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Liz Truss vows to slash pay of nurses and teachers outside London in 'levelling down' plan

Critics said Liz Truss' promise would result in a 'war on Workington' rather than Whitehall and marked the death of Boris Johnson's levelling up agenda

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss U-turns on plan to pay less in areas like the North East

The Tory leadership hopeful had outlined plans for regional pay boards that would pay less in some areas but later said policy had been

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Liz Truss steps up war on public sector workers and unions in bid for Tory crown

The Foreign Secretary vowed to axe 'facility time', which allows union officials paid hours off to carry out duties while at work and semmed to rule out scrapping the fox hunting ban

Daily Mirror

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Liz Truss plan means lower pay for public service workers in poorer areas

Unions say favourite for PM’s job will face ‘opposition every step of the way’ if she pushes plans through

The Independent UK

Liz Truss plan to cut £11bn in Whitehall waste ‘ludicrous’

Unions and experts attack Tory leadership candidate’s proposals for civil service savings

The Guardian - UK

Why is there unrest among civil servants and how will ministers respond?

Analysis: civil servants are frustrated with real-terms pay cuts, job losses, and political briefings against them

The Guardian - UK

Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall

Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss wants to save £11 billion a year with her plans.

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Liz Truss is on course for a collision with UK economic reality

LONDON — Liz Truss looks an increasingly strong favorite to overcome Rishi Sunak and replace Boris Johnson as the U.K.’s prime minister. Her next target will be the British civil service.

Tribune News Service

Liz Truss vows to help renters prove they can take on a mortgage

Tory leadership contender said she would “break down barriers” to support people keen to get on the housing ladder

Wales Online

Liz Truss pledges to help more renters buy their first home

Tory leadership frontrunner wants rent payments to be used as part of mortgage affordability assessments

The Guardian - UK

Truss vows to help renters prove they can take on a mortgage

The Tory leadership contender said she would ‘break down barriers’ to support people keen to get on the housing ladder.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office ‘regrets’ confusion over Nowzad evacuation from Afghanistan

Ministers and officials gave evidence to Afghanistan inquiry in ‘good faith’, and ‘at no stage’ sought to ‘deliberately’ mislead, Government says.

Evening Standard

The Northern Agenda: Handsome is as handsome does

Warning to would-be PMs as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss prepare to do battle in Leeds

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss ‘setting anti-discrimination fight back 30 years’ with civil service plan

Tory leadership favourite under fire over Whitehall shake-up including US-style ’political appointees’

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Nadine Dorries 'pretty confident' she'll be Culture Secretary if Liz Truss becomes PM

One Whitehall source said Nadine Dorries was 'pretty confident' about returning to the plum role in the Department of Culture if Liz Truss beats former chancellor Rishi Sunak to No 10.

Liverpool Echo

Starmer on Liverpool, plan for government and writing for The S*n

Labour leader was in the city today and sat down with the ECHO to discuss a range of subjects

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: Flu outbreak killing seabirds in their thousands

'Unprecedented wildlife tragedy' hits islands off Northumberland coast

Evening Standard

What are freeports and why are they controversial?

Eight freeports have already been set up in England, with a further two soon to be operational in Scotland

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Daily Record

Scottish Government in dispute with Whitehall over spiralling £251m bill for new benefits system

EXCLUSIVE: The Record recently revealed the IT costs had soared to over a quarter of a billion pounds - now there is a row over who pays.

Wales Online

Liz Truss promises ‘full-fat freeports’ with vow to cut red-tape for business

The plan comes with fresh promises of reducing regulation and cutting Whitehall bureaucracy

The Independent UK

First TV head-to-head between Sunak and Truss could have decisive impact on leadership battle

Thousands of Conservative members expected to cast online ballots as early as next week

The Guardian - UK

The Pyramid of Lies by Duncan Mavin review – the disgraced financier who charmed David Cameron

This meticulous study reveals the greed and gullibility of the ex-prime minister whose endorsement of Australian financier Lex Greensill tells us much about how politicians operate

The Guardian - UK

Secrecy of royal wills questioned by senior officials, documents reveal

Papers from 1970s and 1980s warn practice of sealing wills was ‘haphazard’ with ‘slender’ legal basis

Liverpool Echo

Rise and fall of Liverpool Council boss Tony Reeves

15 months ago Tony Reeves was held up as the hero of the troubled city council. Today he resigned. Political editor Liam Thorp looks back on a dramatic time at the top

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson accused of ‘clocking off’ as he misses emergency meeting on heatwave

Prime minister visits air show as UK swelters in extreme weather

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