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Senior Tories called out by fact checkers after false claims at conference

THREE claims made by Cabinet ministers at the Conservative party conference have been found to be false by fact checkers.

The National (Scotland)

From 15-minute cities to bananas: why do Tories seem to be bending the truth?

Rise in provably false statements by Rishi Sunak and his ministers adds weight to theory No 10 is sowing untruths for electoral advantage

The Guardian - UK

The most ridiculous moments from the Conservative Party conference

FROM conspiracy theories to Priti Patel dancing with Nigel Farage, this year’s Conservative Party conference has offered up bleakness and…

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Depressed and branded ‘zealots’: Tory conference attacks on net zero alarm green-leaning MPs

Green credentials used to be considered a vote-winner but rhetoric around net zero has changed

The Guardian - UK

Who is Claire Coutinho? Cabinet minister urged to apologise over Labour tax claim

Ms Coutinho refused to apologise for the Tories’ claim about a Labour tax hike

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak accused of using climate as ‘party political football’

The Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee disputed that the PM’s move can ‘be described as an ambitious environmental agenda’.

The Independent UK

Only 10 per cent of people think more fossil fuels will cut energy bills, poll finds

JUST 10 per cent of people in the UK think more oil and gas production will reduce bills and increase energy security, according to a new poll.

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Developing Rosebank ‘wrong decision’ says Scottish First Minister

Developers Equinor and Ithaca Energy have been given consent to start developing the controversial oil and gas field.

The Independent UK

Controversial huge new oil and gas field Rosebank given green light by regulator

Environmental campaigners have opposed the plans

Evening Standard

‘It feels unfair’: the UK childminders being refused permission to start businesses

Dreams are being scuppered by local authorities despite there being a childcare shortage

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron didn’t talk about Brexit or the booing – no point falling out on a first date

Parliament is a dead zone, so the Labour leader spent much of the week abroad and Tory MPs put their feet up

The Guardian - UK

Proposed Sizewell C nuclear plant seeks outside investment

Prospective investors will be subject to ‘strict national security checks’, minister vows

The Guardian - UK

Starmer kicks back and basks in reflected glory of Rayner’s TUC speech

Labour leader’s decision to give his deputy the front-of-house gig at congress signals a shift in their uneasy relationship

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: covert deal to cut help for pupils in England with special needs

Government contract aims to reduce the number of specialist care plans by a fifth

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UK interest rates now expected to peak at 5.5%; offshore wind power auction flops – as it happened

Government criticised as Britain’s latest subsidy auction to help support new renewable energy projects awarded no contracts for offshore wind projects

The Guardian - UK

Tory tussles over energy bill put progress on net zero at risk

The party’s clashing factions table series of amendments supporting and opposing renewables development

The Independent UK

Labour reshuffle: Keir Starmer ‘to shake up shadow cabinet’ as Sue Gray joins staff

All eyes will be on what role Angela Rayner is left with following any changes, after speculation she may lose some duties

The Guardian - UK

Ignoring call to halt new airports would be ‘electoral carnage’, Sunak warned

Campaigners speak out amid suggestion government could reject Climate Change Committee’s advice

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Worst of Westminster: Foulkes wages war on 'elected dictatorship'

Welcome to this week’s Worst of Westminster newsletter, brought to you by political reporters Steph Brawn and Hamish Morrison.

Evening Standard

Full list of names in the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet

The cabinet has gone through a lot of changes in the past year

The Guardian - UK

Claire Coutinho: Sunak loyalist will walk a fine green line as energy secretary

Grant Shapps’ successor shows interest in the environment, but the PM she serves appears to be growing more sceptical of net zero

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet: disloyalty and disunity exposed by shake-up

Editorial: Divided parties lose elections, but this reshuffle shows that the prime minister lacks the means to unite the Conservative tribe

The Independent UK

Hopes on Claire Coutinho to speed up net zero drive

Campaigners and industry experts see a fresh start in the new energy secretary’s appointment.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out, from Ben Wallace to Grant Shapps

Rishi Sunak has kicked off another Cabinet reshuffle, despite suggestions from opposition members that ‘the ship is going down’

The Independent UK

Shapps in fifth Cabinet role in a year as Sunak appoints him Defence Secretary

The Prime Minister promoted his ally after the formal resignation of Ben Wallace.

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