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    UK ‘turning back on people of Afghanistan’ as aid slashed by half

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The government has been accused of “turning its back” on the people of Afghanistan after an official watchdog said UK aid to the nation has more than halved. The Independent Commission for Aid […] More

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    Kwasi Kwarteng again refuses to apologise over economic turmoil

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Kwasi Kwarteng has again refused to apologise for the financial turmoil unleashed by his time in office alongside Liz Truss. The former chancellor, whose mini-budget triggered turbulence in the financial markets and drove […] More

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    Hunt says approach to immigration will be ‘pragmatic’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Jeremy Hunt has insisted the government would take a “pragmatic” approach to immigration in the wake of the home secretary’s call to reduce the numbers coming to the UK. The chancellor said ministers […] More

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    The National Conservatism Conference’s strangest moments

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Accusations of downplaying the Holocaust, rants about Black Lives Matter, and strange ruminations on “total biomedical self-mastery” – the National Conservatism Conference has produced some startling moments. Pitched by the organisers as a […] More