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Government’s economic U-turn explained
Jeremy Hunt has reversed Liz Truss’ economic programme, but where does that leave the economy and the public finances?
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‘There were mistakes in the mini-budget’ says chancellor
We went to the Treasury to speak to the latest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and began by asking him whether the government owes the public an apology.
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Chancellor reverses tax cuts and energy help in Liz Truss’ mini-budget
The prime minister is not under a desk, declared Penny Mordaunt as she stood in for Liz Truss today in parliament – the mockery right on the edge of OK when the news is so grim. Earlier, in one of the greatest humiliations in British political history, the current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had systematically reversed…
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Could Liz Truss be ousted this week?
The game is up for Liz Truss, that’s the verdict of one former Tory minister and not the message the prime minister will want to hear, hours before the markets open in Asia.
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Tory leadership candidates need backing of at least 20 MPs, 1922 Committee says
Eleven MPs are vying to replace Boris Johnson in a contest already condemned for becoming a “poisonous” battle.
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Social care white paper widely criticised
There were high hopes that the long-awaited social care white paper would deliver ambitious plans for how billions of pounds would be spent over the next decade.
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FactCheck: confusion over Covid-19 vaccine plans
There have been mixed messages recently about how a Covid-19 vaccination programme would be handled.
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Iranian Ambassador warns UK that raising tensions further would be ‘dangerous and unwise’
Iran’s Ambassador in London has warned the UK against further raising tensions between the two countries.
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Foreign Office summons Iranian diplomat after ‘unacceptable’ British oil tanker seizure
Iran says the British flagged Stena Impero was violating international maritime law. Not true, says the UK government, with Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt calling the seizure “totally and utterly unacceptable”. The oil tanker was captured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, in retaliation for Britain’s role in capturing an Iranian ship in Gibraltar…
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Public sector workers expected to receive above-inflation pay rise
Theresa May’s parting shot as Prime Minister could well be a big giveaway: according to reports, the government is expected to announce major public sector pay rises on Monday, worth £2 billion a year.
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MPs vote to stop PM proroguing parliament for no-deal Brexit
MPs have inflicted yet another defeat on the Government over Brexit – backing a move which could stop the next Prime Minister shutting down Parliament to force through a no-deal exit from the EU.
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Plaid and Greens stand aside for Lib Dems in Brecon by-election
It was triggered by local voters after their Tory MP was convicted over a false expenses claim.
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New European chief open to another Brexit delay
In the last hour, the EU’s top job of President of the European Commission has been given to Ursula von der Leyen.
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Trump calls UK ambassador ‘very stupid’ and ‘pompous’
Donald Trump didn’t just attack the British Ambassador to the United States in his series of tweets this morning, he also laid into Theresa May.
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Poll suggests Boris Johnson on track to become PM
So Boris Johnson could well be on track to become the next Prime Minister, if the latest poll is to be believed as Tory party members began receiving their ballot papers for the leadership race.