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Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak says plans for immediate tax cuts are ‘immoral’
The former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has claimed he's the underdog in the Tory leadership race - saying that the "forces that be" are backing his rival Liz Truss. 


Dover gridlock due to ‘post-Covid rush’, says British Ports Association chief executive
We spoke to Richard Ballantyne, chief executive of the British Ports Association, and began by asking him if the situation today is an improvement compared to what we have seen over the last few days.


Major incident declared over port of Dover travel chaos
Officials in Kent declared a major incident today over the gridlocked queues of cars and lorries waiting to get into the port of Dover and through the Eurotunnel.


“You’ve got to keep fighting it” Steve Thompson on his dementia
Steve Thompson is a former England rugby player and he played in every England match during the 2003  Rugby World Cup. But today, age 43, Steve remembers nothing about that final. And in 2020 he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia - and probabl...


Gene therapy trial gives hope to people with Haemophilia B
Doctors believe they may have made what could be a transformational treatment breakthrough for people with the rare blood condition haemophilia B.


Lessons will be learned before next pandemic, Covid inquiry hears
The chair of the Inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 in the UK has used her opening statement to emphasise that, if necessary, it has the power to compel witnesses to appear or documents to be handed over.


‘Poor’ response from Home Office over migrant crossings, report finds
Thousands of migrants have been arriving across the Channel in small boats for years now, but the Home Office is still operating in “crisis mode”, according to the independent Chief Inspector of Borders.


On the road with Jacob Rees-Mogg – as minister for Brexit opportunities visits Wrexham
It’s not just the candidates to be the next Prime Minister who are slugging it out for the votes of the Conservative Party members.


Tory candidates ‘do relate to public’, says Tory MP Andrea Leadsom
We spoke to Andrea Leadsom, who managed Penny Mordaunt's campaign to be the next prime minister. 


UK debt interest reaches record high
Today's government borrowing figures were a bracing reminder to the two Conservative leadership contenders that they will face massive economic challenges.


Truss takes big lead over Sunak in latest poll of Conservative members
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are fighting for every last vote, not in a general election, but among the electorate that matters to them right now: Tory members. 


Rishi Sunak: Inside the Tory leadership candidate’s fortune
His supporters have called his background "humble" and "modest". 


‘First PM to leave in personal shame and disgrace’ – Peter Oborne on Boris Johnson’s legacy
Boris Johnson often relished the cut and thrust of Prime Minister’s Questions. And today's was his last.


Higher wages needed to meet ‘cost of life’s absolute essentials’, says charity
We spoke to Thomas Lawson, chief executive of the charity Turn2us, and Andrew McPhillips, who is the chief economist at The Northern Powerhouse Partnership.


Cost of living crisis: More people in full-time work seeking financial advice, says charity
Rising prices are of course having a real impact on people already struggling with the cost of living.



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