy skills are more than twice as likely to be unemployed as their peers.
So today we launch: Multiply.
Multiply is a £560m, three-year plan to improve basic maths skills and change people’s lives across the whole United Kingdom. #Budget2021
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
@Conservatives leader.
MP for Richmond (Yorks).