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Health Secretary called 'clueless' over smoking U-turn

Therese Coffey was unable to say whether she is scrapping a plan to get England smoke-free by 2030

Wales Online

Cigar-chomping Health Secretary branded 'clueless' over anti-smoking plan 'U-turn'

Health Secretary Therese Coffey, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, said she was 'not aware' if a Government target to get the country 'smoke free' by 2030 had been axed

Daily Mirror

Health Secretary ‘clueless’ on whether 2030 no smoking target is being scrapped

The Government promised to publish a tobacco control plan ‘later this year’ but the Guardian said ministers are expected to break the commitment.

The Independent UK

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The week in audio: Clear the Air with Sadiq Khan; Today; The Open Secret; Eliza

The mayor of London kicks off his new climate crisis podcast; Nick Robinson grills Kwarteng and Truss to perfection; and Sky News resorts to actors to voice abuses in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Climate minister refuses to rule out energy rationing this winter

Graham Stuart said the Government is not telling people to reduce overall energy consumption

Wales Online

Helpless couple with toddler found sleeping in car amid cost of living crisis

The struggling family were discovered in a Kia in Leeds on Friday night by Vulnerable Citizen support who helped them find a hotel to sleep in for the mean time.

Daily Record

Liz Truss under pressure over benefits as she refuses to rule out real terms cut

Senior former Welsh Tory minister Stephen Crabb says the U-turns so far have not been enough to pacify anger on Conservative benches

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Liz Truss refuses to rule out real-terms benefits cuts

PM facing fresh battle with MPs as she declines to commit to raising benefits in line with inflation

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor under pressure to back benefits increase

Kwasi Kwarteng has refused to confirm whether benefits will be uprated in line with inflation.

The Independent UK

Desperate family with toddler start sleeping in car during cost of living crisis

The family, found sleeping in a Kia in Leeds on Friday night, were using some clothes to keep warm. They just had some bags of clothing and not much more, a team supporting vulnerable citizens said

Daily Mirror

Chancellor again declines to say if benefits will rise in line with inflation

It comes as the Government U-turned on plans to cut the top rate of income tax for the highest earners.

The Independent UK

Tory rebels seek Labour help to stop budget ‘for sake of Britain’

Labour will reportedly use the “humble address” to seek documents from the OBR

Evening Standard

Tory MPs ‘may help Labour to bring down’ parts of Chancellor’s budget

Some MPs want to reinstate the 45p top rate of income tax

The Independent UK

‘That is what we do’: Trader claims he shorted the pound after mini-budget

Kieran told LBC bankers were ‘rubbing their hands’ when Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled the mini-budget

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan accused of ‘greenwashing’ his policies with new ‘Clean Air’ podcast launch

Tunnelling work on the £2bn Silvertown tunnel under the Thames began earlier this month

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: Comments by Rupa Huq were ‘racist and wrong’

Sir Keir Starmer has branded comments made by a Labour MP about the Chancellor being “superficially black” as racist. The Labour leader said Rupa Huq‘s remarks about Kwasi Kwarteng were “wrong”. The Ealing Central and Acton MP was suspended by the party on Tuesday after her comments emerged. Sir Keir…

The Independent UK

Liz Truss must fix self-inflicted ‘mess’ after IMF warning, says Keir Starmer

Labour leader says his own mortgage payments have gone up by ‘few hundred pounds’ a month

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: 5 Live Breakfast; LBC; Sounds of Black Britain; Empire; Love and Radio – review

When radio coverage of the Queen’s death ended up like a long Test match commentary, it was good to turn to some alternative views of Britishness

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Andrew Marr relived personal tragedy as he delivered emotional announcement on Queen's death

Political journalist and LBC presenter Andrew Marr was one of many broadcasters to break news of The Queen's death

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Marr dropped from Queen film after leaving BBC

LBC presenter said to be saddened after his voice was replaced with Kirsty Young’s at the last minute

The Independent UK

Andrew Marr says he’s ‘not too embarrassed’ about reaction to Queen’s death

LBC presenter’s voice broke as he shared the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died aged 96

Liverpool Echo

Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey has interview interrupted by Dr Dre

The new deputy PM was appearing on radio station LBC when the gaff occurred

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Boris’s ex-wife not short of memoir material

In today’s Diary: New memoir from Boris’s ex? / Sir Lenny on Luther / Rap blunder from new deputy PM / Starmer’s night off / Dinner with Kate Moss

The Independent UK

‘You’re getting a bit of Dr Dre’: Therese Coffey’s alarm interrupts interview

The new Health Secretary and Deputy PM’s perhaps surprising choice of 8am alarm tone was revealed to LBC listeners.

The Independent UK

Therese Coffey’s Dr Dre alarm goes off during live interview

‘It’s just an 8am alarm’, says health secretary – who is asked about ‘losing a pound or two’

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