Tag: Mel Stride
4 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says he WON'T follow the example of ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennel...

Ed Davey served as minister for postal affairs in the Coalition government, but refused to meet campaigning sub-postm...

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4 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey faces fresh pressure over Post Office scandal as he refuses to apologise ...

Ed Davey served as minister for postal affairs in the Coalition government, but refused to meet campaigning sub-postm...

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5 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP clarifies checking of bank accounts in benefit fraud crackdown

It confirmed that it would only be used in cases of suspected fraud or error, and not otherwise.

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5 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP confirm next £299 Cost of Living payment date

The HMRC has said that the £299 payment will be made between February 16-22.

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5 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Post-Brexit border controls WON'T stop Santa: Cabinet minister confirms sleigh has clearance to u...

Mel Stride moved to soothe concerns about Santa's travel - as he endorsed the Irish Parliament's annual statement exe...

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7 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Warning over 'soft' jobs market as employment flatlines in more worrying signs for Brits - with...

The proportion in work was 75.7 per cent in the three months to August, the same as the quarter to July. Unemployment...

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7 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

OAPs in line for 8.5% rise in April under 'triple lock' after earnings figures are confirmed... b...

The mooted hike for April is the consequence of the 'triple lock' mechanism - which means payments go to match the hi...

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP boss slams 'deadbeat dads' and says 'we will make you pay'

"Let me be crystal clear: if you are refusing to pay for your children, we will make you pay"

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

New school for children with special needs opens its door in Devon

Promise School in Okehampton is providing a first-class education and support for children with social, emotional, an...

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP: New scheme aims to help 16-24-year-olds find work

Despite youth unemployment being down by over 43 per cent since 2010, young people are more likely to be economically...

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP: Everyone who is eligible for £300 cost of living payment

The money will automatically be paid into bank accounts

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP confirms when £300 Autumn cost of living payments will be made

Millions of households across the UK will get a £300 cost-of-living support payment

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP considering State Pension cuts as costs spiral

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, who is the MP for Central Devon. stressed the need for any increases to take ...

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

Lib Dem challenger invites Tory MP to swap limo for bike

Mark Wooding, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Central Devon, has challenged Conservative MP Melvyn Stride to join ...

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8 months ago
devonlive.com

DWP plans to help people work from home 'could be catastrophic'

A consultation is expected to run for eight weeks

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10 months ago
dailymail.co.uk

Minister urges MPs NOT to use Commons privilege to unmask BBC star

Mel Stride said the legal protections for politicians speaking in the House of Commons should be used 'very, very spa...

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11 months ago
devonlive.com

Liberal Democrats choose local man as candidate for Central Devon

Mark Wooding was instrumental in helping the Liberal Democrats win 20 council seats in Mid and West Devon, and Teignb...

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about 1 year ago
telegraph.co.uk

Mel Stride: ‘Go back to work and we can cut income tax by 2p'

Basic rate can be slashed if those who left jobs during Covid pandemic return to employment, says Work and Pensions S...

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests state pension age should be raised to 72

Jacob Rees-Mogg complained that delaying a final decision on accelerating the timetable deprives Brits of 'the chance...

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about 1 year ago
devonlive.com

New show homes opened at Okehampton's newest housing estate

David Wilson Homes welcomed the MP and mayor to Hampton Mill development in Okehampton

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about 1 year ago
dailymail.co.uk

Workers to get 'health appraisals' under plan to cut long-term sickness

Ministers are looking at giving companies generous subsidies to provide occupational health services.

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about 1 year ago
telegraph.co.uk

Sick note crackdown to get more people back into work

Doctors told to sign fewer patients off under proposals to reinvigorate the economy

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

People in Devon are dying in poverty

For many people of working age, they are plunged into poverty simply because they have been given the devastating new...

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Okehampton Parkway railway station is going to be built

West Devon Borough Council has been successful in a £13.4 million bid to develop a new railway station and integrated...

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Celebrations as Dartmoor Line passes 250,000 rail journeys

The celebrations also included the official opening of Okehampton's newly renovated station

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

Devon row over Government's 'attack on nature'

“Our local Conservative councillors represent many rural voters who will be unhappy about the government proposals"

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over 1 year ago
devonlive.com

New Lidl at risk as Tesco calls for permission to be 'quashed'

"We understand that representatives on behalf of Tesco have written to the council, requesting the existing Planning ...

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almost 2 years ago
devonlive.com

The Devon MP running Rishi Sunak's campaign to be prime minister

Mel Stride says the former Chancellor is the best candidate to rebuild the economy

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almost 2 years ago
devonlive.com

Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt under fire as battle turns nasty

'Friendly fire' turns on Devon-born bookies' favourite

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about 3 years ago
devonlive.com

Dartmoor rail line will return this year

“The return of all-year services to the picturesque Dartmoor Line for the first time in half a century is a milestone...

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about 3 years ago
devonlive.com

Devon train line could return from May after Budget boost

Regular Okehampton to Exeter passenger services were withdrawn in 1972

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about 3 years ago
devonlive.com

Answers sought over Exmouth Future High Streets funding 'promise'

Exmouth was told it 'will get £150,000' - but has yet to receive the money

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