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Kwasi Kwarteng’s 38 days as chancellor

Kwasi Kwarteng has become the second shortest-serving chancellor in UK history. Just behind Conservative Ian Macleod, who died of a heart attack 30 days after he...

Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng and scraps more of his mini-budget

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Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng and scraps more of his mini-budget

The prime minister has sacked her first chancellor and done another U-turn on the mini-budget. This time, the promise to keep corporation tax at 19% rather...

Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp moved aside and replaced by Edward Argar amid economic chaos

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Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp moved aside and replaced by Edward Argar amid economic chaos

Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp has been moved to the Cabinet Office following the sacking of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Liz Truss is seeking to get her embattled...

Jeremy Hunt is arguably now more powerful than prime minister Liz Truss

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Jeremy Hunt is arguably now more powerful than prime minister Liz Truss

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic vision is not only dead, but that the immediate actions of this administration will be to...

Vladimir Putin has 'no regrets' over war in Ukraine and warns a clash with NATO could lead to 'global catastrophe'

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Vladimir Putin has ‘no regrets’ over war in Ukraine and warns a clash with NATO could lead to ‘global catastrophe’

Vladimir Putin has said he has “no” regrets over the war in Ukraine and warned that any direct clash of NATO troops with Russia could lead...

Top secret NATO nuclear exercise to take place over UK as Russia tensions intensify

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Top secret NATO nuclear exercise to take place over UK as Russia tensions intensify

A NATO nuclear exercise with warplanes that can drop atomic bombs will take place from next week over the United Kingdom, the North Sea and Belgium,...

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as chancellor after mini-budget turmoil

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Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as chancellor after mini-budget turmoil

Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as chancellor three weeks after his mini-budget unleashed chaos on the economy. He was appointed to the role by Liz Truss...

Second major mini-budget U-turn as government raises corporation tax

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Second major mini-budget U-turn as government raises corporation tax

The government will raise corporation tax despite promising not to do so in the mini-budget. Kwasi Kwarteng, who was today sacked as chancellor, promised in the...

Kwasi Kwarteng's rise and fall, from Eton scholar to chancellor

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Kwasi Kwarteng’s rise and fall, from Eton scholar to chancellor

Kwasi Kwarteng’s stint as chancellor was perhaps as short as his rise to the top of politics was swift. Mr Kwarteng was promoted to chancellor by...

'I want to be honest, this is difficult': Liz Truss confirms U-turn after sacking chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

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‘I want to be honest, this is difficult’: Liz Truss confirms U-turn after sacking chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Liz Truss has said “I want to be honest, this is difficult” after sacking her chancellor and reversing key policies of her government’s growth plan. In...

The options to remove Liz Truss as some Tory ministers say PM 'cannot survive'

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The options to remove Liz Truss as some Tory ministers say PM ‘cannot survive’

The chancellor has been sacked; the nuclear option for any PM. Tory MPs including ministers tell me Liz Truss herself – prime minister for just five...

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Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp moved aside and replaced by Edward Argar amid economic chaos

Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp has been moved to the Cabinet Office following the sacking of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Liz Truss is seeking to get her embattled...

Jeremy Hunt made chancellor after Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng

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Jeremy Hunt made chancellor after Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng

Jeremy Hunt has been appointed chancellor after the prime minister sacked Kwasi Kwarteng. Mr Hunt returns to the frontbenches after a few years off, after serving...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to return to London from Washington early as major mini-budget U-turn expected

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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to return to London from Washington early as major mini-budget U-turn expected

Kwasi Kwarteng will return to the UK from Washington earlier than planned, as another major mini-budget U-turn is expected. The chancellor was due to attend a...

From farmers to fighters - how a new Somali militia has risen against al Shabaab

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From farmers to fighters – how a new Somali militia has risen against al Shabaab

Deep in the Buloburde bush in the Hiiraan region of central Somalia, there’s a ragtag regiment gathering around a missile launcher. Huddled tightly with their ears...

Parkland school massacre: Florida jury recommends life in prison for gunman Nikolas Cruz as victims' families say 'it should have been death penalty'

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Parkland school massacre: Florida jury recommends life in prison for gunman Nikolas Cruz as victims’ families say ‘it should have been death penalty’

A Florida jury has recommended a sentence of life in prison for gunman Nikolas Cruz who killed 17 people at a Parkland school in 2018. Jurors...

What measures could the West take if there was a nuclear strike and what would it mean for Putin?

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What measures could the West take if there was a nuclear strike and what would it mean for Putin?

Speculation over whether or not Vladimir Putin will use nuclear weapons has been rife and the consequences could be disastrous for the West and the Russian...

Rare protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping days before Communist Party congress

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Rare protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping days before Communist Party congress

A rare protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken place in China ahead of a historic Communist Party congress. The rally in Beijing’s northwestern Haidian...

Clinics in US state offer free vasectomies after surge in demand following Roe v Wade abortion ruling

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Clinics in US state offer free vasectomies after surge in demand following Roe v Wade abortion ruling

Free vasectomies will be offered at clinics in Missouri in response to a surge in demand after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. Sixty...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng insists he is 'not going anywhere' - and hints at mini-budget U-turn

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Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng insists he is ‘not going anywhere’ – and hints at mini-budget U-turn

The chancellor has insisted he is “not going anywhere” amid the economic turmoil – and when asked if he was about to do a U-turn on...

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Kwasi Kwarteng’s 38 days as chancellor

Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng and scraps more of his mini-budget

Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp moved aside and replaced by Edward Argar amid economic chaos

Jeremy Hunt is arguably now more powerful than prime minister Liz Truss

Vladimir Putin has ‘no regrets’ over war in Ukraine and warns a clash with NATO could lead to ‘global catastrophe’

Top secret NATO nuclear exercise to take place over UK as Russia tensions intensify

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as chancellor after mini-budget turmoil

Second major mini-budget U-turn as government raises corporation tax

Kwasi Kwarteng’s rise and fall, from Eton scholar to chancellor

‘I want to be honest, this is difficult’: Liz Truss confirms U-turn after sacking chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

The options to remove Liz Truss as some Tory ministers say PM ‘cannot survive’

Treasury chief secretary Chris Philp moved aside and replaced by Edward Argar amid economic chaos

Jeremy Hunt made chancellor after Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to return to London from Washington early as major mini-budget U-turn expected

From farmers to fighters – how a new Somali militia has risen against al Shabaab

Parkland school massacre: Florida jury recommends life in prison for gunman Nikolas Cruz as victims’ families say ‘it should have been death penalty’

What measures could the West take if there was a nuclear strike and what would it mean for Putin?

Rare protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping days before Communist Party congress

Clinics in US state offer free vasectomies after surge in demand following Roe v Wade abortion ruling

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng insists he is ‘not going anywhere’ – and hints at mini-budget U-turn

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