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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to unveil her first Budget since the general election on Wednesday

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hinted at a reform to business rates in Wednesday's Budget, but declined to rule out a fuel duty hike.

It's hoped the plans would alleviate pressure on the Dartford Crossing

Former defence minister Mark Francois pressed Sir Keir Starmer on plans for the Northern Ireland Legacy Act.

· 3-min read Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he is “particularly thrilled” that draught duty changes will save him “over £1 a week” on beer.

A ‘review’ into farm schemes funding from 2025/26 was ‘the last thing’ the sector needed, an MP said.

Reform UK leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage has expressed his delight at the recent draught duty changes, which he says will save him "over £1 a week" on beer.

Mark Francois told the Commons some firms lack ‘any palpable sense of urgency whatever to get the job done’.

Labour MP Cat Smith has told the House of Commons that there should be an increase in the price of a pint - rather than the 1p tax cut announced in last month's Budget.

· 4-min read Health Secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that winter 2024 will be the first “in three years where NHS staff are on the front line, not the picket line”.