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More than 120,000 call for emergency budget NOW as Tories continue to squabble

This morning former Chancellor Sajid Javid said he "assumed" the Treasury was drawing up options to present to the new Prime Minister next month, as alarmed Brits back calls by Gordon Brown to hammer out a response sooner

Daily Mirror

Inflation - live: Boris Johnson accused of being on ‘shore leave’ as UK faces recession

Inflation rate of 10.1 per cent puts further strain on households across UK

The Independent UK

Echoes of dire 1970s in today's Britain

Plans for a high-wage, high-growth economy lie in ruins as Britain's Conservative prime minister struggles to answer a cost-of-living crisis, compounded by rising worker unrest.

Reuters

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Who won the Tory leader debate? It feels like 'moral failure' Liz Truss already has

Greeted by a Scottish Tory as "Madam Prime Minister", Ms Truss responded “Please, please, don’t get ahead of yourself!”, adding as an afterthought: “Don’t let me get ahead of myself."

Daily Mirror

What the papers say – August 17

The front pages focus on political jostling and the death of Darius Campbell Danesh in the US.

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: What Cheney’s drubbing means for US politics

In today’s newsletter: Is Liz Cheney’s defeat in the Wyoming primary a triumph for far-right populism – or the beginning of a new chapter?

The Guardian - UK

Belfast hustings offers Truss and Sunak little to gain and lots to lose

Analysis: Northern Ireland has few Tory party members but they have plenty of difficult questions to trip up the leadership hopefuls

The Guardian - UK

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Welcome to the freeport, where turbocapitalism tramples over British democracy

From Teesside to Plymouth, these ‘special economic zones’ are shrouded in secrecy – and only benefit big business, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak still offering no answers on cost of living crisis

The Daily Record's Westminster editor Torcuil Crichton looks back at the Conservative hustings in Perth on Tuesday night.

Daily Record

Liz Truss says she would get Northern Ireland devolution working if PM

The Foreign Secretary has made the claim as the Tory leadership battles moves to Northern Ireland

Wales Online

‘Unprecedented numbers’ of pensioners could die this winter without more help for energy bills, charity warns

Age UK urges Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to commit to emergency support and pensions triple lock

The Independent UK

Conservative leadership hopefuls visit Northern Ireland

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will take part in hustings in Belfast later to win Conservative Party member votes in the region.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss claims she would get Northern Ireland devolution working if made PM

The Tory leadership contenders are due to make their pitch to Conservative members in Belfast.

The Independent UK

‘Unprecedented numbers’ of pensioners may die without energy bill help – charity

Age UK has written to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, urging them to commit publicly to emergency support for older people and those on low incomes.

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Britain launches dispute resolution with EU over post-Brexit research

Britain has launched dispute resolution proceedings with the European Union to try to gain access to the bloc's scientific research programmes, including Horizon Europe, the government said on Tuesday, in the latest post-Brexit row.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak back to old tricks in Perth

IN the countdown to the first Tory leadership hustings to be held north of the Border, the contenders appeared to be attempting to woo party members…

The National (Scotland)

Tory audience boos host as rivals dodge question on indyref

THE Tory leadership candidates have refused to say if they would ever allow another independence referendum at the only hustings event to be held…

The Independent UK

Liz Truss launches proceedings against EU for Brexit deal ‘breach’ over Horizon scheme

Favourite to be next PM accused of wooing Tory members by ‘starting rows’ with Brussels

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The Independent UK

Truss claim that UK workers need ‘more graft’ are grossly offensive, says Labour

The Tory leadership candidate can be heard to make the claim in a leaked audio recording obtained by The Guardian.

The National (Scotland)

We ask Tory members which is the best candidate to stop independence

After the hustings, The National asked Tory members who they are backing in the race to Number 10 - and who is best placed to fight for the Union

Reuters

British leadership candidates against new Scottish independence push

The two candidates battling to be Britain's next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland's place in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, promising more scrutiny of Scotland's government to undermine a new push for independence.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss would leave scared families to watch as household budgets haemorrhage money

Labour leader Keir Starmer’s energy bill freeze draws a popular, deep red line showing Truss is on the wrong side of the argument

The Independent UK

Liz Truss said British workers need ‘more graft’ and lack ‘skill and application’ of foreign rivals

Labour brand Tory leadership frontrunner’s comments ‘grossly offensive’

Daily Mirror

Next Prime Minister REFUSES to freeze energy bills as Sunak blasts Truss' 'moral failure'

In a Tory leadership debate, neither of the next Prime Ministers backed Labour's plan to freeze bills this winter - as Liz Truss guaranteed pensions will rise around 10% but refused to spell out her cost-of-living plans

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak rules out Labour proposals to freeze energy price cap

His opponent Liz Truss has refused to say what support other than pausing the green energy levy she would offer people to limit the impact.

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