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    Leading businessman quits Tories after 40 years over anti-business approach

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A leading business figure has quit the Conservative party after nearly 40 years, citing the party’s alleged “f*** business” attitude. Iain Anderson, the founder of the public relations from Cicero, […] More

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    Liz Truss allies to put pressure on Hunt to offer tax cuts in budget

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Allies of Liz Truss will present Jeremy Hunt with a blueprint for tax cuts before his March budget, in a move which underlines Tory splits on the economy. The Conservative […] More

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    Tory ministers accused of charging ‘luxury lifestyle’ to taxpayers

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Taxpayers’ money has been used to fund five-star hotels for ministers “living the high life” on overseas trips, Labour has claimed following an analysis of government spending. In 2021 the […] More

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    Ofgem boss should resign over prepayment meter scandal, say charities

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Charities have called on the boss of energy regulator Ofgem to resign over the scandal that has seen suppliers force prepayment meters on hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Britons. Former Labour prime […] More

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    NHS: A&E and cancer unit nurses set to join fresh strikes

    Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Nurses in England are preparing to escalate their dispute with the government by involving staff from NHS A&E departments, intensive care and cancer wards in a series of 48-hour strikes. The Royal […] More