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Teacher wellbeing is an issue the government is trying to improve as part of its manifesto pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers.

But some Labour MPs are concerned the government has not published its China audit, which it carried out as part of an election manifesto commitment.

The willingness by the chancellor to take political pain, in the form of breaking tax rate manifesto promises, in order to restrain borrowing in a straightforward way, is a plus for the bond vigilantes.

The book’s final chapters have the ring of a mild manifesto.

The newspaper says the chancellor and prime minister U-turned on increasing the tax, which would have broken an election manifesto promise, over fears it would anger voters and Labour MPs.