Poverty tops Tory policy targets
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The Tories will put tackling poverty at the heart of their next election campaign, the BBC learns.
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David Cameron is urged to shift to traditional Tory policies following a surge in the polls by Labour.
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A Tory government would adopt a scheme to make the long-term unemployed work for their benefits.
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Higher taxes on short haul flights and "gas guzzling" cars are among recommendations from the Tories' final policy review group.
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Â· Analysis to identify areas of difficulty for councils  Â· Findings will feed into autumn spending round
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Britain is working hard to persuade other rich nations such as the United States and Japan of the need to take action to fight poverty in Africa, according to International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.
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BRUSSELS, May 22 (IPS) - Anti-poverty campaigners have likened trade  negotiations between the European Union (EU) and several regions  in Africa to a boxing match between a schoolboy novice and a  heavyweight champion.
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Ministers unveil plans for a Child Poverty Unit aimed at meeting their target of halving child poverty by 2010.
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Children are entitled to a childhood and parents need help to realise this right, the Conservatives say.
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Smaller schools and scrapping AS-levels are among the proposals from a Tory working group.
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Many vulnerable people now face eligibility tests for basic services as councils tighten budgets.
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The Tories today published an eight-point plan to tackle the pensions crisis and ârestore our saving cultureâ. Shadow pensions secretary David Willetts published
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The public must take more responsibility for defeating gang culture, Tory leader David Cameron says.
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The Conservative Party today published plans to reform the national lottery which they claimed could release up to Â£182m a year for spending on good causes
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More money would be raised from "green" taxes under the Tories, says shadow chancellor George Osborne.
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Though the number of welfare recipients continues to decline, poverty rates -- particularly for single mothers and children -- have surged in recent years.
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The Conservative Party has promised to save Â£1.1bn a year by attacking "fat and bloated bureaucracy".