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Tory chairman denies Sunak is abandoning 'Red Wall' after Braverman sacked and Cameron returns

Rishi Sunak will chair the first meeting of his new Cabinet on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings tells Covid inquiry foul-mouthed messages about colleague weren’t misogynistic – as it happened

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser denies contributing to an atmosphere of misogyny at No 10, saying he was ‘much ruder about men’

The Guardian - UK

Workers pay high price for power plant closures

'The transition is costly for those workers.'

Newcastle Herald

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Buddy up to boost supply chains and economy, academic

Economics Professor Richard Holden says Australia can stay on its path of 'economic exceptionalism' but reform will be necessary.

AAP

Government U-turn on HS2 alternatives less than 24 hours after announcement

Line in North East and Bristol transport ‘revolution’ dropped from plans as doubts emerge over Euston extension

The Independent UK

Build HS2, say northern leaders, as ministers refuse to confirm Manchester link

Andy Burnham says reports Rishi Sunak wants to cut route short at Birmingham ‘beggared belief’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of ‘rail betrayal’ as they refuse to confirm HS2 to Manchester

A leaked photograph suggested the Government is weighing up scrapping the second phase from Birmingham to the North West.

The Independent UK

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Motorists want noise cameras rolled out to catch offenders – survey

The technology involves using a camera and several microphones to detect noisy vehicles.

The Independent UK

Sunak’s failing windfall tax enabling oil giants to avoid paying billions, say Labour and Lib Dems – as it happened

Ed Miliband attacks ‘gaping loopholes’ in oil and gas windfall tax after BP posts £2bn in profits in three months

The Guardian - UK

‘No timeframe’ on delayed opening of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge

Transport minister says barge in Portland going through final checks amid row over safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

Minister urges caution over North East mayor's power to take control over bus services

The new £4bn devolution deal for the region will bring with it the much-discussed power to take control over bus fares, routes, and timetables back from private operators

Chronicle Live

'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats in boundary changes hit out at 'ruthless' plans

The North Tyneside and North West Durham constituencies are set to be abolished, while others across the region will be significantly redrawn and renamed

Chronicle Live

No new road building projects starting before 2030 will be created in England

National Highways has advised ministers it should focus on completing ongoing and delayed schemes.

The Independent UK

Houses could be built on green belt to get prices falling says Keir Starmer

The Labour leader said he would give the go ahead to building on green belt land to ease Britain's chronic housing crisis and make homes more affordable, if he becomes Prime Minister

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The Independent UK

Sunak tries to delay Brexit rules in bid to save thousands of UK car industry jobs

Rishi Sunak government rasies issue with Brussels – as ministers warned of ‘existential threat to UK car industry’

The Independent UK

UK pushes EU to delay Brexit deal rules in bid to stop Vauxhall shutting factories

Rishi Sunak government has raised issue with Brussels, as electric car giant demands changes to deal

Evening Standard

London housing crisis: New war of words as Tories accuse Sadiq Khan over house building delivery

Criticism comes as Sir Keir Starmer pledged that a Labour government would allow building on green belt areas

The Independent UK

Starmer indicates Labour will back Government ban on no-fault evictions

The Opposition leader said the Renters’ (Reform) Bill was ‘broadly right’.

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Evening Standard

Liz Truss is a ‘backbencher now,’ says minister after she sparks China row

A minister distanced the Government from Liz Truss on Wednesday stressing she is “a backbencher now” after she sparked a diplomatic row with China by visiting Taiwan.

Chronicle Live

North East MP defends plan for longer lorries on UK roads despite cycling safety worries

Roads minister Richard Holden defended the plans during a visit to the Greggs HQ on Wednesday, but local campaigners say longer lorries 'only increase the risk to people walking and cycling'

The New Daily

‘Disingenuous’: Inflationary trade-off in Jim Chalmers’ budget

Jim Chalmers claims his cost-of-living package won't worsen inflation, but experts take a different view, saying it will.

Wales Online

UK government minister says 'obsessive ideology' is damaging transport in Wales

Richard Holden made the comments despite Wales missing out on billions worth of transport funding from the UK government

Daily Mirror

Tory levelling-up cash used to sort out 'Brexit passport mess' at Dover

Tens of millions pounds from the fund meant to help revive high streets in deprived towns is instead being pumped into the Kent port to tackle Brexit-fuelled delays

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to fix ‘broken’ bus system

The party has committed to handing more control of routes and fares to local communities.

Chronicle Live

Young drivers could be banned from giving friends lifts under new plans

Campaign to stop under-25s carrying passengers in the first months after passing their test to be considered next month

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