Imran Hussain said
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"It makes no sense to cut this lifeline in six months when the furlough scheme will have ended and unemployment is expected to be near its highest – exactly when families will need it most. “Families need help and certainty, not a stay of execution. There’s no faster way to push more children into poverty than by snatching £20 a week out of the pockets of our country’s poorest families”. The Tory Chancellor said outright that he will not extend the £20-a-week uplift beyond the end of September despite fears of a “cliff-edge” for families. Read More Related Articles , was extended in yesterday’s Budget by six months after it had been due to run out in the first two weeks of April. Campaigners had called for Mr Sunak to go further. Some said the boost should be made permanent - to avoid benefits dropping back to their lowest level since the 1990s. And cross-party MPs said an extension should last a year at least. But it is understood the Chancellor is firmly fixed on ending the uplift at the end of September - despite 6million people claiming UC, and furlough being due to end at the same time. Mr Sunak told the BBC: “We are taking a more generous approach and keeping it in full without phasing it out. “It is in full all the way through to the end of September because I think that is a more generous approach, and it is right to also focus on all the other things that we are doing to help families in that situation and those things don't phase out”. But James Taylor of the charity Scope said: "
themirror Thursday, March 4, 2021 2:47:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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about Bradford West
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“It is of course positive news to see that the rate of coronavirus infections has continued to fall across Bradford, but we cannot become complacent. The Government has failed to apply restrictions fairly or consistently, and places like Bradford are placed under tougher restrictions whilst other places which are seeing rising infection rates get away with fewer restrictions”
thetelegraphandargus Friday, December 4, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain adds
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“It shouldn’t only be the generous public and charities that help families make it through this pandemic. The chancellor must also do his bit by promising that he will not be cutting universal credit payments by over £1,000 a year in the spring”
msn-uk Tuesday, December 1, 2020 12:13:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain adds
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“It shouldn’t only be the generous public and charities that help families make it through this pandemic. The chancellor must also do his bit by promising that he will not be cutting universal credit payments by over £1,000 a year in the spring”
guardian Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:29:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain added
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“These changes the Government are setting out will reduce the involvement of residents in the decision-making process and erode vital opportunities for oversight and accountability, with fewer opportunities for local people to give their views on unwanted and ill-thought-out developments being built in their communities”
thetelegraphandargus Monday, September 28, 2020 11:53:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“There is no need to panic as we are making all possible efforts to ensure proper supply of goods,”
HindustanTimes Monday, March 30, 2020 5:42:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“This report shows us in stark and worrying terms that it will be most poorly paid bearing the brunt of the government measures to deal with the outbreak,”
24housing Thursday, March 19, 2020 6:42:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“The government wants to make Delhi a world-class city. Keeping this in mind, the manifesto and the Guarantee Card, the emphasis will be on fast implementation”
Hindu Monday, February 17, 2020 11:14:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“We have not received official intimation regarding this announcement yet. We learnt about this development through media reports,”
news-yahoo-in Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:55:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“The Government must invest in our children by urgently reversing crippling cuts to council budgets, which have left them with no choice but to shrink or close these lifeline services on which parents rely,”
thevisitor Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:33:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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about John Grogan
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"Of course we're delighted we retained the three Bradford seats, but I'm sorry we lost John. He is a good constituency MP and a good comrade. "
thetelegraphandargus Friday, December 13, 2019 4:42:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“It is a tragic incident. An investigation will be conducted and action will be taken against whoever is responsible for it,”
expressindia Sunday, December 8, 2019 1:28:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“It is a tragic incident. An investigation will be conducted and action will be taken against whoever is responsible for it,”
expressindia Sunday, December 8, 2019 10:26:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain wrote
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"The Centre had requested the Delhi government to undertake direct retailing of onions in Delhi from the central buffer to manage their prices and availability situation and was asked to indicate demand of onions from the central buffer immediately," "Considering the request of the Centre and the unusual and sudden rise in retail prices of onions in Delhi, the Delhi government immediately took cognisance of the seriousness of the situation,"
business-standard Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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"In pursuance of the same, for the benefit of people of Delhi, wide publicity in the media was given about the decision of the Delhi government to make onions available to the consumers in Delhi at Rs. 23.90 per kg from September 28 at 400 fair price shops and through 80 mobile vans,"
business-standard Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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"The Cabinet of the Delhi government also decided to increase the number of mobile vans so as to cater to the each of the municipal wards in Delhi, thereby strengthening the number of mobile vans from 80 to 400,"
business-standard Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain asserted
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"However, NAFED has not been able to supply the onions as per requisition made to it from time to time,"
business-standard Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain wrote
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"It may kindly be appreciated that such an unpleasant situation needs to be avoided. I would, therefore, seek your kind personal intervention in the matter. It is requested that NAFED may kindly be directed to supply adequate quantity of onions i.e. 10 trucks per day for the next 10 days for the onion prices to stabilise,"
business-standard Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:32:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“Senior police officials were present there and in their presence, I was appealing to people to maintain peace. I visited the spot for three consecutive days. I met people from both communities. I have cooperated with the police, peace committee members and residents in the locality, with whom I also held several meetings. It is my duty to ensure peace and harmony in the locality,”
HindustanTimes Wednesday, July 3, 2019 9:56:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“Muslim & Hindu brothers sat down together that night at the police station & hugged, I was also present there. Neither Hindus nor Muslims wants riots here,”
india Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:40:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain told
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"No one wants clashes here and markets have also opened. I congratulate Delhi Police which brought the situation under control. Bad elements who did this have no religion and action will be taken against them. We should not politicise the incident,"
business-standard Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:03:00 PM EAT
Imran Hussain told
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"No one wants clashes here and markets have also opened. I congratulate Delhi Police which brought the situation under control. Bad elements who did this have no religion and action will be taken against them. We should not politicise the incident,"
firstpost Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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“I have already asked the environment department to initiate steps so that the authority could be reconstituted at the earliest,”
HindustanTimes Monday, April 22, 2019 4:21:00 AM EAT
Imran Hussain said
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"I want to know under whose instructions they were there since they neither informed me nor took my approval. How was I bypassed? "
newindianexpress Sunday, April 14, 2019 6:49:00 PM EAT