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Taxes must rise to plug £40bn black hole in Sunak and Hunt’s budget

There’s limited scope for further spending cuts so the PM and chancellor must surely look to higher taxation to repair damage done by the mini-budget

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t embarrass the king’: Liz Truss told to forgo a lengthy honours list

Former prime minister could be told to limit rewards for allies and friends after her disastrous seven-week tenure

The Guardian - UK

Voters choose Sunak’s Tories over Labour to repair economy, new poll reveals

Rishi Sunak’s arrival in Downing Street is already helping to rebuild the party’s reputation for financial management

The Guardian - UK

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Could levelling up mean ditching directly-elected mayors?

The report considered the Government's Levelling Up White Paper and made seven recommendations

Manchester Evening News

Suella Braverman ‘was probed over national security leak’ in January OLD

Opposition claims Home Secretary is nicknamed ‘leaky Sue’ by officials on Whitehall

The Independent UK

Bank of England left in the dark ahead of new interest rate decision

With fiscal statement deferred and mixed government messaging on tax and spending the BoE has little to go on

The Guardian - UK

The full devolution of criminal justice to Wales is the best way forward, argues new book

A new book makes a powerful case for the devolution of criminal justice to Wales

Wales Online

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Sunak vows to bring ‘integrity’ to No 10 but gambles by restoring Braverman

New PM pledges to fix ‘mistakes’ of predecessor but return of former home secretary alarms some MPs

The Guardian - UK

Former RAF pilots who went to China to train its air force stole secrets for Britain

A small group of British pilots were asked to "wear two hats" by the British government in a bid to play "China at its own game”, it has been revealed by Whitehall sources

Daily Mirror

Whitehall fears Hunt’s spending cuts could tip UK into deep recession

Chancellor’s fiscal plan by Halloween would be too rushed, say officials

The Guardian - UK

Sex work and drug dealing boost GDP – not volunteering – says ex-Whitehall boss

Gus O’Donnell said maximising the economic measure is ‘really, really stupid’ and ‘not something any grown up wants to do’.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss faces unrest over public spending cuts and pensions triple lock threat

Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers in Wales will ballot over strike action on pay and funding for the first time ever

Members of the National Association of Headteachers have never balloted on pay in the union's 125 year history

Wales Online

If Jeremy Hunt is to be Truss’s saviour, he needs more than austerity 2.0

Tax-cut U-turns won’t be enough to balance the books, so the new chancellor will look at cutting public service budgets. But there is an alternative

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How ‘knives of the long night’ led to brutally swift Kwarteng sacking

The chancellor was dispatched soon after touching down, but Tory colleagues were not convinced that was enough to save the PM

The Guardian - UK

Ministers may face legal action over documents on Queen’s hidden wealth

BEIS has until end of October to respond to request from information commissioner or risk being taken to court

The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey to drop smoking action plan, insiders say

Officials say health secretary will not publish plan, as campaigners warn ‘smoke-free’ UK is seven years behind target

The Independent UK

Truss ‘accepted campaign help’ from ex-minister despite harassment claims

Exclusive: Alleged behaviour ‘isn’t a one-off’ says one accuser

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Boris Johnson minister ‘sexually harassed’ civil servant in latest Tory sleaze scandal

Exclusive: Former PM aware of alleged harassment but no formal investigation launched, despite victim’s calls for official investigation

The Independent UK

Top mandarin’s sacking had ‘sonic boom’ impact on Whitehall

Warning that government will be damaged by chilling effect on advice to ministers

The Guardian - UK

‘Disconnected from reality’: Tory MPs plan rebellion over Liz Truss’s economic agenda

Prime minister is facing the same fate as Theresa May when the Commons returns and could even be removed as leader

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss to push ahead with unlimited ‘investment zones’ despite costs row

Exclusive: Concerns about not capping number of areas allowed to get favourable tax and planning treatment

The Independent UK

Unions demand ‘cast iron guarantee’ of no more cuts to services

Liz Truss has signalled that Whitehall departments will have to find ‘efficiency’ savings as the Treasury says there will be no more cash.

The Guardian - UK

Truss axes national security council, sparking ‘talking-shop’ concerns

Labour says new merged foreign policy council could reduce Whitehall policy-makers’ focus on security

The Guardian - UK

UK in recession and further interest rate hikes probable, Bank of England warns

Threadneedle Street makes clear on eve of tax-cutting mini-budget that plans risk triggering more rate rises

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