The Independent - July 11, 2022

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July 11, 2022

Zahawi: I will answer any questions from HMRC

Chancellor vows to publish tax returns if elected PM after Independent reveals investigation into his financial affairs

3 mins

Tory candidates lurch right as Truss set to enter contest

Liz Truss entered an increasingly bitter Conservative leadership race, as top contenders lurched to the right on Brexit, immigration and tax policy in a desperate bid for backers.

5 mins

Killer Pistorius in Mordaunt leadership campaign video

A British Paralympic gold medallist asked to be cut from Penny Mordaunt's Tory leadership campaign video - which also featured convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius.

1 min

UK Support For Ukrainian Refugees Already Waning

Public support for Ukrainian refugees is already waning in Britain, polling suggests, as the war continues to rage.

2 mins

Ministers 'wasted' £800m on single-use NHS gowns

The government could have saved close to £1bn in taxpayers' money had it agreed to issue multi-use protective gowns for NHS staff instead of single-use, The Independent has been told.

3 mins

Musk Cites Twitter's 'Bots' As Reason To Pull Out Of Deal

Elon Musk "tripled down" on his claim that Twitter was underreporting the number of spam accounts on its platform during an address to tech moguls, according to a new report.

1 min

Roe V Wade Fallout Goes Far Beyond North America

When it comes to abortion rights, the global influence of the US may be a double-edged sword, says Borzou Daragahi

4 mins

Fifteen killed after gunmen open fire inside Soweto bar

An eyewitness has described seeing 15 people shot dead at a bar in Johannesburg's Soweto township in the early hours of yesterday.

2 mins

Could the fightback against Maga take hold in Arizona?

It is Donald Trump - and his supporters - against the world.

2 mins

Tax cuts are an irrelevance in the Tory leadership race

Tax cuts when you had a fiscal deficit of more than 6 per cent of GDP last year? One of the depressing things about the race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and hence prime minister is the way most of the candidates trot out tax cuts as part of their agenda.

3 mins

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