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TV licence fee hike to £173 in doubt as Rishi Sunak warns BBC to be 'realistic'
Rishi Sunak said the BBC should 'cut its cloth appropriately' as speculation mounts the Government could block a £15 rise to the £159-a-year license fee from April
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Pensions triple lock at risk as Tories and Labour won't make election guarantee
Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer refused to say whether the pension triple lock would be included in their manifestos - as the PM declined to be drawn into when the next general election will be held
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Sunak says he's been playing Christmas songs for weeks in cringe admission
The Prime Minister spoke of his love for Fairytale of New York and said Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's death was a 'great loss'. He revealed he's been playing Christmas music for the past two weeks as he signs cards
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Rishi Sunak won't rule out spending millions more on Rwanda amid secrecy row
Rishi Sunak declined to say what the maximum cost he'd be prepared to spend on the Rwanda deportation scheme amid questions over how much taxpayers have coughed up so far
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Rishi Sunak claims he's more statesmanlike than Keir Starmer despite marbles row
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was branded petulant after cancelling a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a bizarre spat over the Elgin Marbles, but claims he is still more statesmanlike than Keir Starmer