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Tue, December 10, 2024
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It is time for justice and accountability in Syria
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Under Russian Gazprom's thumb: Moldova faces new energy crisis and needs Ukraine's help
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US to offer minimum acreage required at Alaska oil and gas auction
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Russia takes step towards recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government
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Mohammed Al-Bashir appointed head of Syrian government until March 2025
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Support Reason To Support Free Speech and Open Debate
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Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Republicans .. C and how Trump can target birthright citizenship
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Judicial overhaul champion Rothman says Netanyahu trial motivated him to join politics
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Under Pressure, Biden Opts For Minimum Acreage Possible In Drilling Decision
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Abia: Otti budgets N750.2bn for 2025, allocates 35% to education, health
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G-7 to Endorse Syrian Transition as Qatar Reaches Out to Rebels
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DOJ v. DEI: Trump's Justice Department likely to target diversity programs
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What Happens Next in Syria?
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Israel hits Syria with airstrikes, seizes buffer territory after Assad's ouster
[ 10:40 AM ] - United States, MSN
New lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan talks volunteerism, curling and reconciliation
[ 10:40 AM ] - United States, Raleigh News & Observer
Black NC voters twice as likely to have ballots challenged in Griffin election protests
[ 10:40 AM ] - United States, Sky
Birmingham council agrees 'historic outcome' to equal pay claims with unions
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Remembering Donald Trump's last political abduction racket
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How Some Voters Moved From Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump
[ 10:20 AM ] - United States, Oregonian
Multnomah County commissioner beat out more experienced candidates to land division director job
[ 10:01 AM ] - United States, The Diplomat
The Economic Costs of Delaying the Impeachment of South Korean President Yoon
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UN says Israel bombardment of Syria 'must stop'
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Ex-DOJ officials sound alarm on Trump's 'incredibly harmful' Bondi and Patel picks
[ 10:00 AM ] - United States, Sacramento Bee
Did Trump gain ground in Sacramento and California? See vote share from 2020 to 2024
[ 10:00 AM ] - United States, Raleigh News & Observer
NC Democrats to watch next year as GOP says it expects to have 'working supermajority'
[ 09:41 AM ] - United States, MSN
Israel's Netanyahu Testifies in Corruption Trial for First Time
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Live Briefing: Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria, draws U.N. condemnation
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UK 'keeping close eye' on British jihadists in Syria - minister
[ 09:40 AM ] - United States, THE WEEK
What Assad's fall means beyond Syria
[ 09:40 AM ] - United States, London Evening Standard
Cost of ministerial folders revealed as Chancellor launches spending crackdown

Cost of ministerial folders revealed as Chancellor launches spending crackdown


Published on 2024-12-10 09:40:37 - London Evening Standard
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  • A Whitehall department spent almost
  • 1,200 of taxpayers' money on two ministerial folders, official figures showed as Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a crackdown on government waste. The folders, from luxury leather goods manufacturer Barrow Hepburn & Gale, cost
  • 594 each.

Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, has announced plans to establish a new "Treasury growth unit" if Labour wins the next general election. This unit would focus on boosting economic growth, which Reeves argues has been neglected by the current government. She criticized the Conservative government for lacking a growth strategy and highlighted the need for a dedicated team within the Treasury to drive economic expansion. Reeves made these comments during a speech at the Resolution Foundation think tank, emphasizing that economic growth is essential for improving living standards and funding public services. She also mentioned that this initiative would be part of a broader effort to reform Whitehall, aiming to make government more responsive to economic challenges.

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[ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/rachel-reeves-whitehall-keir-starmer-treasury-prime-minister-b1199173.html ]

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