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Liz Truss warned against ‘taking money off people in taxes and then giving it back as benefits’ during the hustings in Cheltenham

The Tory leadership hopeful said the Foreign Secretary's economic plans would fail to help pensioners through the energy price crisis which would be a 'moral failure' for Conservatives.

Locals say voters disillusioned by Boris Johnson are unlikely to be won back by new leader

Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh called for operations to uphold the ‘median line’ in the Taiwan Strait in response to China’s military exercises

It comes as the RMT are due to hold two days of strikes next week amid the dispute over pay, conditions and jobs

Look at the condition of Britain’s public services and despair – this is where the ‘small state’ gets you, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Gordon Brown’s solutions highlight a vacuum that extends beyond the Tories and to the party he once led

The ongoing Conservative Party leadership hustings haven’t seen much agreement between candidates, but they have resulted in the creation of a new political narrative: “Gordon Brown economics”. Foreign secretary Liz Truss explained away her rejection of cost of living “handouts” for households with the phrase. But even as she indicated…

The Prime Minister has urged energy companies to help vulnerable customers but has said no action will be taken until his replacement takes office