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3:33PM
Hiss pension to rise by £902 – unless Tories fiddle with the triple lock
The allege pension is self-discipline to rise by 8.5pc from April after contemporary inflation figures came in lower than average wage converse.
Inflation remained at 6.7pc in September, the same fee as August, in accordance to the Office for Nationwide Statistics (ONS), no longer up to the 8.5pc rise in pay including bonuses within the three months to July.
Beneath the Govt’s “triple lock” arrangement the allege pension can have to rise in line with the ideal of inflation, average wage converse or 2.5pc in April every 300 and sixty five days. The ideal of the three is earnings converse at 8.5pc.
However, the Govt is understood to be smitten by changing the triple lock so the allege pension rises by a smaller amount subsequent spring.
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3:02PM
Israel briefing: 5 key traits within the Israel-Hamas battle today
An explosion at the al-Ahli Arab sanatorium in Gaza City on Tuesday night dominates the headlines as Israel and Hamas alternate blame for the lethal attack. Joe Biden, the US president, has addressed the blast after touching down in Israel.
Listed below are the five key traits today.
2:43PM
Sunak’s inflation pledge goes down to the wire after petrol imprint shock
A shock conclude in inflation’s downward march has solid new doubt over Rishi Sunak’s pledge to halve inflation by the cease of the 300 and sixty five days.
The user costs index (CPI) changed into once unchanged at 6.7pc within the 300 and sixty five days to September, defying economists’ predictions of a drop to 6.5pc.
It underscores the pain in taming imprint rises – and the threat that the High Minister will fail on one of his five key promises to voters.
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2:05PM
No10 would possibly well well no longer allege if advantages will rise in line with inflation
Downing Boulevard refused to guarantee that advantages would rise in line with inflation or that the triple lock for pensions would be in response to earnings including bonuses.
The High Minister’s Official Spokesman acknowledged: “The secretary of allege has to conduct his statutory annual evaluate of advantages and allege pensions the usage of the most modern records, including, obviously, today’s figures. So as that route of will rob put.”
Pressed on why he would possibly well well no longer allege advantages would rise in line with inflation, he acknowledged: “I simply wouldn’t web ahead of the route of.”
On the triple lock, he acknowledged: “We attain live committed to the triple lock and we are able to accomplish definite the allege pension continues to present security and dignity in retirement for hundreds of thousands of of us within the course of the country, even as obviously ensuring it’s miles sustainable and graceful within the course of the generations.”
He added: “As with all policies, it’s critical it’s miles graceful both in mumble to offer protection to pensioners however additionally perfect to be graceful to all taxpayers.”
1:26PM
No10: No longer no longer up to seven British nationals dull after Hamas attack
Nine British nationals live missing, some of whom are feared dull, and no longer no longer up to seven had been killed after Hamas’ assaults on Israel, No10 acknowledged.
1:20PM
‘Deeply irresponsible’ to jump to conclusions on sanatorium explosion, says No10
It’s miles “deeply irresponsible” to jump to conclusions over the explosion of the sanatorium in Gaza, Downing Boulevard has acknowledged.
The High Minister’s Official Spokesman acknowledged “no person needs to be taking at face imprint the be conscious of a terrorist organisation” after Hamas blamed the Israeli militia for the blast.
The UK is talking to the US and various partners because it seeks to put the info surrounding the destruction, he acknowledged.
“We are talking to the US of route however we are able to be talking to our partners within the intelligence agencies finishing up their have work. At this point we’re no longer attributing,” the High Minister’s official spokesman acknowledged.
He added: “Jumping to conclusions is deeply irresponsible given the seriousness of the pain. Sadly some groups are the usage of these events to dart up hatred on all facets which is fully abhorrent and unacceptable… no person needs to be taking at face imprint the be conscious of a terrorist organisation.”
12:57PM
International Secretary to return to Center East to proceed diplomatic efforts
James Cleverly has told MPs that he’ll return to the Center East later today. He visited Israel on October 11.
Answering an urgent place an converse to within the Home of Commons, the International Secretary acknowledged: “UK diplomacy is relentlessly centered on our targets and that’s to strengthen our nationals of their 2nd of need, to push and convey humanitarian strengthen and working to prevent the tensions spilling over into the wider space or enjoying out on the streets of this country.
“I even have travelled to Israel, I even have engaged with G7 allies, regional partners and would possibly well well be visiting the space over again later on today because of this of we recognise that this would possibly well well require intensive effort.”
12:35PM
‘Substantial benefit’ in constructing contemporary council to boost UK alternate, says PM
Rishi Sunak acknowledged he believed there changed into once “appreciable benefit” within the premise of constructing a recent east/west council to boost alternate within the United Kingdom following a call from the chief of the DUP.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson asked Mr Sunak within the course of PMQs: “Having left the European Union, constructing hyperlinks and cooperation within the course of the four countries of our United Kingdom can only give a raise to the Union.
“Will the High Minister agree with my proposal for the introduction of an east/west council to bring together all substances of the UK family to focus on about and collaborate on the trading and plenty of various opportunities presented by the Union.”
Mr Sunak replied: “I mediate the coolest honourable gentleman made a extremely efficient case in his conference speech final weekend for a plucky, functioning Northern Eire within our Union.
“My perfect honourable pal the Secretary of Hiss [for Northern Ireland] has had the chance to focus on about our shared dedication to the Union with his birthday celebration over recent weeks and months and I’m grateful for the optimistic components and tone taken in these discussions.
“I mediate there would possibly be appreciable benefit within the premise of a recent east/west council to further give a raise to the Union and I see forward to exploring the converse with him and his colleagues further.”
12:25PM
Two-allege solution in Center East ‘feels more distant than ever’, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged a two-allege solution within the Center East now “feels more distant than ever however it completely remains the one manner by means of”.
The Labour chief asked Rishi Sunak: “Does the High Minister agree that because of this of hope is at its thinnest we must work our hardest to accomplish definite the voices of division and despair are sidelined and that on the opposite hand no longer easy it appears to be like, the hope of a political path to peace is maintained?”
Mr Sunak replied: “It’s miles precisely because of this of it’s miles that imaginative and prescient of a more hopeful, still future that Hamas tried to waste that we must redouble our efforts to strive to bring that future about and all our conversations that both myself and the International Secretary have had with regional leaders we now have emphasised our dedication to making definite that we accomplish growth for your entire avenues that will lead towards that still future.”
12:20PM
‘All of us can play our section in stamping out these that stare to self-discipline off division and abominate’
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that for the reason that Hamas attack on Israel there had been a “disgusting rise in anti-Semitism” and an “appalling surge in Islamophobia” within the UK.
He asked Rishi Sunak: “Does he agree with me that every member of this Home has an responsibility to work of their constituency and within the course of the country to allege no to this abominate and to make certain that every British Jew and every British Muslim is conscious of that they can dwell their life free from dismay and free from discrimination here of their have country?”
Mr Sunak acknowledged: “All of us on this Home can play our section in stamping out these that stare to self-discipline off division and abominate in our society.”
12:15PM
Starmer requires Hamas release hostages without extend
Sir Keir Starmer asked: “Isn’t it determined that if Hamas had a single pain for human life, a single pain for the safety of the Palestinian of us then they would never have taken these hostages and they need to release them without extend?”
Rishi Sunak replied: “It’s miles obligatory repeatedly for us to undergo in thoughts that Israel has suffered a shockingly brutal terrorist attack and it’s miles Hamas and Hamas alone that is responsible for this battle.
“Our thoughts are rightly with these which had been taken hostage and their families. The trouble they are feeling can be unimaginable for all these affected.”
The High Minister acknowledged the UK is “working around the clock” to secure the freedom of the hostages.
12:09PM
Sunak warns in opposition to ‘scoot to judgement’ on Gaza sanatorium explosion
Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the loss of life because of this of the sanatorium explosion in Gaza changed into once “incredibly distressing however it completely is diagram worse for the of us of Gaza”.
The Labour chief acknowledged that “global guidelines needs to be upheld” and asked Rishi Sunak: “Can the High Minister please mumble us when he thinks he’ll be in a suite to update the Home on growth on that work [on establishing the facts]?”
Mr Sunak acknowledged that “any loss of innocent life is a terrible tragedy and all americans can be pondering both of these which have lost their lives and the families that they recede away within the assist of”.
He added: “We are going to have the option to have to no longer scoot to judgement prior to we now have your entire info on this terrible pain.”
Mr Sunak acknowledged the UK changed into once “working at tempo” to put the info surrounding the explosion.
12:04PM
PM ‘timid’ by explosion at Al-Ahli sanatorium in Gaza
Rishi Sunak expressed his shock over the sanatorium explosion in Gaza.
The High Minister told MPs: “I know the full Home can had been timid by the scenes at Al-Ahli sanatorium. As my perfect honourable pal the International Secretary has acknowledged we’re working independently and with our allies to discover what has came about.”
12:01PM
Sunak takes his seat in Commons ahead of PMQs
Rishi Sunak has graceful taken his seat within the Home of Commons.
PMQs can have to web underway imminently.
11:46AM
Pictured: Sunak heads to Commons for PMQs at noon
Rishi Sunak, the High Minister, leaves No10 this morning ahead of PMQs at noon within the Home of Commons
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11:36AM
Be a part of the conversation
Telegraph readers within the comments allotment of today’s dwell weblog are discussing whether the Govt can have to enhance advantages in line with inflation.
Reader Connor Doherty asks: “Why on earth would somebody mediate that they needs to be raising advantages in line with inflation when there are a million job vacancies? Elementary reform of the full arrangement, starting up with illness advantages, is prolonged slack.
“The Tories’ recent mannequin – taxing employees to excessive heaven, importing plenty of of thousands of employees from in a international country and paying hundreds of thousands of workshy, many with fabricated or exaggerated diseases, to sit at home, is disgraceful.”
Equally, reader Huw Williams argues: “Advantages can have to no longer be elevated in any admire moreover for the severely disabled or elderly. They are already too generous and of us are making life-style picks no longer to work. Much less generous advantages will encourage of us to stare work.”
And lastly, reader Roscoe P Coltrane says: “The Govt goes to be in danger within the occasion that they raise the allege pension by above the inflation fee due to the triple lock, however give all various advantages a below inflation rise, particularly on condition that most advantages are paid to of us in work.”
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11:27AM
Greatest a quarter of contemporary Tory MP candidates in England are girls americans
Appropriate one in four contemporary Tory candidates picked to war English seats at the following traditional election are girls americans, The Telegraph can gift.
To this point 68 constituencies in England that attain no longer have a sitting Conservative MP trying for re-election have selected a Tory candidate to stand, however only 17 of these are girls americans.
The figure is considerably below various recent cycles, in accordance to campaigners, when total around a third of Tory candidates tended to be female.
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11:06AM
Charities scoot Jeremy Hunt to ‘attain the coolest factor’ on advantages hike
Charities have piled the stress on Jeremy Hunt to “attain the coolest factor” and enhance advantages in line with inflation.
Set aside the Younger of us, the Trussell Believe food bank network, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Action for Younger of us, Citizen’s Advice and The Younger of us’s Society today printed an launch letter to Tory MPs.
The letter urges MPs to call on the Chancellor to uprate advantages “no longer no longer up to” in line with inflation subsequent April.
The letter acknowledged: “We scoot you to call on the Chancellor to attain the coolest factor for families on the lowest incomes and enhance advantages no longer no longer up to in line with September’s inflation figures at this 300 and sixty five days’s Autumn Assertion”.
The organisations acknowledged: “After advantages were uprated in line with inflation final 300 and sixty five days, issues haven’t got larger for families. Without a doubt, we’re hearing they have gotten worse.”
The letter came after the Office for Nationwide Statistics today printed figures which showed inflation within the 300 and sixty five days to September changed into once 6.7 per cent. The September inflation figure is in general customary by the Govt because the baseline for uprating advantages within the following April.
Andrew Griffith, the commercial secretary to the Treasury, today refused to give a dedication to the usage of the 6.7 per cent figure, reputedly leaving the door launch to a doable below-inflation enhance.
10:50AM
Sunak self-discipline to face Starmer at PMQs at noon
Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will face every various within the Home of Commons at noon as they rob section within the first High Minister’s questions session since MPs returned to Westminster after the birthday celebration conference recess.
The pain in Israel and the latest inflation numbers are likely to be the two major disorders within the clashes between the two leaders.
10:29AM
SNP’s Westminster chief denies independence opinion is ‘delusional’
Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s chief in Westminster, denied the birthday celebration’s contemporary opinion for securing Scottish independence changed into once “delusional”.
The SNP has agreed that if it wins a majority of seats in Scotland at the following traditional election then this can stare rapid talks with Westminster to “give democratic cease to Scotland becoming an fair country”.
Mr Flynn changed into once told within the course of an interview on BBC Newsnight that the SNP would possibly well well web a majority of seats – no longer no longer up to 29 out of 57 – while securing vastly no longer up to 50 per cent of the vote.
It changed into once suggested to Mr Flynn that the opinion due to this reality looked “delusional” however he replied: “Of route no longer. What we’re trying for to attain is place into put the democratic views of the of us of Scotland.
“Now, if we web an election and a majority of seats we are able to allege to the UK parliament, what we prefer is an independence referendum.
“I even have not any doubt that Keir Starmer, the likely contemporary prime minister, will allege no to that. So what we now have executed at conference is place a ways more meat on the bones and acknowledged k, neatly if that is so why don’t we transfer that vitality to Holyrood.
“But alongside with that why don’t we see at some of the important thing powers to web to the bottom of the cost of dwelling disaster, so powers of vitality, over migration, over single market, to alternate the diagram in which in which we acknowledge to the cost of dwelling disaster in a sort which protects the of us of Scotland.”
9:59AM
Halving inflation pledge ‘no longer fee the paper it’s written on’, claim Lib Dems
Sarah Olney, the Lib Dems’ Treasury spokeswoman, claimed the “Govt’s promise to halve inflation appears to be like to no longer be fee the paper it’s written on” as she responded to today’s inflation figures (judge the post below at 08.33).
She acknowledged: “Other persons are struggling to place food on the desk, pay their mortgage bill and heat their home, yet this Govt doesn’t seem to care.
“The very least ministers would possibly well well attain is offer struggling families and pensioners some reassurance, by committing to effectively raising advantages in line with inflation and defending the triple lock on pensions.”
“No longer doing so would callously fail to recognise the intense stress that the Conservative birthday celebration’s economic vandalism has self-discipline upon households and would threat one other heating and drinking disaster this icy weather.”
9:36AM
Labour on inflation figures: UK ‘can not come up with the cash for one other five years of Tories’
Labour claimed working of us “can not come up with the cash for one other five more years of the Conservatives” because the birthday celebration responded to today’s inflation figures closing stubbornly unchanged (judge the post below at 08.33).
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, acknowledged: “Working of us had been left worse off because of this of of thirteen years of chaos and instability below the Conservatives.
“Britain is forecast to have the ideal fee of inflation of any various major economy subsequent 300 and sixty five days, which manner elevated vitality bills and costs within the store. Rishi Sunak has no opinion to fix the economy and he’s too venerable to stand up to the policies of Liz Truss. Working of us can not come up with the cash for one other five more years of the Conservatives.
“Labour’s opinion for the economy will accomplish working of us larger off by boosting converse, lowering family bills and getting Britain constructing over again.”
9:17AM
Pictured: Sir Keir Starmer leaves his London home ahead of PMQs at noon
Sir Keir Starmer, the chief of the Labour Fetch together, is pictured leaving his London home this morning
Credit: Goff Photos
9:04AM
Minister: Halving inflation pledge ‘no longer within the catch yet’
Treasury minister Andrew Griffith acknowledged “it’s no longer within the catch yet” however that he believes the Govt will hit its target of halving inflation by the cease of the 300 and sixty five days.
The industrial secretary to the Treasury told LBC Radio: “I mediate we’re heading within the correct route to attain that, however it completely changed into once frequently no longer easy, these items don’t recede in straight lines.
“What we’re seeing today, with most of the 300 and sixty five days now having elapsed, is that we’re heading within the correct route, most forecasters attain place an converse to us to meet that pay attention on. But you wouldn’t place an converse to me to allege it and it’s no longer within the catch yet.”
8:47AM
Sunak: ‘Quiet a sort to recede’ in war in opposition to inflation
Rishi Sunak acknowledged “much growth” had been made within the fight in opposition to inflation however he conceded “there would possibly be aloof a sort to recede” as he makes an strive to convey on his pledge to halve inflation by the cease of the 300 and sixty five days.
The High Minister tweeted: “Tackling inflation remains my number 1 priority as High Minister. We’ve made much growth, however I know there would possibly be aloof a sort to recede.
“We can stick to our opinion and web it executed.”
8:44AM
‘We never acknowledged it changed into once easy’
Andrew Griffith acknowledged the Govt “never acknowledged it changed into once easy” to convey on Rishi Sunak’s pledge of halving inflation this 300 and sixty five days.
The Treasury minister insisted the Govt is “heading within the correct route” to meet the target (judge the post below at 08.38) however he harassed out it changed into once frequently an “plucky” pledge.
Told that there changed into once now no longer loads of time left for the inflation number to drop to the desired figure of about five per cent, Mr Griffith told Events Radio: “Glimpse, we often acknowledged it changed into once plucky, we often acknowledged it changed into once a pain. Because of this it has been so critical that the Chancellor, the High Minister, have held to the opinion and made responsible choices around that because of this of it’s miles the ideal single factor that we are able to attain to give a raise to the welfare of fashioned of us up and down the country.
“We are going into the final quarter of this 300 and sixty five days, we’re in an atmosphere the put vitality bills are lowering and because of this this is why forecasters attain place an converse to us to function that pay attention on. But we never acknowledged it changed into once easy.”
Andrew Griffith, the commercial secretary to the Treasury, is pictured in Westminster this morning
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8:38AM
Govt aloof ‘heading within the correct route’ to halve inflation this 300 and sixty five days, minister insists
Andrew Griffith, the commercial secretary to the Treasury, insisted the Govt remained “heading within the correct route” to convey on Rishi Sunak’s pledge to halve inflation this 300 and sixty five days despite inflation closing unchanged at 6.7 per cent in September (judge the post below at 08.33).
Requested if he anticipated the measure of inflation final month to be lower, Mr Griffith told Events Radio: “No, I anticipated it to be flat. Firstly of the 300 and sixty five days we self-discipline ourselves an plucky target to halve inflation this 300 and sixty five days.
“Today’s figures, flat for September, gift that we’re heading within the correct route for that and importantly within that food inflation fell by graceful over one percentage point.”
He added: “Core inflation is flat, as I acknowledged, however the important thing factor is that the opinion is working, most forecasters attain place an converse to us to function that plucky opinion to halve inflation by the cease of this 300 and sixty five days.
“Now we have had to accomplish tough choices however responsible choices to function that and this is one thing that is extremely critical to every body of your listeners because of this of it speaks to the amount of disposable revenue they have gotten and the fashioned of dwelling that they can place an converse to.”
8:35AM
Hunt: ‘Inflation infrequently ever falls in a straight line’
Jeremy Hunt acknowledged “inflation infrequently ever falls in a straight line” however he aloof anticipated it to abet falling within the arriving months as he responded to today’s figures from the Office for Nationwide Statistics.
The Chancellor acknowledged: “As we now have viewed within the course of various G7 worldwide locations, inflation infrequently ever falls in a straight line, however if we stick to our opinion then we aloof place an converse to it to abet falling this 300 and sixty five days.
“Today’s news graceful reveals this is even more critical so we are able to ease the stress on families and agencies.”
8:33AM
Inflation unchanged in September in setback for Sunak
Inflation changed into once operating at 6.7 per cent within the 300 and sixty five days to September, unchanged on the figure for August, Office for Nationwide Statistics records printed this morning.
The number represented a setback for Rishi Sunak as he makes an strive to convey on his pledge to halve inflation by the cease of the 300 and sixty five days.
Inflation changed into once graceful over 10 per cent when the High Minister made the pledge in January which manner he needs to web finish to five per cent by the cease of the 300 and sixty five days – now graceful three months away.
8:29AM
Treasury minister refuses to commit to inflation-linked advantages enhance
A Treasury minister has refused to give a dedication to enhance advantages in line with inflation subsequent 300 and sixty five days.
The Office for Nationwide Statistics today printed figures which showed inflation within the 300 and sixty five days to September changed into once 6.7 per cent. The September inflation figure is in general customary by the Govt because the baseline for uprating advantages within the following April.
But Andrew Griffith, the commercial secretary to the Treasury, would no longer be drawn this morning on whether today’s figure can be customary, reputedly leaving the door launch to a doable below-inflation enhance.
He told Sky Data: “Now we have graceful had I mediate five minutes within the past the numbers so that it’s likely you’ll very neatly be fully perfect, it’s miles in general the case that following the September release of headline inflation that my colleagues in authorities, the Department for Work and Pensions Secretary, assesses and makes solutions about what to attain with public advantages.
“That route of is yet to happen. It wouldn’t be perfect to reach out without extend after today’s figures. We are going to have the option to have to let that route of scoot. Remaining 300 and sixty five days as you can undergo in thoughts we elevated advantages by 10 per cent to offer protection to of us, one of the ideal ever increases in that.”
He added: “There would possibly be simply graceful a route of to be followed. It’s miles nice that we let that route of within the same manner as every various 300 and sixty five days, we rob that number, we place that into the route of and within the rupture update with regardless of the authorities’s plans are. We are frequently going to be responsible.”