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The PM sought to blame global challenges rather than Liz Truss for exacerbating the financial turmoil.

During Liz Truss's 49 days in office, numerous polls showed an almost complete wipeout for the Tories across the UK

The question which is torturing Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt will soon confront the Labour Party. In the Autumn Statement on Thursday the Chancellor will reveal his decisions on taxation. Even allowing for the fact that spending cuts are coming, the burden of taxation will have to fall somewhere. The…

The Chancellor will unveil measures to "put our public finances on a sustainable trajectory" after investors were spooked by Kwasi Kwarteng's budget.

PM says he is not aware of any formal complaints against deputy prime minister

Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Thursday and has already warned the public to expect tax rises.

Still little more than a third of people have confidence in the PM's economic plans

An Ipsos poll brings some positives for Rishi Sunak, but suggests the Conservative brand is still ‘in trouble’.

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

The recent turmoil in British politics has led much of the political establishment and commentariat to agree on one thing: what the country needs now is competence, the more boring the better. The last thing we need is risky ideas.

Instead of the impressive intellectual Britain was promised, we see a leader with nothing to offer beyond cuts and culture war, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik