Category: Liz Truss

‘It’s tragic’: Bank of England governor watching Middle East crisis closely

Exclusive: in an interview with the Guardian Andrew Bailey says he fears conflict will affect oil pricesThe Bank of England is monitoring the Middle East crisis amid fears that a worsening conflict between Iran and Israel will...

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Cleverly says it was a mistake for Sunak to say he would ‘stop the boats’ because that was ‘unachievable target’ – as it happened

Former home secretary says the phrase ‘stop the boats’ was ‘an error’ and it was too complicated a problem to distil into a soundbite. This live blog is closedRobert Jenrick has used a campaign rally just...

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Simon Case to stand down as cabinet secretary at end of the year – UK politics live

The UK’s top civil servant will leave his post on health grounds in a move expected to be welcomed by some Labour figuresSimon Case to stand down on health groundsRobert Jenrick has used a campaign rally just outside the...

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Truss claims she would have done better than Sunak at election if she had stayed as PM – UK politics live

The former prime minister also said getting rid of Boris Johnson was a ‘very stupid move’ during a Q&A session at the Tory party conferenceRobert Jenrick has used a campaign rally just outside the Conservative...

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Jenrick tells Tory conference it’s ‘leave or die’ as he ramps up calls for UK to exit ECHR – UK politics live

The former immigration minister, currently the bookmakers’ favourite to become leader, will take part in a Q&A at the Tory party conference todayRobert Jenrick has used a campaign rally just outside the Conservative...

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Jenrick tells Tory conference it’s ‘leave or die’ as he ramps up calls for UK to leave ECHR – UK politics live

The former immigration minister, currently the bookmakers’ favourite to become leader, will take part in a Q&A at the Tory party conference todayGood morning. The Conservative party conference is essentially a four-day...

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‘Like celebrity reality TV where you don’t recognise the celebrities’: senior Tories fear next leader won’t survive long

Conservative grandees at the conference in Birmingham fear that none of the candidates can unite the party’s factionsSenior Tories are already predicting that whoever wins the Conservative leadership race is unlikely to...

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Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – Labour conference live

Chancellor says £22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel paymentsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to...

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