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2020 will be the last year that women are taxed on sanitary products.
About time. #Budget2020
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Rishi Sunak finishes his interview with @afneil by telling him why he has the right experience to be Prime Minister.
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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
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Yesterday, the bidding process in England opened to establish at least seven new Freeports.
I visited London's Royal Docks to talk about how they'll boost trade & investment, create jobs and level-up the country.
🚢Click below to read more.
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Today, ahead of #Budget2021, I spoke to just some of the millions of people who've been impacted by coronavirus.
Tomorrow, our Budget will set out a three-part plan to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people.
Watch from 12.30pm.
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And finally I met @JustinWelby to discuss the upcoming Coronation and the importance of churches in supporting communities in the UK & abroad, including in Ukraine.
I'd like to send my best wishes to everyone marking Holy Week, and wish you a very Happy Easter for Sunday ✝️ 6/6
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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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We are introducing a temporary, targeted Energy Profits Levy charged on profits of oil and gas companies at a rate of 25%.
We're also building in a new investment allowance that doubles the relief for the energy companies that invest their profits in the UK.
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7/ I know self-employed people are struggling right now, we’ve made sure:
- You can access the business interruption loans.
- Income tax payments due in July can be deferred to the end of Jan 2021.
- We’ve changed the welfare system so you can access Universal Credit in full.
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There is nothing more Conservative than our precious Union, and everything great that we have achieved we have done so as one family.
Watch the latest 'Rishi on the Road' from Scotland and Northern Ireland below.
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We’re officially launching the #Ready4Rishi campaign this morning.
You can watch live online here on Twitter from 11am and sign up via ready4rishi.com.
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“Borrowing your way out of inflation isn’t a plan, it’s a fairytale”
Rishi Sunak tells the #C4LeaderDebate that the most pressing economic priority for the new PM will be to tackle inflation.
#Ready4Rishi
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8/ The scheme I have announced today is fair. It is targeted at those who need it the most and crucially, it is deliverable.
It provides an unprecedented level of support for self-employed people.
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🗓️The Job Support Scheme begins on 1 November.
🗒️Guidance for the scheme is available now: gov.uk/guidance/check…
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3/ We will allocate £60m of this funding through the Barnett formula to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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1/ We're providing more than £14 billion from the Coronavirus emergency response fund for public services, including the NHS and local authorities involved in the fight against #coronavirus.
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Brilliant start to the week with events in Vauxhall, Kew and Harrow.
The next hustings in Birmingham start at 7pm tonight @TimesRadio.
Don't forget this Thursday too I'll be answering your questions - sign up via the pinned post on my Facebook profile. #Ready4Rishi
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We’re not back to normal yet. But we can start to return to some of the places we’ve missed.
This weekend, follow the guidelines and enjoy summer safely.
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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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Watch my Conservative Party Conference speech live here👇
pscp.tv/w/ckmjXjFQbUtx…
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Great to get out and about with @GregHands yesterday. We met:
🏥surgeons, GPs & health campaigners @ChelwestFT
🤝elders at @chelseamuslims
🏠residents at World’s End
🎭culture fund recipients @ChelseaTheatre
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"As PM, I will do everything possible to make sure victims have the chance to look their perpetrator in the eye and witness justice being served."
Rishi Sunak has pledged to support victims and make sure criminals face the consequences of their actions👇
inews.co.uk/news/politics/…
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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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During the pandemic, we've provided over £28 billion in additional funding to the devolved administrations:
An extra £14.5 billion of this went to Scotland
In Wales, an extra £8.6 billion
The Northern Ireland Executive received an extra £5bn
More: bit.ly/3wSYR1x
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2/ The scheme will support viable jobs so 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 and be paid for that work, as normal, by their employer.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
@Conservatives leader.
MP for Richmond (Yorks).