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Rishi Sunak unveils mini spring budget

THE chancellor says the most "sig-
nificant impact" will be on the cost of
living.
The package is being announced
after the pain for families was under-
lined with inflation hitting a new 30-
year high of 6.2 per cent.
Fuel duty cut by 5p
Sunak outline measures to help.
First up will be a 5p cut to fuel duty -
"the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates
ever". The cut will come into force at
6pm on Wednesday night and last
until March next year, he says.
The average price of a litre of petrol
has risen more than 40p a litre since household support fund, money difficult, including Covid and the
for councils to support vulnerable Ukraine crisis, he added: ‘My final
Nazanin Zaghari- last year’s Spring Statement, which households - will be doubled to £1bn announcement today is this: I can
means the government is getting an
confirm, before the end of this Par-
from April.
Ratcliffe: ‘I should’ve extra 7p per litre in VAT. NI minimum threshold liament, in 2024, for the first time
Diesel prices are up by nearly 50p
The Chancellor has announced a in 16 years, the basic rate of income
been back six years ago’ a litre, almost 9p of which is VAT. big increase in the National Insur- tax will be cut from 20 to 19p in the
Motoring group, the RAC, says cut-
ance minimum threshold - the level pound.
ting fuel duty by 5p will take £3.30
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves
off the cost of filling a typical 55-litre at which people start paying the tax continues: "The truth is people can
on wages.
NAZANIN Zaghari-Ratcliffe had called on the Commons For- family car. From July, the threshold will now no longer afford the Conservatives
has questioned why she was left eign Affairs Committee to look 0% VAT on energy-saving materi- rise by £3,000 to £12,570, bringing - working families can't, pensioners
in Iranian detention for six years, into her ordeal and in particular, als Sunak says for the next five years, it in line with the income tax thresh- can't." She points to "weak" growth
during a press conference on why Britain’s debt to Iran for mil- homeowners will pay 0% VAT on en- old. forecasts, and says the Conservatives
Monday March 21. itary equipment could not have ergy saving materials, such as solar While announcing the Employ- have to take the blame, having "been
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned been settled sooner. panels or heat pumps. The chancellor ment Allowance will increase to in government for 12 years, not 12
to the UK, and to her husband “I feel Nazanin could have been says he can make the move as a re- £5,000, claiming it is a tax cut worth hours".
Richard and daughter Gabriella, home a long time ago if we had sult of Brexit. up to £1,000 for half a million small She attacks the chancellor for rais-
on Friday morning after the UK paid the historic debt of £400 Doubled household support fund businesses. Outlining various eco- ing taxes more than any chancellor
paid an almost £400million debt million earlier,” Ms Siddiq said. Next, Sunak says the government's nomic issues which made the move in the last 50 years.
to Iran. Fellow British national, Anoo-
In an impassioned statement sheh Ashoori also returned to the
during the press conference, she UK after being detained in Iran
criticised previous foreign secre- last week. High Court to hear legal challenges over
taries for their lack of action in A second man, Morad Tahbaz,
securing her return to the UK. who holds UK and US nationality, use of WhatsApp by ministers
Although her husband praised
Liz Truss for bringing his wife was released from prison but is
not yet allowed to leave Iran. His
THE High Court is due to hear government business is unlaw-
back home, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, two legal challenges over the use ful. over millions of pounds’ worth
43, said her release “should’ve daughter was at the press confer- of WhatsApp and other messag- In their claim against the De- of antibody test contracts, the
happened six years ago”. ence. ing apps by ministers. partment for Culture, Media and Good Law Project previously
“I have seen five foreign secre- Former foreign secretary Jer- Campaign groups All the Citi- Sport and the Cabinet Office, asked the High Court to order
taries changed over the course of emy Hunt defended her com- zens and the Good Law Project the group also argued that there searches of former health sec-
six years. That is unprecedented ments, writing on Twitter: "Those have both brought claims relat- was a previously undisclosed retary Matt Hancock’s Govern-
given the politics of the UK.” She criticising Nazanin have got it so ed to the use of the programs, in- policy which required messages ment email accounts and his
said wrong. She doesn't owe us grati- cluding over deleting messages sent on the instant messaging “non-Government communi-
“...But that never happened. I tude: we owe her an explanation." and the use of private accounts services to be deleted. cations systems” used for Gov-
mean, how many former secre- Both the UK and Iranian gov- for government business. In their separate claim against ernment business – thought to
taries does it take for someone ernments have said the two is- In a hearing in October last Prime Minister Boris Johnson, include WhatsApps.
to come out? Five? It should have sues should not be linked but Ms year, All the Citizens argued the Good Law Project is ex- The claims are due to be heard
been one.” Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she had that the use of the instant mes- pected to argue over the use of over three days before Lord Jus-
Beginning the press confer- been told by her captors that her saging apps such as WhatsApp non-Government communica- tice Singh and Mr Justice John-
ence, Tulip Siddiq, Labour MP for imprisonment was connected to and Signal that allow messages tion channels. son, with a decision expected at
Hampstead and Kilburn, said she the unpaid debt. to automatically be deleted for As part of a different claim a later date.

Man made appointment before killing Sir David Amess MP court told

NAZANIN AN alleged terrorist by unarmed police officers, trial and healthcare to get a meeting ment. wearing a long khaki jacket with
accused of murdering Sir David jurors at the Old Bailey in London with the Southend MP, prosecutor Mr Ali had also researched cab- a black backpack over his right
Amess MP booked an appoint- heard. Tom Little QC said. inet minister Michael Gove, MP shoulder, blue trainers and black
ment claiming to be interested in The 26-year-old from London On Tuesday, Mr Little took the for Finchley and Golders Green in trousers.
Christianity, a court was told. denies murder and preparing acts jury through a timeline of events London, Mike Freer and Labour Around the time of the attack on
Sir David, MP for Southend of terrorism. leading up to the 69-year-old's Leader Kier Starmer in Septem- Sir David, Mr Ali sent a message to
West, was stabbed during a con- Mr Ali, 26, exchanged a series death. ber, jurors heard. family and friends which appeared
stituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, of emails with Sir David's office in He said Mr Ali searched for in- The jury was shown CCTV foot- to have been drafted days before,
Essex, on 15 October. which he claimed to be moving to formation about Sir David on 22 age of Mr Ali travelling from his the court was told.
Ali Harbi Ali stabbed Sir David the area. In his correspondence Mr July last year and three hours later home in Kentish Town to Leigh In it, he said the attack was "for
21 times before being restrained Ali feigned an interest in churches he was near the Houses of Parlia- on Sea on September 30th. He was the sake of Allah", jurors heard.