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October 01, 2022

War at 'pivotal moment' as Putin annexes land

Zelensky pushes to join Nato and vows to retake all territory

1 min

Ukraine pushes to join Nato as Putin oversees land grab

Russia's war in Ukraine is at a "pivotal moment", Nato said yesterday after Vladimir Putin annexed more territory and declared sham referendum results to be "the will of millions of people".

3 mins

Abducted, beaten, tortured

Ukrainians who refused to vote in sham election speak out

3 mins

Kwarteng to block OBR's Budget verdict for weeks

The Office for Budget Responsibility's verdict on the taxslashing mini-Budget will be kept secret for nearly two months after the chancellor refused to publish it

3 mins

Renters could desert Tories if PM backtracks on pledges

Private renters are deserting the Tories following fears that Liz Truss will water down promises of new powers to challenge bad landlords, a poll says.

2 mins

The Tories are howling mad and blaming 'orthodoxy'

Expertise is still the enemy of the all-powerful, howling mad wing of the Tory party but they've got a new name for it: orthodoxy.

4 mins

Poll gives thumbs-down to PM in first month in office

ANDREW WOODCOCK

4 mins

Truss will have to roll back on her campaign promises

Allies of Liz Truss insist we shouldn't be surprised: she is implementing what she promised during the Tory leadership campaign and is someone who "does what she says".

3 mins

Commons sleaze watchdog faces 'outrageous' claim of being lenient to get peerage

A Tory MP has come under fire over an extraordinary claim that the Commons sleaze watchdog is seeking a peerage in return for letting corrupt MPs off the hook.

3 mins

What Truss's conference speechwriters need to do

A dig at Keir Starmer, a mention of Ukraine - Sean O'Grady ponders what the prime minister might try in Birmingham

3 mins

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