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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 National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2022

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 · Jul 21, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

5% pay rises ‘are generous and the final offers’ says minister as unions threaten strikes

The below-inflation pay rises being offered to public sector workers are “extremely generous”, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury insisted on Wednesday as unions threatened strikes at schools and hospitals.

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

Recent weeks ‘a sad chapter’ in history of Conservatives, says Ellwood

Tobias Ellwood declined to get into speculation about why the Government moved so swiftly to strip him of the party whip.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Tour de France 2022: Philipsen wins stage 15 sprint after Vingegaard crashes – as it happened

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen took the stage on a nod from Wout van Aert on a day leader Jonas Vingegaard crashed and lost two teammates

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

Tory leadership: Truss gains right-wing votes as Sunak and Mordaunt are on top

Suella Braverman is to throw her support behind the Foreign Secretary after being eliminated from the race to replace Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Rival camps in UK leadership race aim fire at Penny Mordaunt

‘Questions’ follow on MP’s past performance as trade minister after she gains ground over Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Liz Truss accused of ‘black-ops’ as desperate fight to stay in Tory leadership race begins

Allies brand Penny Mordaunt unfit to be prime minister and hit out at MPs who have broken pledges to vote for foreign secretary

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

'I'd have grave reservations': Lord Frost launches scathing attack on Penny Mordaunt

FORMER Brexit minister Lord Frost has launched a scathing attack on Tory leadership contender Penny Mordaunt, saying she was not up to the job when…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 14, 2022