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    Conor Burns attacks ‘beyond strange’ Liz Truss decision to sack him before misconduct inquiry

    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 Tory MP Conor Burns has claimed Liz Truss’s decision to sack him as a government minister before an investigation into misconduct allegations was complete was a violation of “natural justice”. […] More

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    Bank of England expands emergency bond-buying scheme to £10bn a day

    For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Bank of England has announced an expansion of its emergency gilt-buying programme, launched after chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget sparked market turmoil which left the UK on the brink of a financial crisis. The Bank said […] More

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    ‘No plans’ to tighten law on cannabis, says No 10

    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 has “no plans” to change the law relating to cannabis, Downing Street has said. The announcement amounts to a slapdown to home secretary Suella Braverman, who over the […] More

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    UK slaps sanctions on Iran ‘morality police’ after death of Mahsa Amini

    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 Liz Truss’s government has imposed sanctions on Iran’s so-called morality police and other top security officials amid widespread protests in the country and accusations of human rights violations. Thousands of […] More

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    Kwasi Kwarteng will bring forward fiscal plan to Halloween in another U-turn

    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 Kwasi Kwarteng will bring forward the government’s medium-term fiscal plan from November to the end of October following calls to reassure the markets, it has emerged. The chancellor said in […] More

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    Tory wipeout could be ‘on the cards’, George Osborne warns as Liz Truss launches charm offensive

    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 Tories face a potential wipeout at the next general election after Liz Truss’s experimental economic plan has “blown up”, former Tory chancellor George Osborne has warned. The prime minister […] More