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Posh Spice sounds posher, but changing your working-class accent isn't a ticket out of discrimination

Accentism – discriminating against someone because of their accent – has a long history in the UK, where the way someone speaks is often an easy way to tell their social class. People with working-class accents are frequently criticised and encouraged to speak “properly”. This is true even for people…

The Conversation

Liz Truss announces two year energy bill cap of £2,500 for all Scots

The Prime Minister promised support for businesses struggling with bills for six months, with targeted support for vulnerable firms beyond that.

Daily Record

$Lifting of fracking ban not miracle solution, minister admits$

Lifting of fracking ban not miracle solution, minister admits

Communities secretary defends decision not to extend windfall tax as Liz Truss unveils support package

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak backs rival over Johnson while Truss stays loyal to outgoing boss

The pair made familiar sideswipes on economic policy as they faced questions on a range of topics in Norwich.

The Independent UK

Sunak would back rival’s economic plans despite labelling them a ‘moral failure’

Rishi Sunak also insisted he would ‘always support’ a Conservative government despite his strident attacks on his rival’s tax-cutting policies.

The Independent UK

Sunak and Truss set to square off in penultimate hustings

Both candidates offered eye-catching policies to woo local Tory voters, even as the cost-of-living crisis overshadows the contest.

The Independent UK

Labour calls on next Tory PM to make insulating homes a ‘national mission’

Shadow minister Ed Miliband says pensioners will go cold and bills will stay high if next occupant of No 10 fails to act fast

The Guardian - UK

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Has the energy price cap had its day?

This week’s widely feared increase will fuel growing debate in the UK about how well the policy is working

The Guardian - UK

The best politician food fails: From Theresa May's chippy cone to Ed Miliband's bacon blunder

Scoffing on a snack might seem like a failsafe way to project a populist image, but politicians are often left wishing they'd never bothered after being photographed eating awkwardly

Daily Mirror

Ofgem director QUITS in protest energy regulator isn't doing enough to help Brits

Labour's shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband accused the government of being "asleep at the wheel" after the bombshell resignation. by Christine Farnish

Daily Mirror

Labour would end ‘scandalous’ bonuses for water company bosses, says Ed Miliband

But regulator Ofwat says situation in the sector is ‘complex’

The Independent UK

Labour has a plan to freeze bills and secure Britain’s energy supply. Why doesn’t the government?

The current crisis could drag half of UK households into fuel poverty, says shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband

The Guardian - UK

GMB viewers praise Ed Miliband for 'actually answering questions' about energy crisis

Good Morning Britain viewers praised Ed Miliband for giving 'concise and articulate' answers about soaring energy bills, as the former Labour Party leader was quizzed about Sir Kier Starmer's recent holiday amid the ongoing energy crisis

Daily Mirror

Labour vows to end ‘outrageous’ energy premiums faced by prepayment customers

Labour says policy is first in package to be unveiled in coming days

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘Insult to millions’: Shell and Centrica profits cause outrage as energy bills soar

News of billion-pound profits comes after UK households warned average annual bill could hit £3,850 by 2023

Daily Record

British Gas and Shell rake in record profits in middle of cost of living crisis

Oil giants Shell and Centrica, the owners of British Gas, have attracted political anger as they recorded huge profits while consumers pay soaring energy bills.

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Angela Rayner, Chris Bryant, Annie Mac and more radio sit-ins

Angela Rayner and Chris Bryant excelled as talk radio understudies on LBC, while Annie Mac and Deb Grant were impressive guest hosts on 6 Music

The Independent UK

Extreme heat ‘wake-up call for everyone’ in UK, says Cop26 president Alok Sharma

The Cabinet Office minister said climate change had to be dealt with.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer rules out even informal post-election deal with Lib Dems

Labour leader rejects possibility of any arrangement and accuses Boris Johnson of having ‘checked out’

Daily Mirror

Schmoozing MPs trouser £20,000 freebie bonanza of concert and sport tickets

A raft of MPs avoided the cost of living crisis by accepting gifted tickets to see Adele, Green Day and the Rolling Stones, passes to Glastonbury and entry to Ascot and Wimbledon in under a month

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s Brexit: pragmatic not revolutionary politics

Editorial: A softer Brexit would be good for Britain but Labour’s leader is unlikely to win an election with that as his policy

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson dismisses talk of early General Election as Conservatives hit by poll

The Tories are trailing Labour by the biggest gap for a decade on who is ‘fit to govern’

The Independent UK

Key records in previous by-elections as polls close in Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton

Conservatives last lost two by-elections on the same day in 1991

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer to snub traditional Durham Miner's Gala despite predecessors attending

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to miss a trip to the Durham Miners’ Gala next month, unlike his two most recent predecessors.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer set to miss Durham ‘Big Meeting’

The Labour leader is not among the speakers listed to address the Durham Miners’ Gala – a traditional trade union-backed event.

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