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The Foreign Secretary is seen as a contender to take over from Boris Johnson but she insisted that tax rises would go ahead even if they are unpopular with Tory voters.

‘We cannot favour short-term economic interests over the long-term survival of freedom and democracy in Europe’

Czech demonstrators are opposed to measures such as a restaurant ban for the unvaccinated; Harry and Meghan express concerns to Spotify about misinformation on platform

The package being considered would ‘send a clear message to the Kremlin’, that ‘destabilising activity’ will not be tolerated, Mr Johnson said.

Mr Johnson has already set out plans to visit Russian president Vladimir Putin and travel to the troubled region early this week

The shadow defence secretary claims Government is ‘paralysed by a mess of its own making’ as Boris Johnson awaits Sue Gray report.

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Embassy says UK foreign secretary will have talks with Russian counterpart at UK’s request

The news that Foreign Secretary Liz Truss used a government jet to fly a team of around 14 people to Australia at an eye-watering cost of £500,000 to the taxpayer will likely have irked many. It’s not only the monetary cost of the trip that seems outlandish, but the ecological…

The visit will come amid tensions with Russia over threats towards Ukraine

Ministers have taken markedly different approaches to ‘partygate’. We look at how the week played out