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Liz Truss tries to curb Cabinet squabbling amid backbench ‘coup’
The spectre of cuts loomed large at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham today – with cabinet ministers openly disagreeing.
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Liz Truss on tax cut U-turn and interest rates
Our political editor Gary Gibbon sits down with Prime Minister Liz Truss
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22 million people could be affected, as PM won’t commit to raising benefits in line with inflation
The Prime Minister has refused to commit to raising benefits in line with inflation, despite growing pressure from senior Tory MPs – including a former party leader and a member of her own cabinet.
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Truss ‘absolutely right’ to put her stamp on UK, says trade minister
We’re joined by the trade minister, Conor Burns.
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Raising benefits in line with inflation ‘needs to be done,’ says former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith
One of the senior Tories calling for benefits to be uprated in line with inflation is the party’s former leader Iain Duncan Smith.
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Ukraine makes biggest breakthrough in south since war with Russia began
Ukraine continues to be on a military roll. Its army has made its biggest breakthrough against Russian forces in the south of the country since the war there began.
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U.S. ‘vigilant’ about Putin’s ‘loose talk’ on nuclear weapons, says policy advisor
We speak to Counselor Derek Chollet, a senior policy advisor at the State Department who works closely with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
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Covid-19 inquiry opens amid controversy over how testimony will be collected
While some would prefer to think Covid is all over there are those who will be forever scarred: the survivors and the bereaved.
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Chris Kaba: Inquest begins into death of man man shot by police
An inquest has begun into the death of Chris Kaba, who was shot by police in south London last month.
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The xx singer-songwriter Oliver Sim on living with HIV
The musician Oliver Sim has achieved massive commercial and critical success as part of the band The xx.
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Ukraine makes biggest breakthrough in south since war with Russia began (Audio dubbed)
Ukraine continues to be on a military roll. Its army has made its biggest breakthrough against Russian forces in the south of the country since the war there began.
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Viola Davis aims to ‘change the narrative’ for Black women in film with ‘The Woman King’
In Africa in the 1800s, the women of the Dahomey people were incredibly powerful.
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Man in court accused of nine-year-old’s murder
A man has been remanded in custody at Liverpool Crown Court after being charged on Saturday with the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
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Supreme leader of Iran blames protests on Israel and US
The British foreign office has summoned Iran’s diplomatic representative in the UK over the increasingly violent suppression of protests in Iran.
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Bolsonaro v Lula: Brazil election goes to surprising head-to-head
Brazilian voters are heading into an acrimonious run off in the elections after left-wing former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva failed to secure the majority he needed to seal a first round victory.
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‘We would like to be protected by NATO’ says Finnish Foreign Minister
We spoke to the Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. We asked him whether he thinks that gains made by Ukraine mean that Putin is losing the war.
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Russia loses full control of annexed regions after huge Ukraine gains
Russia has reportedly sacked the commander of its Western military district – the latest top official to be fired after a series of defeats in the war in Ukraine.
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Errors made by government in mini-budget says Shapps
We were joined by the former Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps who gave his reaction to the government’s mini-budget u-turn today.
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How the government u-turn went down with voters
So how has all this been going down with the voters?
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Economic fallout after mini-budget ‘not a catastrophe’, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
We spoke to the Business Secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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How will the government balance books after tax cuts?
The financial markets responded positively to the government’s u-turn, with the pound rising against the dollar. Economic reporter Neil Macdonald explains.
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Chancellor Kwarteng to reverse his planned tax cut for richest in UK
The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said ditching the 45p tax rate for the highest earners had become too much of a distraction.
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FactCheck: Kwarteng wrongly claims Bank of England intervention ‘nothing to do’ with mini budget
A top Bank of England economist said it was a factor.
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Brazil election: Future of Amazon at stake as voting begins
Brazilians are voting today in an election that will have a huge impact on the Amazon.
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125 dead after stampede at Indonesia football match
At least 125 people have died after violence broke out following a football match in Indonesia.
