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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss received huge payouts after resigning as Prime Minister

Liz Truss and Boris Johnson both received more than £18,000 each in compensation when they were forced to quit as Prime Minister.

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023

Pay-offs during chaotic Truss and Johnson era cost taxpayer more than £3 million

Former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher, who quit after drunkenly groping two men, was given £7,920 in severance pay

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

What’s the real worth of ‘low-value’ degrees?

Letters: Siân Lawrence, Julian Preece, Chris Townsend, Ann Lynch and Richard Mountford on Rishi Sunak’s plan to cap student numbers for some university courses

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

Labour has to take tough decisions on spending, says Keir Starmer amid two-child benefit cap row

The party leader’s confirmation he will retain the Conservative-imposed limit has sparked a backlash among Labour MPs

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Keir Starmer hits back at Labour critics of child benefit U-turn

‘Talk of no money left is the economics of the kindergarten’ says economist

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Labour has to take the tough decisions on spending, says Starmer

Sir Tony Blair told the Labour leader that he would inherit a ‘grim’ set of circumstances if he becomes prime minister at the next election.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

'Completely wrong': Labour's 'no money left' claim sparks economists' fury

LABOUR’S claim there is “no money left” to end a hated benefits cap blamed for pushing children into poverty has infuriated economists.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2023

Why the pound has shot up while UK economy is struggling – expert Q&A

When Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting mini-budget triggered a UK debt crisis in autumn 2022, the pound plummeted to almost parity with the US dollar. In 2023 the UK has endured weak growth, falling productivity and high inflation, yet the pound has been the strongest performing currency among the…

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2023

'Do another U-turn': First Minister weighs in on Labour two-child benefit cap row

HUMZA Yousaf has urged Anas Sarwar to tell Keir Starmer to “do another U-turn” and scrap the two-child benefit cap.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2023

Jackie Baillie compared two-child cap to China's 'abhorrent' one-child policy

SCOTTISH Labour’s deputy leader previously said that the Tories should “follow China’s example” and scrap the two-child benefit cap after…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2023