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    Liz Truss U-turns on public sector pay cut in just 12 hours

    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 Conservative leadership contender Liz Truss has dumped plans to cut the pay of public sector workers outside London and the south east after a massive backlash against the policy from […] More

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    'She's always moaning': Jacob Rees-Mogg doubles down on Liz Truss's attack on Nicola Sturgeon

    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 Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has doubled down on Liz Truss’s personal attack on the Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, claiming she’s “always moaning” and “quite often wrong”. It comes after […] More

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    School spending power to stay below 2010 levels as inflation drives up costs

    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 Schools in England face a period of financial “stagnation” unless the new prime minister orders a new cash injection, a new report has warned. The report by the economic think […] More

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    Liz Truss plan means lower pay for public service workers in poorer areas

    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 last night revealed plans to cut pay for public sector workers – including teachers and nurses – outside the wealthy southeast in a bid to save £11bn. Labour […] More

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    Major boost for Truss’s PM campaign as Penny Mordaunt offers her backing

    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 Former Tory leadership contender Penny Mordaunt has come out in support of Liz Truss in a major boost to her campaign to become the next prime minister. Ms Mordaunt dramatically […] More