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October 03, 2022

Gove Joins Assault On Truss Income Tax Cuts For The Rich

The former cabinet minister Michael Gove has heavily criticised Liz Truss's plans for tax cuts for the rich, saying her unfunded £45bn package had the “wrong values” and was not Conservative.

6 mins

Tory chair tells struggling Britons to get a better job

Britons struggling with soaring bills should try getting a better-paid job or cut back on their spending, Conservative Party chair Jake Berry has said.

3 mins

Sacking of Scholar will have 'chilling effect' in Whitehall

The sacking of top Treasury official Sir Tom Scholar will harm government effectiveness by exerting a chilling effect on civil servants' willingness to give frank advice to ministers, a former senior mandarin has said.

2 mins

Former Business Partner Of Rees-Mogg And Major Tory Donor Appointed A Minister

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been caught up in a cronyism row after the partner in his investment firm was suddenly handed a peerage and made a government minister.

2 mins

Third of primary teachers struggling to pay for food

Schools are already losing members of staff who are looking for better pay

3 mins

Fund Climate Measures By Using Taxation, Says Report

Money from general taxation should be used to help tackle the climate crisis, a new report says.

3 mins

Brother of Moors murder victim frustrated over claim grave has been located

The brother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett has voiced his frustration at recent claims made by an author, which have sparked a renewed police investigation.

2 mins

Russians fleeing draft tell of three-day queues and bribes

Russian men desperate to avoid fighting in Ukraine following Vladimir Putin's conscription order have told of three-day long border queues and bribing security officials with hundreds of pounds at makeshift "checkpoints".

4 mins

Takeovers caused by a weak pound are very problematic

Every time the pound wobbles, we see a similar story emerging: overseas predators are trawling the UK markets in search of cheapie acquisitions. The prevailing political and economic orthodoxy in Britain is that the nation benefits from its open markets.

3 mins

Yehualaw the winner in women's London Marathon as Kipruto is first in men's

Kenyan Amos Kipruto won his first London Marathon title on Sunday and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women's race ahead of last year's winner Joyciline Jepkosgei.

1 min

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