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Our system produces terrible politicians, culminating in this PM, while our culture mistakes politics for a game
Liz Truss urges liberal governments to ‘face down global aggressors’
Tritax and abrdn investment backed by £100m government grant in bid to safeguard UK car plants
Spending watchdog accuses government over £1bn in underpayments to 134,000 mostly female pensioners
Sentencing points to lack of oversight after man with 48 offences received money from bounceback scheme
Group of backbenchers who entered parliament in 2019 move against the prime minister
Senior Tory claims PM’s allies threatened to withhold public funding from constituencies
Plans for interconnector with France faced opposition in Portsmouth where cable would have come ashore
Relaxation of rules risks prompting ‘another surge’ in Omicron cases in offices and schools, say medical experts
Executives warn of ‘enormous’ political challenge unless the government eases the pressure on household finances
Plus, the hidden hand of Brexit and inflation
European Commission is keen to avoid the issue dominating the campaign ahead of Stormont elections in May
A year after the end of the transition period, both British and EU migrants reckon with new realities
Prime minister’s diary hides cocktail drink
Regulator to set ‘tough’ standards that could result in funding cuts for institutions
Shadow chancellor wants to reverse the UK’s decade of ‘lost growth’ with capital spending and partnerships with business
Fragile truce after MP’s defection to Labour and David Davis telling PM to quit brings critics back onside
Johnson may have only secured a temporary reprieve over Downing Street parties scandal
Plan B measures such as mask wearing and vaccine passports for large venues will not be renewed after January 26
Report rejects concerns that mortgage market has been harmed but accepts the system may need to be simplified
David Davis demands prime minister’s departure as newly elected Conservative MP defects to Labour
With or without him, the unique coalition of voters who united behind the PM at the last election govern the direction
The policing, elections and borders bills are an assault on the civil rights of ethnic minorities
Move comes as part of a shake-up of regulations covering promotions for high-risk investments
Decision expected within days on whether to refer £2.8bn move by US-owned rival for in-depth probe
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