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John Healey faces questions over budget leak that moved bank share prices

Treasury select committee asks FCA to investigate whether tax surcharge leak led to ‘improper release of inside information’

John Healey is facing pressure to clarify whether he permitted a market-sensitive budget leak ahead of his statement, which moved bank share prices.

The chair of the influential Commons Treasury select committe, Meg Hillier, has written to the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority watchdog (FCA) to assess whether a story leaked to Bloomberg, and published more than an hour before the budget was revealed, led to an “improper release of inside information”.

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Sommet Russie-Afrique : la bataille idéologique de Poutine ?

Quarante-huit pays étaient réunis à Moscou pour le sommet Russie - Afrique, Vladimir Poutine souhaitant montrer que la Russie n'est pas isolée. Pour les dirigeants africains, ce sommet est aussi l'occasion de diversifier leurs partenaires et de défendre leurs intérêts. Mais entre coopération sécuritaire, accès aux ressources minières et promesses d'investissements, l'Afrique risque-t-elle de troquer une dépendance contre une autre ?

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Albanese concedes savings needed as he faces internal Labor pressure on cost-of-living crisis

Prime minister vows not to slash health and education funding amid political problem over handling of economy

Anthony Albanese has ruled out major cuts to health, education and essential services in December’s mid-year budget update, but conceded savings are required as Labor struggles to curb accelerating inflation.

Amid growing pressure from within Labor’s own ranks, as well as from the opposition and business, Albanese said the Coalition was hypocritical in not supporting existing savings proposals, including the government’s plan to reduce the private health insurance rebate for people over 65.

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Tory Brexit was ‘harder’ than promised in EU referendum, says Andy Burnham

Prime minister warns cabinet not to express opinions about future relationship with Brussels before review of options

Andy Burnham has warned ministers not to express their opinions about how the government should approach Brexit, as he argued that the Conservatives’ deal with Brussels had been more extreme than that promised in the 2016 referendum.

In another series of announcements connected to his plan to seek closer links with the EU, Burnham told ministers at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the current deal was a bad one, before writing to frontbenchers setting out his hopes to address this.

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Tory Brexit was ‘harder’ than promised in EU referendum, says Andy Burnham

Prime minister warns cabinet not to express opinions about future relationship with Brussels before review of options

Andy Burnham has warned ministers not to express their opinions about how the government should approach Brexit, as he argued that the Conservatives’ deal with Brussels had been more extreme than that promised in the 2016 referendum.

In another series of announcements connected to his plan to seek closer links with the EU, Burnham told ministers at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the current deal was a bad one, before writing to frontbenchers setting out his hopes to address this.

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Israël : pas de majorité, et maintenant ? Parlons-en avec Alexandra Schwartzbrod et Lucas Menget

Benjamin Netanyahu va-t-il parvenir à rester au pouvoir ? Comme prévu, les premiers résultats des élections législatives sont très serrés entre le Premier ministre sortant et Gadi Eisenkot – et ce alors que le bilan sécuritaire de Benjamin Netanyahu depuis les attaques du 7 octobre 2023 et sa réforme judiciaire sont vivement contestés. Au-delà du sort du Premier ministre, c'est l'avenir démocratique du pays, la place de l'extrême droite et les perspectives de coexistence avec les Palestiniens qui se jouent.

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