Economic instability is the top business concern ahead of the Budget, chosen by 52% of decision makers, YouGov finds. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/52-of-b…

Smaller firms are gloomier about the Budget: 56% of SME decision makers expect to be worse off, against 48% at larger businesses. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/52-of-b…

52% of business decision makers expect Healey's Budget to leave firms worse off, YouGov finds, while only 15% expect an improvement. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/52-of-b…

“But what about happiness?” Married mums are more likely to report high life satisfaction. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/officia…

Controls: 57% vs 42% had high life satisfaction (married after birth vs never-married). Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/officia…

Harry Benson (Marriage Foundation) finds married mums significantly happier (59–61% vs 49%). Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/officia…

A US export ban may briefly help, but could hammer Europe, especially the UK, with only 40 days of reserves. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/uk-join…

Cigarette-rate tax on vapes removes the incentive to switch. Alistair Thompson, Parliament News. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/illogic…

UK joins EU talks. US export-ban gains would be short-lived and hammer Europe; UK has 40 days of reserves. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/uk-join…

Cancer plan taxes every nicotine product but only labels alcohol. Alistair Thompson, Parliament News. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/illogic…

Donald Trump weighs a US diesel export ban; gains fade, hammering Europe. UK has only 40 days' reserves. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/uk-join…

One tax floor for vapes, pouches and cigarettes: illogical, and it fails consumers. Alistair Thompson, Parliament News. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/illogic…

Illogical: equal tax rates remove any incentive to switch. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/illogic…

Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/illogic… Nicotine tax stays same. Alcohol gets labels. Consumers lose.

SANT plan taxes cigarettes, vapes and pouches alike, while alcohol gets a label. Illogical and fails consumers. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/illogic…

Burnham opens door to rejoining EU; options expected around UK-EU summit later this year. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/burnham…

Andy Burnham listed: stay as we are, customs union, single market, or rejoin the EU. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/burnham…

Marriage Foundation seeks radical overhaul: wedding ceremonies leave state. Daily Mail reports. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/time-to…

Marriage Foundation proposes radical reform in England and Wales; Daily Mail also covers it. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/time-to…

Marriage Foundation proposes state-free ceremonies for England and Wales; Daily Mail covers it. Read in full here: parliamentnews.co.uk/time-to…