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CLIMATE-CHANGE campaigners said plans to ban gas central heating in new homes were a “no-brainer”.

The policy will mean an end to fossil fuel heating systems in homes built from 2025 onwards.

Greenpeace senior campaigner Mel Evans described the move as “vital”.

Max Wakefield, of campaign group 10:10 Climate Action, said: “All our homes and buildings must be made efficient, affordable and zero-carbon within the next two decades to address the climate crisis. Ending the scandal of POVERTY-PAY campaigners hailed a review of the minimum wage aimed at ending the low-pay epidemic.

Expert Prof Arin Dube will lead an inquiry announced by the Chancellor.

Stephen Clarke, senior economic analyst of the Resolution Foundation think-tank, called it “a welcome first step to meeting the Chancellor’s ambition of ending low pay altogether”.

The Association of Accounting Technicians said Mr Hammond “has recognised the importance of higher pay and the impact on productivity, BRITAIN would be condemned to three more years of austerity under a no-deal Brexit, the Chancellor warned yesterday. Philip Hammond delivered his dire prediction as experts slashed growth forecasts amid the crisis caused by Theresa May’s botched plans to quit the EU and latest vote defeat.

His comments fly in the face of the PM’S declaration last October that cruel austerity was over. Mr Hammond said in his poor-quality new homes is a no-brainer that’s good for everyone.”

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Timms, of Friends of the Earth, warned that the Chancellor’s announcement did not go far enough .

Mr Timms said: “The nation’s children are calling out for tough action to cut emissions.

“Mr Hammond must listen harder to the lesson they’re teaching him.” which we’ve highlighted for the past couple of years”.

Head of public affairs Phil Hall added: “Some 70% of AAT members say the Government should scrap the existing minimum wage structure and replace it with Living Wage Foundation levels.”

The current hourly Living Wage rate is £9 outside London, compared with a £7.83 minimum wage for those over 25.

FEARS Mr Hammond in Commons yesterday SCHOOLGIRLS will benefit from free sanitary products made available in secondaries and colleges across England from September.The move comes after campaigners warned teens from poorer families were missing classes because they could not afford pads and tampons.One in 10 pupils aged 14 to 21 has been unable to afford sanitary products, while 49% have missed a day of school due to their period.Period poverty campaigner Amika George, 19, said the measure would make a“massive difference”, saying theGovernment had “finally taken action” against the blight.The National Education Union’s Kevin Courtney added: “No girl should miss out on education because they cannot afford such essentials.”And the National Association for Head Teachers said the move was “the right thing to do”.