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Lord Frost lashes out at Mordaunt as Tory leadership race turns nasty

The former Brexit minister said Ms Mordaunt was not up to the job when she was his deputy in talks with the EU.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership backbiting turns on Penny Mordaunt as she surges as bookies favourite

Right-winger Lord Frost launched a scathing attack on Penny Mordaunt as she surged ahead in the Conservative leadership election, suggesting she was not up to the job

Daily Mirror

The Northern Agenda: 'We need a Minister for the North'

Senior Tory's demand to leadership candidates as race to be the next PM hots up

Manchester Evening News

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Anger as UK rules out extra winter help for Scots despite colder climate

SCOTS won’t get any extra help with surging energy bills this winter despite living in a colder climate, a top Treasury official said.

The National (Scotland)

Abbi Garton-Crosbie: Cocktails and chaos on my trip to Westminster

WHEN I visited Westminster on a parliamentary lobby trip last week, I didn’t expect to get a front-row seat to the collapse of Boris Johnson’s…

The National (Scotland)

Cadel Evans backs Simon Clarke after Tour de France success

Simon Clarke has mostly been a support-act for other riders, but after his first Tour de France stage win, the Aussie is finally in the spotlight, writes Sophie Smith.

ABC News

Covid is back — but how worried should we be?

Superspreader events, nasty new variants and waning immunity — it’s a perfect storm for a new wave. Giulia Crouch reports

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Tour de France 2022: Tadej Pogacar takes time from Jumbo-Visma rivals on cobbles of chaotic stage 5

Australian Simon Clarke won the stage in a sprint finish at the end of a wild day on the treacherous cobblestones of northern France which saw Primoz Roglic crash and lose significant time

The Independent UK

Brits going to work with Covid fuel new wave as maps show infections rocketing

Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, who told the Mirror people need to be more cautious as cases continue to rise

Daily Mirror

High taxes ‘stopping’ families paying their bills, former Tory cabinet minister warns

Voters believe Johnson’s administration is ‘not behaving like a Tory government’, David Davis warns

The Independent UK

State pension set to rise by double figures to protect elderly from inflation

And benefits are also set to rise

Nottingham Post

Former Tory minister calls 10% rise in state pension ‘ludicrous’

Jim O’Neill scathing about decision to help pensioners while forcing real-terms pay cuts on public sector workers

The Guardian - UK

State pension to rise by 'significantly' more than inflation while millions get wage cut

The state pension will rise by the highest of 2.5%, wages or inflation next year, the government has re-confirmed - at the same time as warning more than 5million public sector workers to expect a real terms pay cut

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson pits rail strike workers against public and says Brits can't have pay rise

The rail strike was the top of the agenda in Boris Johnson's Cabinet meeting as he said workers were “aggravating” the nation’s teenagers, workers and pensioners - and rebuffed calls for a proper pay rise this year, leading to fears of a Summer of Discontent

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The Guardian - UK

What are the UK rail strikes about and how long will they go on?

Biggest stoppages in decades involving 40,000 Network Rail staff could spread across public sector

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Rail strike chaos – what you need to know

In today’s newsletter: Archie Bland looks at how to navigate the biggest rail industrial action in Britain in decades – and why it’s just the start of a summer of discontent

The Guardian - UK

The rail strikes are just the start. Tory cruelty has left workers no choice but to fight back

Johnson will scapegoat the unions, but after 12 years of frozen and falling wages, their members can’t afford another pay cut, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Leeds Live

Easyjet cancels thousands of flights plunging holiday plans into chaos

Airline says it doesn't as yet even know how many trips will be impacted by the decision

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Daily Record

Rail strikes in Scotland will cause 'misery' for passengers as blame game begins

Rail services will grind to a halt across much of the UK on Tuesday as union members walk out in the biggest railway strike in 30 years.

Daily Mirror

Glastonbury revellers face travel chaos as most trains already axed over rail strike

Billie EIlish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar will headline Glastonbury Festival this weekend - but many music fans will struggle to get to Worthy Farm with many trains cancelled as 40,000 rail workers strike

Daily Record

Public sector workers should expect below inflation pay rises, warns Tory minister

A Treasury Minister claimed that high wage settlements could push inflation even higher as Scottish public sector workers start balloting over pay.

Daily Mirror

Workers won't get inflation-busting pay hike as biggest rail strike in decades looms

Treasury Minister Simon Clarke said the strike was 'likely' to go ahead but insisted ministers won't get round the table to resolve the dispute over pay and redundancy

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes will go ahead as RMT leader says government ‘actively prevented settlement to dispute’ – as it happened

General secretary Mick Lynch confirms strike action will proceed, as transport secretary Grant Shapps says rail unions to blame

The Guardian - UK

UK minister warns public workers to brace for real-term pay cuts amid rail strikes

No 10 urges private sector firms against giving out pay rises as inflation feared to rise above 10%

Chronicle Live

Easyjet announces more flights to be cancelled this summer

Airline has already been hit by major disruption and the new announcement spells misery for travellers

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