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Latest updates: new prime minister to go head to head with Keir Starmer for the first time The foreign secretary James Cleverly has suggested the fiscal statement planned for 31 October could be delayed as Rishi Sunak wants to ensure it “matches his priorities”. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Cleverly said: Obviously the date of that fiscal statement was originally set with no expectation of a change of prime minister. We’ve now had a change of prime minister. I don’t know whether that means that date is going to slip… The prime minister and the chancellor know they need to work…

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Boxer Tyson Fury to release debut single for mental health charity Boxer Tyson Fury will release a single to raise money for men’s mental health charity Talk Club. He has recorded a cover of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline. The song will be released on 11 November ahead of the Qatar world cup. The song has become a fan-favourite at many UK sporting events, with Fury saying he feels a connection to the track. “Sweet Caroline is a record I’ve always loved and I’m excited to record and release it,” said the 34-year-old British boxer. Fury has spoken openly about his…

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James Cleverly says Rishi Sunak’s government could take more time to draw up spending cut plans Rishi Sunak to face first PMQs – live updates Rishi Sunak may delay a fiscal announcement that is pencilled in for Halloween and will be designed to stop the markets going into another spiral, a senior minister has admitted. Given that the new government has only just got up and running, James Cleverly, the foreign secretary, said it may no longer be possible to stick to that date for the statement, when major spending cuts and grim forecasts about the future of the economy…

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