Zahawi pledges to cut taxes and remove VAT from energy bills
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Zahawi pledges to cut taxes and remove VAT from energy bills
Newly-appointed Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has pledged to remove VAT and green levies from energy bills, cut incomes tax and reduce business taxes if he were to become prime minister.
He said the country was facing a time of "national economic emergency" which required a major response.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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Policing minister Chris Philp has defended the government's record on the NHS, after former Conservative MP Dr Dan Poulter defected to Labour. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The shadow health secretary says Dan Poulter's defection to Labour "speaks volumes." Dr Dan Poulter, a former Conservative MP, announced he would be taking the Labour whip until the next election as the Conservative party no longer prioritised the NHS. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that twenty soldiers lost their lives in an ammunition explosion at a base in western Cambodia. The incident, which also left several soldiers injured, took place on Saturday afternoon at an army base in Kampong Speu province. Hun Manet shared the news through a statement on Facebook, though further details about the explosion were not provided.
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"Hundreds of thousands" of people descended on London for a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday, as the Metropolitan Police warns months of protest have caused "fear and uncertainty" in Jewish communities.
The event, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), began at Parliament Square from 12pm and is expected to draw larger crowds as the day goes on.
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