In this issue

September 28, 2022

Tories warn Kwarteng to act fast to calm market turmoil

Kwasi Kwarteng is facing demands from his own party to act within days amid fears millions will face a steep hike in mortgage rates with one senior Conservative MP describing last week's mini-Budget as "an unmitigated disaster".

3 mins

Punish Truss for financial mayhem, urges Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has issued a call for Britain’s voters to punish Liz Truss at the ballot box for the financial mayhem unleashed by her mini-Budget, telling them: Don’t forget. Don’t forgive.”

3 mins

Will Labour decide to play it safe or seize the moment?

Aided by the government's self-inflicted wounds, an upbeat Labour Party finally sniffs a return to power after 12 long years in the wilderness.

3 mins

Breakfast clubs for all young pupils, Labour will pledge

A Labour government would introduce free breakfast clubs in all primary schools in England, according to its shadow education secretary.

2 mins

Brexit has slashed Eurostar capacity by third, says CEO

The extra passport checks the UK requested after leaving the EU are "not sustainable": that is the damning view of Jacques Damas, outgoing chief executive of Eurostar.

3 mins

Russia claims victory in Ukraine referendums

Pro-Kremlin officials yesterday said three parts of occupied Ukrainian territory have chosen to join Russia, following votes that Kyiv and the West dismissed as "sham referendums".

2 mins

Iran protester death toll much higher, says Amnesty

The number of protesters being killed in Iran is higher than state TV figures claim, with the Iranian authorities exhibiting a "pattern of distorting the truth" to conceal human rights abuses, Amnesty International has warned.

2 mins

Britain feels less appealing to live in as the days go by

With the pound tanking against the dollar, Holly Baxter weighs up if she will ever return to her homeland for good

3 mins

WELCOME, MATT

Andrew Buchan talks to Nick Hilton about playing a former health secretary alongside Kenneth Branagh's Boris Johnson

6 mins

Record high for food prices as they rise 10.6% in a year

Food inflation has reached an all-time high after prices soared by 10.6 per cent in the year to September.

2 mins

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