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Millions of people in England, Scotland and Wales will receive the payments in instalments to help with their energy costs

Exclusive: Margin enough to deliver Keir Starmer comfortable majority in Commons

British Conservatives Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Thursday underwent their first grilling in front of party members as they wage a bitter duel to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The hustings in Leeds, northern England, was the opening bout of 12 nationwide events as the grassroots members elect a new…

Head-to-head in Leeds kickstarts 12 rounds of official hustings with Conservative members

Ukraine says Black Sea ports ready to export grain; Kyiv calls on world leaders to condemn Russia over attack that led to death of 40 PoWs. This blog is now closed

Ukraine steps up campaign to retake Russian-controlled regions in south; Kyiv accuses Russia of a war crime over the deaths of more than 40 prisoners of war

Former chancellor made the comments at the first official Conservative party hustings in Leeds

Few members of the governing Conservative Party supported foreign secretary Liz Truss when the leadership contest began this month, but now there's a sense of inevitability that she will become Britain's next prime minister.

It’s green, affluent and has a school long-renowned for excellence – so residents are astonished Conservative leadership candidate has continually castigated area where she spent her adolescence