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Truss' ‘bold’ plan to guard against spiralling bills is new PM's first test

She has already rejected the idea of a windfall tax on profits from the oil and gas companies, reported to be up to £150billion

Wales Online

Truss set to announce ‘bold’ plan to guard against spiralling bills

Labour accuses the new Prime Minister of writing a ‘blank cheque’ to oil and gas giants by ruling out a windfall tax.

The Independent UK

EU proposes Russian gas price cap, windfall tax

The European Union is proposing a cap on the price of Russian natural gas, despite Vladimir Putin threatening to cut off supplies for any market that does so. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is also asking energy ministers to consider imposing a windfall tax on companies that have…

France 24

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Germany's Scholz invited UK's Truss to Berlin -German spokesperson

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss by phone on Wednesday and invited her to visit Berlin soon, a German government spokesperson said.

Reuters

Morning mail: Indigenous voice referendum plan unveiled, man charged over horror car crash, prehistoric surgery

Thursday: The minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has set out the next steps on the road to a voice referendum. Plus: the world’s earliest surgery discovered in an Indonesian cave

The Guardian - AU

Enough is Enough rally packs out Scots venue as speakers demand action on cost-of-living

MORE than 1000 people gathered in Glasgow on Wednesday night to demand urgent action on the cost-of-living event.

The National (Scotland)

Simon Clarke will serve as Minister for the North, Tory chairman says

There was some doubt over whether Liz Truss would follow through on her reported pledge to create the position.

The Independent UK

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Veteran Newcastle East MP Nick Brown suspended by Labour Party pending complaint investigation

Nick Brown has been an MP in the city since the 1980s and served as chief whip to every Labour leader from Tony Blair onwards

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White House: Undermining Northern Ireland agreement will not help U.S.-UK trade talks

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday any efforts to undermine the Northern Ireland agreement would not create a conducive environment for trade talks between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Reuters

The new Levelling Up secretary Greater Manchester will be watching with interest and his voting record

Simon Clarke MP - from the North East - said he would give the role 'his all'

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss’s energy price cap ‘handout’ will put her talent for U-turns to the test

Faced with hard reality of looming energy bill crisis, new PM will backtrack on ideological vows within days of taking office

The Guardian - UK

Environmentalists’ concern over Liz Truss adviser’s climate policy views

Matthew Sinclair wrote book tackling ‘burgeoning climate change industry’

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss set to unveil eagerly-awaited plan to tackle soaring energy bills

The Prime Minister is expected to announce a freeze on bills when she sets out her plan, reported to cost up to £150 billion, on Thursday

Evening Standard

Analysis: How diverse is Liz Truss's Cabinet and how many went to private school?

COMMENTATORS have been praising Liz Truss's "diverse" cabinet appointments - but is it all that it seems?

The National (Scotland)

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Liz Truss’s chief of staff brings key figures from lobbying firm into No 10

Mark Fullbrook asserts grip on Downing Street by giving senior roles to founding members of Fullbrook Strategies

The Guardian - UK

Will Liz Truss’s government adopt or weaken green policies?

Environmentalists assess cabinet appointments and say it is ‘a mixed bag’ and there is no clear direction

Reuters

UK's Liz Truss appoints hardline Brexit supporter to N. Ireland Office

Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday appointed strongly pro-Brexit lawmaker Steve Baker to a junior ministerial role in the Northern Ireland Office, an appointment criticised as sending a "destructive message".

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The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown urges Liz Truss to ‘show up’ for workers struggling with bills

Former PM says likes of caregivers and nurses show up in a crisis and government must show up for them

The National (Scotland)

Queen delays Privy Council meeting as doctors 'advise her to rest'

THE Queen has delayed her Privy Council meeting upon doctors’ advice to rest, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey considers paying care homes in England to free hospital beds

New health secretary examining proposals for care homes to look after patients whose discharge is prevented by lack of social care

Wales Online

Queen postpones meeting after doctors urge her to rest

Buckingham Palace said the Privy Council meeting will be rearranged

Daily Record

Queen postpones meetings with new UK ministers after being told to 'rest'

The 96-year-old monarch's latest setback will raise fresh fears for her health the day after she was pictured in a historic audience with Liz Truss at Balmoral.

The Independent UK

With Britain imploding, daytime TV needs to get political

A tone-deaf segment on ‘This Morning’ failed to read the temperature of the room when it comes to the impending energy crisis – but the problem is bigger than just one programme. Louis Chilton asks why British morning television is so flimsy when it comes to discussing the big issues

The Guardian - UK

MPs on Partygate inquiry preparing rebuttal dossier against criticisms

Privileges committee seeking to pursue investigation despite legal complaints and reduced membership

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