Rachel

In her October Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the government had decided to lower stamp duty thresholds in England and Northern Ireland.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn budget last year that the government was considering widening the levy.

Rachel Power, chief executive of Patients Association which campaigns for improvements in health and social care, said freezing the charges was a "positive step".

In a report published on Monday, Dame Rachel said the technology was disproportionately targeting girls and young women with many bespoke apps appearing to work only on female bodies.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set "very, very tight budgets" so any pay increase risks the government being "forced into tax rises or other spending cuts", Johnson said.