Britons who fear having to sell their homes in old age to pay for health treatment could instead pay the Government up to £12,000 for long-term care, under new government proposals. Lord Kinnock and his wife, Glenys, have amassed six public sector pensions worth a total of £185,000 per year, according to a new analysis by a think tank. The chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Sir Christopher Kelly, said he was "surprised and shocked" by the extent of the abuse uncovered by the Daily Telegraph's investigation into parliamentary allowances. 14 Jun 2009 Gordon Brown has been forced to set up an "inner cabinet" of his most senior ministers to plot the government's future strategy, The Telegraph learns. 13 Jun 2009 George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, is facing demands to “pay back” £55,000 in capital gains tax, which critics say he is morally obliged to pay after “flipping” his designated second property. 13 Jun 2009 Town halls and Whitehall spend £50 million a year on translation and interpretation for the benefit of people who cannot speak English. 13 Jun 2009 Peter Mandelson’s emergence as Labour’s guiding spirit is one of the most remarkable transformations of the modern political age£12k 'inheritance levy' to pay for free elderly care
Kinnocks have six state pensions worth £185,000 per year
Expenses investigator 'shocked' by MPs' abuse of system
Brown includes leadership rivals in 'inner cabinet'
George Osborne 'must be made to pay' say Lib Dems
Councils spend £50m translating documents no-one reads
Is Mandelson alone saving Labour?
Monday, 15 June 2009
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