Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has weighed in to the cost of living crisis debate.
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Previous government bailouts have set a precedent for intervention in the cost of living crisis
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No one says ‘yes, ethnicity is an issue for me’ when pollsters ask but Conservative party members do show an above average opposition to diversity drives.
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Be it Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak, the incoming leader will inherit a party in deep trouble.
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, pictured at the second Conservative leadership TV debate, are set to debate again on July 25 2022.
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Tax cuts could ease the burden on households and small businesses that are struggling, alongside tax increases for large firms.
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Do party members choose their preferred leader or the candidate who is more popular with the wider public?
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The leadership election now heads into its second phase, with Conservative party members choosing between the former chancellor and foreign secretary.
Britain’s next prime minister is in here somewhere.
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Candidates are either trumpeting their experience or using a lack of it to distance themselves from Boris Johnson. But which is the better strategy?
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The two front runners are more likely to face a right-wing candidate like Liz Truss than each other in the final phase of the race to replace Boris Johnson.
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Conservative MPs vote in the first round and members in the second.
Rishi Sunak, along with Sajid Javid, kicked off the wave of resignations that brought Johnson down – does he still have a shot at the top job?
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A look at the runners and riders in the Conservative leadership race.
Former health minister Sajid Javid gives a personal statement about his resignation in parliament.
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Over the course of an extraordinary 24 hours, dozens of Conservative MPs have written to Boris Johnson to announce their resignation from his government following multiple scandals. Many of these letters…
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The prime minister’s personal popularity has plummeted but the people who decide how to replace him still can’t agree on a successor.
Costs for achieving net zero are mounting, with no clear plan to afford them.
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In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
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Stablecoins are less volatile, and considered a safer bet than many cryptocurrencies.
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Sunak’s family financial arrangements raise questions about whether, as chancellor, he benefits from rules he sets himself.
Whodunnit?
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The British prime minister, his wife and the chancellor of the exchequer are all in legal trouble over lockdown gatherings.
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Non-dom status and what it means for the very wealthy, explained.
A spring in his step?
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23 mars 2022
Keith Baker , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Cam Donaldson , Glasgow Caledonian University ; Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi , York St John University ; Gavin Midgley , University of Southampton ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Karen Bloor , University of York ; Karl Schmedders , International Institute for Management Development (IMD) ; Peter Bloom , University of Essex ; Phil Tomlinson , University of Bath ; Renaud Foucart , Lancaster University ; Sarah Schiffling , Liverpool John Moores University ; Slawomir Raszewski , University of East London ; Steven McCabe , Birmingham City University ; Victoria Honeyman , University of Leeds et W David McCausland , University of Aberdeen
The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
Red briefcase time again.
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The UK may be facing the worst economic conditions in many years, but the chancellor may prefer not to be overly helpful.
The chancellor’s package is not up to scratch.
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By prioritising prudence over business support, the chancellor will probably do more harm in the long run.