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Tory leadership hopeful ‘won’t leave London behind’ as pressure mounts over costs crisis

The cost-of-living crisis is set to get worse with inflation currently at 9.4 per cent and expected to peak at 13 per cent.

This weekend a competition began to rival the Conservative Party leadership content in its predictability and lack of intrigue. Though the standard of play is higher and the entertainment on offer greater than that provided by Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the English Premier League just opened another season in…

Admission comes as Sunak says rival’s tax cuts won’t ‘won’t touch the sides’ for poorest families

Favouring tax cuts above support payments will leave those most in need out in cold, says ex-chancellor

Former chancellor said his rival’s plans for tax cuts are a ‘big bung’ for large businesses and the better off.

Brandon Lewis deepened the confusion about whether Liz Truss will give cost-of-living payments to Brits - despite energy bills being set to rise over £3,000 a year

Opposition criticises decision not to make big fiscal interventions in final weeks of Boris Johnson’s premiership

‘She is a total nightmare,’ Sunak joked

Tory leadership candidates want to bring back grammar schools among other campaign promises but critics are wary

In today’s newsletter: From GDP and government spending to inflation, it can be hard to get around the big figures you see in the headlines and what they really mean. So here’s a guide