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    Rishi Sunak says taxes must rise to avoid market backlash

    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 The government must follow through on its promise of tax rises and spending cuts in this week’s autumn statement or risk a market backlash destabilising the UK economy, Rishi Sunak […] More

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    Brexit has imposed ‘costs’ on UK economy, Jeremy Hunt admits

    Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has accepted that Brexit has imposed “costs” on the UK, but insisted he did not believe EU withdrawal will make Britain […] More

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    Rishi Sunak at odds with Tory voters over ban on new wind farms, poll shows

    Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email The British public overwhelmingly backs the construction of new wind farms and is increasingly hostile to non-renewable energy sources, a new poll has found. The survey, released as the world’s governments meet for the Cop27 […] More

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    Households paying £94 extra on energy bills due to regulator’s failure

    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 Consumers have been forced to pay almost £100 more for their gas and electricity due to Ofgem’s failure to regulate the energy supply market properly, a new report has found. […] More