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City Voices: Scott’s new restaurant in Richmond is a bad sign

The BBC as it is known in Britain – as a breathing part of our political and social life, the soundtrack to our private lives, our thinking as citizens and our voice to the world – was born out of conflict.

Calls have been made for a snap general election following Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's sacking

Mr Kwarteng joins unfortunate list of chancellors who didn’t last long in one of the most important jobs in government

A number of names have been mentioned

Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Sajid Javid under consideration

Budget last month hit the pound and saw mortgage and government debt costs surge

It seems odd to have chosen Halloween as the day to deliver your make-or-break fiscal statement. But that’s what our Chancellor has done. Imagine the memes and ghoulish references if the markets give it the thumbs-down. And there was already a graveyard feel among the Tory tribe. The mood is…

Staggering 34-point lead for Labour would deliver landslide for Keir Starmer