In this issue

October 04, 2022

Tory plot to halt benefit cuts after U-turn over top tax rate

Humiliated chancellor also forced to move date of key fiscal statement

4 mins

'It seemed odd' How defiance over tax rate melted away at conference

As Liz Truss waited to take the stage at an event for northern MPs on the drinks reception circuit at the Conservative party conference on Sunday night, she was introduced enthusiastically as the "tax-cutting prime minister" by the party chairman, Jake Berry.

2 mins

Braverman to consider giving anonymity to suspects to end 'media circus'

The home secretary will examine the possibility of giving anonymity to suspected criminals following concern over the identification and treatment of high-profile people wrongly accused of sexual abuse.

2 mins

Fracking I would be delighted by drilling in my garden, says Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he would be "delighted" for his back garden to be fracked, as he risked deepening divisions within the Conservative party by deriding those who oppose the controversial practice as "socialists".

1 min

Advertising Ministers given £930m to buy space to tout policies before next election

Ministers have budgeted more than £930m for buying advertising space in an effort to sell government policies in the lead-up to the next election, analysis has revealed.

2 mins

Tax U-turn What it means for markets and mortgage rates

Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss have expended a lot of political capital by abandoning their plan to abolish the 45% top rate of income tax after a week of increasing hostility from MPs and economists.

3 mins

Children face police check before care access on UK entry

Thousands of unaccompanied children, including a two-year-old, have been subjected to police fingerprinting and photographing after arriving in the UK as part of a little-known immigration enforcement operation.

2 mins

Shoppers likely to spend £4.4bn less on non-essentials in Christmas run-up

British shoppers are expected to spend £4.4bn less on non-essentials - a fall of 22% - in the run-up to Christmas as the cost of living surge puts a squeeze on their spare cash.

2 mins

Paxman's doctor diagnosed Parkinson's disease via TV

Jeremy Paxman's doctor diagnosed his Parkinson's disease after noticing that he was less "exuberant" while watching him on University Challenge, the broadcaster has revealed.

1 min

Kardashian pays more than $1m to settle crypto charges

Kim Kardashian has paid US regulators more than $1m to settle charges for failing to disclose that she was paid to promote a crypto asset in a post on her Instagram page.

1 min

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