“Nuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable,” the Chancellor says, giving it access to same investment incentives as renewables Jeremy Hunt also launches 'Great British Nuclear' aimed at bringing down costs of producing nuclear power
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is delivering his Budget in the Commons - he says the UK economy will shrink by 0.2% this year but avoid a "technical recession"
Free childcare of 30 hours a week for working parents is being expanded to cover children from the age of nine months to two years old
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