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All Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s worst gaffes, U-turns and awkward moments so far
As millions of us wait for 0.3% of the population to select our next Prime Minister, each of the remaining candidates will have had moments they want to forget. From losing her way out of the room at her campaign launch to being forced into…
Prime Minister candidates both back medal for Britain’s nuclear test vets
The next Prime Minister has backed a medal for Britain's nuclear test veterans - whoever takes the reins on September 5. Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have thrown their weight behind the Mirror's campaign for justice for the Cold War…
Liz Truss emergency budget could take ‘weeks’ if she becomes PM despite crisis
A key ally of Liz Truss has admitted it could be "a matter of weeks" before she presents an emergency budget - despite the foreign secretary previously vowing to slash taxes from "day one" if she enters No10. The Northern Ireland secretary…
Former Tory officials referred to HMRC over alleged Covid furlough fraud
Former Conservative officials have been referred to HM Revenue and Customs over an alleged furlough fraud. A whistleblower claimed to the Mirror about £50,000 was paid to three staff at Gloucestershire Conservatives who had been placed on…
DWP denies £326 cost of living payment to Universal Credit claimants who got a sanction
Some Brits on Universal Credit have been denied a vital cost of living payment - because they were sanctioned by the Jobcentre.Boris Johnson said the £326 lump sum in July would show more than 8million Brits “we are on their side”. But…
Bus fares could be limited to £2 a journey – if services aren’t slashed first
Bus fares could be capped at £2 per journey in a bid to help Brits hit with soaring bills.Currently passengers outside London face paying up to £5 for each trip - and the same again on the way back. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps…
Government hits out at schools ‘considering three-day week’ as energy bills spiral
Some schools have considered shutting at least one day a week - and possibly two - as they face crippling energy costs, it is claimed.Headteachers and school bosses are holding crisis talks over the summer holiday trying to work out how to…
‘Next generation’ Covid vaccine that targets Omicron to be rolled out in Autumn
A "next generation" Covid-19 booster jab which is the first to target two strains of the virus will be offered to millions of Brits over the autumn. The groundbreaking Moderna jabs, which target both the Omicron variant and the original…
Thousands of Nationwide workers to get £1,200 cost of living bonus from October
Nationwide is paying its staff a £1,200 bonus to help with the cost of living crisis.11,000 members of staff are due to receive the payment, according to the high street building society. This comes as inflation hits 9.4% and household…
Pubs and restaurants face ‘abyss of closure’ as bills rocket by 300%, say bosses
Hundreds of struggling pubs, restaurants and nightclubs face "an abyss of closure" as 300% rises in energy prices drive businesses over the edge, Boris Johnson has been told. In an open letter to the PM, industry chiefs say rocketing…
