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Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss has delivered on her promise of an emergency "mini-Budget" scheduled for September 23rd, which is expected to unveil a package of tax cuts worth thousands of pounds to households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is expected to reverse
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Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to lift the ban on fracking as soon as next week, a move that could help Britain become energy independent by 2040. The current rules require drilling to stop if it causes tremors of 0.5 or more on the Richter scale, but experts
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Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose on Tuesday, as Liz Truss prepared to become British prime minister and Europe struggled with uncertainty over Russian gas supplies. The FTSE 100 in London rose 0.3% to 7,307.22, while Frankfurt's DAX advanced 0.4% to 12,
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Newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss has been warned by local leaders to take immediate action to combat the cost of living crisis in the North East, where millions of families and businesses are "on the brink of financial disaster". The region is facing escalating energy costs and
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Foreign secretary Liz Truss formally launched her bid to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister and Conservative Party leader by pledging to set the economy on an "upward trajectory" by the time of the next general election in 2024. In her campaign launch, Truss emphasized the need for
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Boris Johnson is set to deliver a final speech as prime minister, warning against focusing on short-term solutions to soaring energy prices and emphasizing the need for a shift towards renewable energy. Leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have been skeptical about investing in renewables, with Truss opposing solar
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Foreign secretary Liz Truss formally launched her bid to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister and Conservative Party leader by pledging to set the economy on an "upward trajectory" by the time of the next general election in 2024. In her campaign launch, Truss emphasized the need for
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Rishi Sunak, a candidate for the Conservative leadership, accused his rival Liz Truss of "promising the earth to everybody" as he played down polling that suggests he is on course to be defeated. Despite facing criticism from his own party members for his decision to quit Boris Johnson&
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The Tory leadership campaign is amplifying existing tensions between London and Scotland, with both frontrunners, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, ruling out a second Scottish independence referendum and vowing to encroach on the devolved parliament's powers on spending. This stance is unlikely to ease the stand-off, with Scottish
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Foreign secretary Liz Truss formally launched her bid to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister and Conservative Party leader by pledging to set the economy on an "upward trajectory" by the time of the next general election in 2024. In her campaign launch, Truss emphasized the need for
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As the UK waits for the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, to take office on September 5, the country is already facing a daunting economic crisis. The cost of living is a major issue, with inflation and soaring energy bills causing a crushing squeeze on household incomes.
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Foreign secretary Liz Truss formally launched her bid to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister and Conservative Party leader by pledging to set the economy on an "upward trajectory" by the time of the next general election in 2024. In her campaign launch, Truss emphasized the need for
