Liz Truss slammed by ex-Tory boss for claims public sector pay pledge was misrepresented Former Tory leader Mark Harper, a supporter of Rishi Sunak, said Liz Truss should “stop blaming journalists” after a spokesman for the Tory leadership hopeful said there had been a “deliberate misrepresentation of our campaign” . Stop Blaming Journalists: Reporting What …
Good morning. BP has followed in the footsteps of its Big Oil rivals with a massive increase in profits. The FTSE 100 company said profits tripled to $8.5bn (£6.9bn) in the second quarter, the highest since 2008. Like its rivals, BP has taken advantage of rising energy prices amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and is …
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A strong labor market and tight housing stock contributed to double-digit annual UK house price growth in July, despite rising interest rates, high inflation and lower affordability. UK house prices rose at an annual rate of 11 per cent last month, up slightly from 10.7 per cent in June, according to mortgage provider Nationwide. The …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was “too early” to celebrate after a shipment of grain left the port of Odessa on Monday under a deal brokered by the UN and Turkey. Ukraine’s grain shipment was the first since the war began in February, under the historic agreement to lift Moscow’s naval blockade of the …
British Airways has suspended the sale of short-haul flights from Heathrow for at least a week. The decision to halt new bookings on domestic and European services up to and including Monday is to meet Heathrow’s passenger capacity limit, the airline confirmed. In a statement, BA said: “As a result of Heathrow’s request to limit …
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“We’re going to need a leader and a prime minister, with the right policies, yes, but with character, with courage, with experience and with intellect, and with the downright decency to get those voters back and get them to vote Conservative,” he said. to say. Fox said. “I think that leader, that prime minister, will …
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In a statement, BA said: “As a result of Heathrow’s request to limit new bookings, we have decided to take responsible action and limit the fares available on some Heathrow services to help maximize change options bookings for existing customers, given the restrictions placed on us and the current challenges facing the entire aviation industry.”
Liz Truss has been accused of making “ludicrous” claims as she vowed to cut civil service salaries and reduce expenditure to recoup £11bn a year in a “war on Whitehall waste” if she becomes prime minister. But the Conservative leadership hopeful’s campaign, which received another boost with the backing of Penny Mordaunt on Monday, was …
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Penny Mordaunt has backed Liz Truss to become prime minister, saying the Tories “could lose an election” if they get the wrong decision in the contest. Mordaunt, who was beaten by Truss to be Rishi Sunak’s challenger in the final stage of the Conservative leadership race, said Truss was “the candidate of hope”. “Watching her …
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Thousands of potential homebuyers may find it easier to get on the property ladder after the Bank of England scrapped a key mortgage affordability test. The central bank has said the change, which will come into effect from August 1, should not be seen as “a relaxation of the rules”. However, some commentators said that …
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