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The Coalition Government is to press ahead with radical reforms of the National Health Service, which will see as much as 80 per cent of the budget in the hands of GPs, writes Victoria Macdonald.

MPs warn that the Government’s efficiency savings over the next four years pose a “significant challenge” to the NHS and social services which will be “tested to the limit”.

No council will see a budget cut of more than 8.9 per cent, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announces – and writes for Channel 4 News of the “sea change” in local government.

Councils are set to find out how much funding is to be cut, which will lead to a reduction in local government spending without parallel in modern times, an expert tells Channel 4 News.

No council will see a budget cut of more than 8.9 per cent, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announces – and writes for Channel 4 News of the “sea change” in local government.

As the Government wins a vote to treble university tuition fees, violence flares across Whitehall. Alex Thomson says that nine police officers and scores of protesters are hurt.

Two senior Liberal Democrat MPs consider resigning from their positions in protest over plans to increase university tuition fees.

In scrapping the HMS Ark Royal, the UK is giving up membership of a global club with just one remaining member – nations with top-of-the-range aircraft carriers, writes expert Dr Lee Willett.

A study into child poverty by Labour MP Frank Field says disadvantaged families should be offered more support rather than benefit increases and tax credits.

Following a public outcry over cuts to funding for school sports, the prime minister David Cameron says there will now be a review of the policy.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley outlines the Government’s public health plans for England – saying he wants to “nudge” rather than push people in the right direction.

As David Cameron announces that the nation’s wellbeing is to be measured, a leading charity tells Channel 4 News that government spending cuts could have a negative effect on families.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley tells MPs there is an “unprecedented level of resources available to the NHS” as a Channel 4 News FactCheck finds evidence of new cuts.

Chancellor George Osborne makes a statement to the Commons on the Irish bailout.

David Cameron’s enterprise adviser Lord Young resigns after being given an “almighty roasting” by the Prime Minister over his remarks about the recession, writes Political Correspondent Cathy Newman.