support worth over five ilion pounds to give vulnerable people certainty that we are standing by them at this time. dwp will make the payment in time. dwp will make the payment in two lump sums, the first from july, the second in autumn, with payments from hmrc to those on tax credits followed shortly after. there is no need for people to fill out complicated forms or bureaucracy, we will send the payment straight to their bank accounts. our policy will benefit over 8 million households in receipt of means tested benefits from july. operating in that timeframe could only be done for those on universal credit and our policy will provide a larger average payment this year of £650, where as operating the same benefit by 9% would be worth only on average £530. there are two further groups who will need extra, targeted support. many pensioners are disproportionately impacted by higher energy costs. they cannot always increase their incomes through work and because they spend mor
Laboun rishi sunak mps has defected to labour, the second in under two weeks. Natalie elphicke announced her Decision Just two minutes before prime ministers questions. The dover mp said rishi sunaks government is chaotic and claims that labour has changed well. Some of her has changed well. Some of her now former conservative colleagues have been reposting old social media messages from natalie when she criticised laboun natalie when she criticised labour. Dan poulter made the same switch to the conservative to labour rather less than a fortnight ago, when the conservative lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by election last week. Speaking shortly after defecting , miss elphicke said that a Labour Government promises a brighter future. In 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground. But under rishi sunak theyve abandoned the Centre Ground and broken many election promises. Meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think
Has brushed off questions about whether the Prime Minister is concerned following the now second defection in under a fortnight. Dan poulter made the same switch over the governments handling of the nhs. But number 10 has reaffirmed the Prime Ministers focused on what theyve called the priorities of the british people. Officials say that theres no sign of malicious cyber activity and the problems that caused long queues at uk airports last night. The technical issue meant border force e gates didnt work at several sites, including heathrow, gatwick, manchester and edinburgh. Minister for legal migration Tom Pursglove has been discussing the technical issue in the house of commons, and he apologised for the disruption. The russian the disruption. The Russian Embassy here in the uk says new measures against its officials are groundless and the reasons given for them are ridiculous. Moscows Defence Attache is being expelled over claims that he is a spy. Several russian diplomatic premises
Jacob, thank you very much and good evening to you. Its 8 00 and the headlines from the newsroom this hour. Another of rishi sunak mps has defected to laboun rishi sunak mps has defected to labour, the second in under two weeks. Natalie elphicke announced her Decision Just two minutes before prime ministers questions. The dover mp said rishi sunaks government is chaotic and claims that labour has changed well. Some of her has changed well. Some of her now former conservative colleagues have been reposting old social media messages from natalie when she criticised laboun natalie when she criticised labour. Dan poulter made the same switch to the conservative to labour rather less than a fortnight ago, when the conservative lost hundreds of councillors and the blackpool south by election last week. Speaking shortly after defecting , miss elphicke said that a Labour Government promises a brighter future. In 2019, the conservatives stood on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground. But