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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour is creating a lost generation, saying one million people wake up "with nothing to do and nowhere to go" Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticises chancellor John Healey for not committing to spending 3% of GDP on defence in the Budget after Healey suggested the figure when he resigned as defence secretary Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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"People in the country listening to his Budget will be thinking, 'is that it?'" Kemi Badenoch says "This Budget does not come close to meeting the moment," the opposition leader adds Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Chancellor John Healey announces the first time buyer ISA will replace the lifetime ISA, saying "if the home you want costs more than the limit, you will get back at least what you put in" Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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John Healey says he will set out how he will meet the UK's Nato commitment to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in next year's spending review Healey also announces the launch of a “new innovative defence finance taskforce” Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Chancellor John Healey says he will cut business rates to zero for 70,000 businesses by raising the threshold for those who have to pay it from premises with a rateable value of £12,000 to £18,000 Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Chancellor John Healey announces increasing both the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage by 3.9% "for 2.3 million of our lowest paid workers" Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Chancellor John Healey announces that 20 million households on council tax bands A-D will receive a £100 payment this winter to "deal with rising energy bills" Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Chancellor John Healey says his Budget is for "the working people of Britain, for British businesses big and small" He says it will give Britain "some breathing space on cost of living and cost of business" Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey asks Andy Burnham if he will "start now to show the economic benefits of a closer trading relationship with Europe" by joining the Customs Union The PM says he'll look to "improve the Brexit arrangements that we've got" Live: bbc.in/3VZCRUeo
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"Can he explain why he decided during Budget week to reopen a debate on freedom of movement?" Kemi Badenoch asks "We are three weeks away from a UK-EU summit, an opportunity to improve the poor deal they negotiated" PM Andy Burnham replies Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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“There’s been a bit of confusion” Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch asks PM if he wants a “referendum on rejoining the EU?” “There’s no confusion at all,” Andy Burnham says, adding that he won’t defend the Tory government’s Brexit deal Follow live: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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Chancellor John Healey leaves Downing Street ahead of his first Budget Follow our live coverage: bbc.in/3VZCRUe
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