Ben Riley-Smith
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Bottle of wine to cost 45p more in alcohol tax raid
Rise in duties in upcoming Budget to push up prices during cost of living crisis → Read More
Sick note crackdown to get more people back into work
Doctors told to sign fewer patients off under proposals to reinvigorate the economy → Read More
France 'concerned' about state of Britain's Armed Forces
Sources claim Nato is worried about UK capability amid wrangles over funding and depleted reserves from donations to Ukraine → Read More
Energy bailout to cost half as much as feared
MPs and economists call for tax cuts as predicted size of subsidies slashed to £69bn → Read More
Thatcherites join rebellion against Rishi Sunak’s promise to slash EU red tape
Former ministers sign letter voicing their disapproval ahead of legislation being debated on Monday → Read More
Labour to promise new security pact with EU and closer ties with Brussels
The party will outline foreign policies it would implement if it wins the next general election → Read More
Rishi Sunak puts maths at the heart of his vision for Britain
Prime Minister sets out principles in major speech as he battles with striking unions and NHS backlog → Read More
Sajid Javid to step down as Tory exodus grows
Former health secretary says that after 'much reflection' he has decided not to stand again at the next general election → Read More
What Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden did
Lack of talks about a UK-US free trade deal is a marked contrast to his predecessors, especially Theresa May and Boris Johnson → Read More
Liz Truss doubles down on tax cuts at £1,500-a-head Tory fundraising dinner
Prime Minister among a host of Cabinet ministers to attend the Carlton Political Dinner at The Dorchester this week → Read More
Eight options Liz Truss can choose from to boost government savings
The Prime Minister and Kwasi Kwarteng, her Chancellor, are under pressure to deliver a plan to restore economic stability → Read More
Travel for veterans to remembrance services 'remains free', insists Transport Secretary
Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she was 'appalled' by reports that veterans would have to pay for their travel → Read More
Income taxes to rise by £21bn despite Budget cuts
The average household will be £1,450 per year worse off after stealth raid, according to the IFS → Read More
Disruption is the price of success, insists Liz Truss
My reforms may not be popular but they will end the ‘drift and delay’, Prime Minister to say in Party Conference speech → Read More
The secret midnight meeting that killed off the 45p tax cut
In Liz Truss's suite, PM and Kwasi Kwarteng compared the feedback received from MPs - and the mood was grim → Read More
How top Treasury sacking signalled trouble ahead for Kwasi Kwarteng
Inside story: Absence of senior figures meant Chancellor's tax cutting broadside caught the markets out with 'absolutely zero warning' → Read More
Pension funds crisis forces £65bn bailout by Bank
Number 10 adamant that Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will not resign → Read More
First Cabinet minister switches support from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss
Exclusive: Read Sir Robert Buckland’s reasons for backing the Foreign Secretary in the Tory leadership race → Read More
Whitney Houston vs Heart Noughties: The music driving the two Tory campaigns
Rishi Sunak prefers modern music while Liz Truss reveals her love for classic hits - and karaoke → Read More
Advantage Liz Truss in the race to be prime minister
Foreign Secretary becomes the favourite to defeat Rishi Sunak after Tory MPs vote her into final two of leadership contest → Read More