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Allies of former UK chancellor step up attacks on Tory leadership rival Liz Truss
Review of Johnson plan finds reductions would hit multiple government functions, say Whitehall insiders
Co-author of Tory’s 2019 manifesto joins former ministers in urging Sunak and Truss to stick with policy
PM inherited plan from Theresa May to cut peers from 800 to 600 and promised to implement it
Boris Johnson should beware the scandal that accompanied Harold Wilson’s Lavender List of knights and peers
Rishi Sunak risks looking slick and aloof to a wary membership as Liz Truss goes on the attack over tax and spend
Former chancellor and foreign secretary have their attack lines ready as they prepare to woo Conservative activists
Conservative members to choose next UK prime minister following final MPs’ vote
Twitter beats Musk on trial date, US Chips Action, Europe’s big media deal
UK premier claims ‘deep state’ plot to reverse Brexit, defying opposition calls for him to leave No 10 immediately
American businesses cite concerns about Brexit, labour shortages and rising taxes
Former leader’s supporters accuse ex-chancellor of going soft on Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade regime
The country needs a leader to explain that we are not as rich as we thought, and that to govern is to choose
Foreign secretary is trailing in third place behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt
Could the prime minister’s fall be a turning point for Britain?
Junior minister becomes briefing target after poll shows strength of her support among party activists
Tory leadership candidates show no sign of challenging plans to water down Northern Ireland protocol
Javid pulls out and Patel decides not to run in increasingly rancorous campaign ahead of first vote on Wednesday
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have more disciplined successors
MPs look to candidates who can challenge former UK chancellor as he becomes favourite in race for top job
Britain’s permanent representative downplays concerns PM’s successor could fail to match focus on war
Labour’s line of attack will have to change from positioning its leader as the alternative to chaos
Downing Street says such a measure could not be imposed while a caretaker government is in place
Independent institutions and voters who care about them are vital to the preservation of democracy
Defence secretary Ben Wallace bows out while new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi plots campaign
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