10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet
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UK households were facing record energy debts even before the price cap was increased
Household energy debt had reached £2.1bn before the April price hikes
A trade deal with the USA looks as elusive as ever
The Good Friday Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol continue to prove sticking points
Nigel Farage mocked for new ‘patriotic’ gin range with a ‘taste of Brexit’
‘You don’t get more of a Farage patriotic take than launching a £40 bottle during a cost-of-living crisis.’
TUC postpone annual Congress following death of the Queen
The Congress will be rescheduled to a later date.
Rail and postal strikes cancelled after Queen’s death
Industrial action planned by several trade unions representing postal and transport workers has been called off as the country enters a period of mourning.
Politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Tributes have been pouring in from around the world following the announcement by Buckingham Palace that Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, had died.
Cleaners at Battersea leisure centre win inflation-busting 16% pay rise
The UVW union has described the victory as “huge”
Wife of former BP executive donated £100k to Liz Truss leadership campaign
The news comes as Liz Truss ruled out a windfall tax on oil and gas company profits
Kwasi Kwarteng’s big fracking hypocrisy
Kwarteng wrote that “no amount of shale gas from hundreds of wells dotted across rural England would be enough to lower the European price any time soon”.