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Who is expected to be in Liz Truss' new Cabinet?

The new Prime Minister will be finalising her Cabinet roles

Manchester Evening News

Campaigners blast decision to fund new nuclear power plant as 'dodgy'

CAMPAIGNERS have slammed the approval of funding for a new multibillion-pound nuclear power station.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson approves funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant in ‘dodgy decision by lame duck PM’

Private funding will be sought for the project in Suffolk estimated to cost £20-30 billion.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson approves nuclear plant costing billions - weeks before new PM arrives

Funding for the Sizewell C nuclear power station has been approved in Suffolk, and the government will make a final decision on public investment later this year - though it could be £6bn

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson approves funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant

Project expected to cost between £20-30 billion

Wales Online

Treasury drawing up new scheme to ‘cut energy costs by £400’

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has asked officials to draw up a multibillion-pound package to reduce the price cap from January

Evening Standard

Liz Truss could cancel £400 cost-of-living energy bills discount for richer Brits

All Brits are due to get £400 off their soaring energy bills between October and March - but a key ally of the likely PM said it was 'odd' and should be 'revisited'

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Truss may stop high earners getting £400 energy bill payments, ally hints

Chief secretary to Treasury Simon Clarke says it is ‘pretty odd’ that wealthier people will benefit from payments

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ‘dug heels in’ to resist changes to Brexit red tape, Liz Truss allies claim in fresh attack

Kwasi Kwarteng and Simon Clarke accuse former chancellor of pushing ‘Labour-lite economic policy’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss compete for Tory members’ support in Cheltenham leadership hustings – as it happened

The two candidates are bidding for support from Conservative party members ahead of the final vote for the next PM

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Government 'monitoring' risk of winter blackouts and energy supply issues

THE Scottish Government is "monitoring" the risk of power blackouts and energy supply issues, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak pledges 20% tax cut by end of decade in last-gasp pitch to members

Former chancellor warns party members against ‘fantasy economics’, adding voting for Truss would be ‘self-sabotage’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak vows to take 4p off income tax within seven years

The former chancellor, setting out his ‘radical tax vision’, faced renewed accusations of U-turning on tax.

The Independent UK

Tory minister on £115k salary says workers must accept ‘pay restraint’ to control inflation

‘High wage economy’ promise in doubt as chief secretary to the Treasury attacks pay demands

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Prime ministerial hopeful Sunak pitches UK energy bill tax cuts

Rishi Sunak, trailing in the race to become Britain's prime minister, pledged on Wednesday to temporarily scrap taxes on energy bills paid by households, part of a "winter plan" to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

The Independent UK

Truss and Sunak to clash again in second head-to-head debate

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will take part in a second debate as part of their battle to be the next prime minister.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ‘aggressive’ in Tory leadership debate, say Truss supporters

After BBC debate against Liz Truss, former chancellor accused of ‘mansplaining’

Evening Standard

Conservative leadership race: Tory hopefuls trade fresh blows after bruising TV debate

Liz Truss’s camp accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘mansplaining’ and ‘shouty private school behaviour’

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss backer reveals anger at Rishi Sunak for ‘interrupting’ her during stormy TV debate

‘There was genuine frustration at the tone which Rishi struck....the way he kept interrupting Liz when she was trying to set out her side of the story’

The Guardian - UK

Who could be in the next cabinet under Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss?

These are some of the figures tipped to be part of the two candidates’ top teams

The Guardian - AU

For Australia the 2022 Tour de France was a case of what might have been

After hardships and disappointments – and two bright sparks – focus turns to the Vuelta and a home world championships

The Guardian - UK

Brexit: European interest rates rise may push up UK’s divorce bill by £5bn

New Treasury estimate comes as European Central Bank increases interest rates for first time in 11 years

The National (Scotland)

Brexit bill jumps by £10bn – and Tories put end to cost announcements

THE Brexit “divorce bill” has risen by £10 billion on initial estimates, the UK Government has quietly admitted.

The Independent UK

Brexit divorce bill could soar by £5bn, Treasury admits

The Treasury’s latest estimate put the figure at £42.5 billion – up from £37.3 billion a year ago.

The Independent UK

Chris Froome out of Tour de France after testing positive for Covid

The four-time Tour winner was one of three riders unable to start Thursday’s stage 18 from Lourdes to Hautacam due to the virus

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