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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will fight it out to win the keys to number 10 in front of Tory members at a hustings in Perth on Tuesday evening.

Exclusive: Unions warn proposal to reduce payouts by a quarter as headcount shrinks could lead to industrial action

The Tory leadership contenders have not produced any “credible proposals” to tackle the energy crisis, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Asked by reporters for his opinion on proposals from Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to tackle the rising cost of living, the Labour leader said: “We haven’t seen any credible…

Immigration is an ideological headache for the UK’s Conservative party, caught between its neoliberal new right that champions free markets, and its social conservatism, which immigration is said to threaten. But a restrictive immigration stance has been a winning ticket for the Conservatives since David Cameron’s 2010 pledge to reduce…

UK inflation, already at 40-year highs, could pass 13% in October, according to Bank of England forecasts. While wages have not kept pace with inflation, much of the expected squeeze on households and businesses is down to rising energy costs.

A committee heard that the extra money could be crucial in improving health outcomes in Northumberland

Sir Keir Starmer says he ‘wouldn’t let people pay a penny more’ and argues £29bn strategy would save families £1,000 a year and help bring inflation down

Analysis: Kwasi Kwarteng and Thérèse Coffey could be among the big winners if Truss becomes PM

Sir Keir Starmer attacked the Tory leadership contenders, accusing the pair of lacking any ‘credible proposals’ to tackle the energy crisis.