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The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

The last leader of the Soviet Union, he was ousted as his reforms pointing to the end of the USSR spiralled out of control

The Guardian - UK

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies on Tuesday evening, citing officials at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

The Independent UK

Gorbachev ended Cold War but presided over Soviet collapse

Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely despised at home as the gravedigger of the communist Soviet Union.

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end Cold War, dies at 91

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whose vision of humane communism liberated millions, bridled the global arms race and knocked down the walls dividing East and West, has died, according to Russian news agencies.

Los Angeles Times

In Pictures: Man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west

The lifelong communist took the reins at a tense time in the Cold War but eventually presided over the demise of the Soviet Union.

The Independent UK

Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby review – there’s too much Prince Andrew in this smug history

Princess Diana’s interview with Martin Bashir is omitted from this curiously partial look at problematic BBC moments, but sadly the same isn’t true of Emily Maitlis’ chat with the Duke of York

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become prime minister?

‘Human hand grenade’ seen by Tories as Johnson continuity candidate and ahead of Rishi Sunak throughout the race thanks to questionable tax promises and neo-Thatcherite branding

The Independent UK

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Pressure on new PM over school energy bills crisis as Tories back demands for help

Union leaders have warned that they may have to cut staff, school trips and supplies as they feel the squeeze from double digit inflation and rising energy bills

Daily Mirror

Meloni, former far-right activist, heads for Italian PM's office

In her teens, Giorgia Meloni used to sneak out at the dead of night and help plaster her Rome neighbourhood with far-right posters, playing a game of cat and mouse with leftist foes that could easily turn violent.

Reuters

11 things Rishi Sunak said that could come back to haunt Liz Truss if she wins

Liz Truss is expected to be named Prime Minister after a summer of vicious infighting. Her rival Rishi Sunak has landed a string of damaging blows along the way which could pose problems for the Tories

Daily Mirror

Sunak and Truss care more about their small differences than the crises facing Britain

An exceptional prime minister is needed to steer the country through this perfect storm – but neither of the candidates has risen to the daunting challenges confronting us

The Guardian - UK

‘People are much angrier now’: why Britain is going on strike

New wave of union leaders, such as RMT’s Mick Lynch and Unite’s Sharon Graham, have galvanised workers

The Guardian - UK

Meet Liz Truss’s biggest fan – a man whose blind faith reveals a party increasingly driven by ideology

The end is nigh when Conservative stalwarts put a vision of a free-market new Jerusalem above winning elections, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become prime minister?

Social media savvy ‘human hand grenade’ seen as continuity candidate and currently ahead of Rishi Sunak thanks to questionable tax promises and neo-Thatcherite branding

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Rishi Sunak compares himself to Thatcher in attack on Liz Truss's tax cut plan

RISHI Sunak said he would not make promises he could not keep when it came to the cost of living crisis, as

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak hits out at Liz Truss over ‘complacent’ economic policies

The former chancellor vowed to prioritise the battle against inflation while his rival advocates tax cuts.

The Conversation

A former whistleblower explains the dangers of Canada's feeble whistleblowing laws

Canada has had whistleblowing laws since 2007, when the federal government’s Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) came into force. All provinces have followed suit, most adopting modified versions of the PSDPA.

The Guardian - UK

Workers’ anger at cost of living as strong as time of poll tax riots, union boss says

Sharon Graham, head of Unite, on picket line with Felixstowe dock strikers, says people could rise up again as they did in the 1990s

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The Guardian - UK

Zahawi faces shortest chancellorship since 1970 – and may be glad of it

The ex-vaccines minister appears to be the equivalent of a caretaker football manager, with Kwarteng waiting in the wings

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak questions whether Liz Truss’s tax plans are truly Thatcherite

Sunak says Thatcher would know Truss’s planned tax cuts ‘aren’t a sensible approach’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak declines to say he would vote for Truss’s tax-cutting budget

Tory leadership candidate argues it would cause an inflationary spiral and damage economy

The Guardian - UK

Levelling up bill includes no funding to make levelling up happen, say MPs – as it happened

Levelling up committee chair says in current form bill is unclear on how to ensure policy becomes reality

The Independent UK

Sunak steps up attack on Truss over economic plans

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak defended his economic approach and warned that Liz Truss’ approach was a ‘gamble’ with people’s finances.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has a huge opportunity – but he must be bolder if he is to reset British politics

The Labour leader’s idea that the party wins elections only when not summoning the ghosts of socialism past is causing a debilitating timidity, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

Evening Standard

Tory leadership hustings: Liz Truss defends tax cuts proposal amid criticism from Sunak campaign

Leadership candidates clash over cost-of-living crisis at Birmingham hustings as campaign enters its final weeks

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