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    Liz Truss bad for Britain on world stage, majority of voters say

    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 does not have what it takes to best represent British interests when dealing with senior international leaders, according to more than half the people who have taken part […] More

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    Labour MP apologises for calling Kwasi Kwarteng ‘superficially’ Black after suspension

    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 MP suspended by Labour for calling Kwasi Kwarteng “superficially” Black has apologised to the chancellor. Rupa Huq offered “sincere and heartfelt apologies” for what she called her “ill-judged” comments, […] More

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    David Lammy attacks ‘twisted lies’ of Empire that turned millions into slaves

    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 David Lammy has attacked the “twisted lies” of Empire that turned millions into slaves, in one of the fiercest condemnations by a senior British politician. The shadow foreign secretary linked […] More

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    What are supply-side reforms?

    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 Britain’s already-embattled new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will announce a package of supply-side reforms in October and November as part of a “medium-term fiscal plan”, the Treasury has said. Mr Kwarteng […] More

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    Russian officials hit with UK sanctions over ‘sham referendums’ in Ukraine

    Britain has imposed a new round of sanctions in relation to Russia’s “sham referendums” in territories it occupies in Ukraine.The foreign office has announced the measures will include travel bans and asset freezes targeting 33 officials and “collaborators” involved in organising the votes on joining the Russian Federation, and four more oligarchs who have helped fund President Vladimir Putin’s war effort.A further 55 board members from state-linked organisations, including Gazprombank and Sberbank, involved in financing the ongoing invasion have also been hit. More