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Felixstowe: Fears strike at major port will cause shortages in run-up to Christmas

Unite boss admits there will be ‘severe’ disruptions to the supply chain caused by the strike

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2022

Australia may launch inquiry into Scott Morrison holding secret cabinet roles

Former PM has said his actions were critical to ‘ensuring continuity and effective operation of government during crisis period’

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022

RAF tried to ‘artificially inflate’ diversity numbers to achieve hiring targets

It comes after the head of recruitment at the RAF left her role amid allegations that the force has effectively paused its recruitment of white men in a bid to hit “impossible” diversity targets

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2022

Tory leadership contests should be run faster, minister says

James Cleverly ‘happy if process was over more quickly’, as poll shows Liz Truss has big lead over Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022

Liz Truss holds huge lead over Rishi Sunak among Tory members, poll finds

Sunak insists he can ‘defintely’ still win – but latest results suggest he’s running out of time to catch Truss

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

UK's Liz Truss maintains big lead in leadership contest - poll

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remains far ahead of leadership rival Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for Sky News showed on Thursday.

Reuters · Aug 18, 2022

Liz Truss’s plan for cost of living crisis would lead to ‘moral failure’, says Rishi Sunak – as it happened

Former chancellor says foreign secretary’s tax cut plan would provide no support for pensioners or other vulnerable groups

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

Government on ‘war footing’ over cost of living crisis, minister claims – but offers no new help

Ministers considering ‘various cards’ next PM can play, says Kit Malthouse – as Liz Truss accused of ‘moral failure’ over refusal to extra payments

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Majority of 40 new hospitals Boris Johnson promised ‘unlikely to be finished’ by next general election

‘The only place they seem to exist is in Boris Johnson’s imagination,’ shadow health secretary said

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Debate as man appointed to role of Scotland's first period dignity officer

THE decision to appoint a man as Scotland’s first period dignity officer has sparked some backlash. 

The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2022