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Liz Truss’s standing within the Tory party has improved as Rishi Sunak’s government continues to flounder
Tory MPs believe PM could face no-confidence vote if party loses crucial mayoralties and hundreds of council seats
Politician accused of using thousands of pounds given by donors for medical bills and personal expenses
Also this week, evidence grows that new border controls are hitting meat imports
Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister on being ejected from office, the need for radical economic remedies — and her battle with the ‘deep state’
Akhil Tripathi’s Belgravia home included in injunction as he battles High Court civil fraud case
Housing secretary’s attempts to put pledges into law have been watered down following pushback from landlords
The Messina Group is taking a 20% stake in Global Counsel
Chancellor also highlights prospect of interest rate reductions as Tories try to close gap on Labour in polls
Almost 60 Conservatives oppose bill to stop anyone born after 2009 from ever being sold cigarettes legally
Motorists and cyclists are increasingly outraged by state of the country’s roads
Labour leader targets Tory voters with tough defence stance as he visits Cumbrian yard that builds Britain’s submarines
Rishi Sunak hoped to go to the polls in the autumn with cheaper mortgages and lower taxes
Links between UK prime minister and the private equity group have fuelled speculation about his post-election future
Splitting prisons off from the sprawling department’s duties under Tony Blair was practical but has caused difficulties since
Polling shows Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-Budget looms large in voters’ minds ahead of general election
William Wragg relinquishes Conservative whip and will sit as an independent in House of Commons
Conservatives’ poor record of economic competence benefits Rachel Reeves’s party as she announces crackdown on tax avoidance
Opposition party aims to go further than Tories in targeting foreigners as it seeks funding for core policies
The Conservatives are right to focus on the problem — but more than free hours is needed to help both parents and society
Government’s thin agenda means PM figures less in voters’ minds, compared with Boris Johnson
Speeches and broadcast work would be allowed on ‘case by case basis’ with a carve-out for professional qualifications
Opposition will accuse government of leaving families £870 a year worse off by the end of decade
William Wragg linked to potential ‘spearphishing’ attack and police investigate complaint of malicious communications
Eleventh-hour introduction of Common User Charge triggers business backlash
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