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CHANCELLOR George Osborne was forced into a humiliating climbdown yesterday over his toxic plans to slash tax credits.
The Tory appeared to make a complete U-turn on the cuts in his Autumn Statement after a campaign led by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
It saved three million families, who were set to lose £1,300 on average from next April, from being plunged further into poverty.
‘Ultimately, all of Reform's policies benefit big business and attack workers and the poor,’ Diane Abbott MP tells the Star
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Burnham urged to raise taxes on banks after Barclays reveals 30% rise in pre-tax profits
New PM slashes fuel bills and culls Starmer deadwood, but peace activists warn that placing John Healey as new Chancellor shows ‘beyond doubt that the military industrial complex is in charge of Burnham’s economic policy’