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What is stamp duty, how much is it - and is it being cut this week?

New Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are reportedly planning to cut stamp duty as part of their mini-Budget this week - but what is stamp duty, who pays it and how much is it?

Daily Mirror

Forget ‘levelling up’ – Liz Truss isn’t even pretending to care about inequality

Under Boris Johnson, the agenda failed because of incoherence and incompetence. For our new PM, the problem’s ideological, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Queen’s funeral will be biggest ever event for police, with 10,000 on duty

Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to line streets from London to Windsor and 500 foreign dignitaries will visit

The Guardian - UK

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Liz Truss deflecting on 'rubbish' leadership with Treasury attack, ex-civil service boss says

LIZ Truss is attacking the Treasury to deflect from years of “rubbish” leadership on the UK economy, a former civil service chief has said.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss trying to distract from ‘rubbish’ leadership by picking on Treasury, says ex-civil service chief

Political decision making ‘very, very poor’ over past 12 years of Tory government, says Lord Turnbull

The Independent UK

Sacking of Treasury official ‘retrograde and worrying’, says ex-Whitehall chief

Sir Tom Scholar’s dismissal marks a shift towards ministers seeking advice that aligns with their own views, Lord Kerslake said.

The Independent UK

Whitehall fury grows over sacking of top Treasury official

Sir Tom Scholar’s sacking shows Liz Truss wants to surround herself with ‘yes men’, says former civil service leader

The Independent UK

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Three more countries NOT invited to Queen's funeral - and some will just send ambassadors

A total of six countries have not made the invitation list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday, including Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela, as inside sources confirmed North Korea and Iran will be invited at ambassadorial level

Daily Mirror

The Queen’s coffin returns to Buckingham Palace ahead of lying in state

The coffin will lie at rest in the palace’s bow room before the monarch is handed to the nation to allow the public to pay their respects.

The Independent UK

Biden given special permission to use armoured limousine known as ‘The Beast’ at Queen’s funeral

Whitehall sources reportedly say Mr Biden has been granted special dispensation to make use of the US-built armoured Cadillac state car for security reasons

The Independent UK

Putin among few world leaders not invited to Queen’s funeral

Nearly 500 world leaders and dignitaries are expected in London for Monday’s funeral service

The Independent UK

Queen’s funeral: No invitations for Russia, Belarus or Myanmar

The state funeral is set to be one of the largest diplomatic gatherings in decades.

The Independent UK

Russia, Myanmar not invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral

LONDON: Britain has not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus and Myanmar to attend the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II due to be held next Monday, a Whitehall source said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Russia one of three countries banned from Queen's state funeral

State funeral will be one of UK's biggest international events for decades

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Russia, Myanmar not invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral - source

Britain has not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus and Myanmar to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral due to be held next Monday, a Whitehall source said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Focus on growth not fiscal discipline, Kwasi Kwarteng tells Treasury

Chancellor suggests change of emphasis is needed after he sacked top civil servant whom he credited for tight control of spending

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss under pressure to reveal details of energy crisis plan

Emergency budget of winter tax cuts expected next week once period of national mourning for Queen is over

The Guardian - UK

Simon Case keeps job as UK’s top civil servant after PM changes mind

Controversial cabinet secretary was in charge during Partygate scandal and had been expected to be replaced

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The Guardian - UK

Fears of parliamentary ‘paralysis’ as Queen’s funeral leaves parties in limbo

Mourning has halted debate just when the opposition wanted to put pressure on new PM – but Labour conference will go ahead

The Guardian - UK

Tom Scholar, permanent secretary to the Treasury, sacked by Liz Truss

Government likely to seek replacement amenable to its plans of economic growth through tax cuts

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng: free marketeer and Truss’s ideological soulmate becomes chancellor

Former business secretary will be helped by close relationship with PM but takes role during historic economic storm

Daily Mirror

More than 20,000 back stinging call for new PM to resolve WASPI dispute - letter in full

Members of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign have called on Ms Truss and Ms Sunak to rethink and help an estimated 3.6 million women born in the 1950s impacted by the shake-up

Daily Mirror

Whitehall officials 'used government Boris plane for £50k sightseeing trip'

The 700-mile round trip took place on Wednesday afternoon, with 12 officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said to have got on the Airbus A321 plane

The Guardian - UK

Simon McGee to be No 10 press chief if Liz Truss becomes PM, sources say

Exclusive: former Foreign Office press secretary to split role with Adam Jones if Truss wins Tory leadership race

The Independent UK

East Midlands could receive new powers in first of its kind devolution deal

The region could see new wide-reaching powers as part of a devolution deal if the Government’s Levelling Up Bill passes.

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