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  Liz Truss will speak at 1.30pm today, following demands for a general election from the general public and opposing politicians. ​Liz Truss will speak at 1.30pm today, following demands for a general election from the general public and opposing politicians. 

  Meghan Markle’s latest interview, ranging from the death of the Queen to Archewell projects, was released on Wednesday. ​Meghan Markle’s latest interview, ranging from the death of the Queen to Archewell projects, was released on Wednesday. 

Exclusive: Statement expected shortly after departures of top ministers and evaporation of political authority Liz Truss faces deepening turmoil – follow it live Liz Truss is to issue a statement resigning as prime minister after just 45 days, following the near-complete evaporation of her political authority, a process begun by last month’s disastrous mini-budget. “It’s over,” a source said. Truss, who would become the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, has been under pressure from Tory MPs to quit after the resignation of Suella Braverman as home secretary and as the Tory party plunged into chaos. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Statement…

Tory MPs demand assurance that home secretary’s departure was not due to row over policy changes UK politics live – latest news updates Conservative MPs are demanding that Liz Truss explains whether she is sticking to the 2019 manifesto commitment to reduce overall immigration after the resignation of Suella Braverman. In another sign of a major policy fracture within the party, fellow members of the European Research Group voiced support for the former home secretary, who stepped down on Wednesday after expressing reservations about government plans to grant more foreign work visas as part of a plan to stimulate the…

  Leaders of the 27 European Union countries meet on Thursday for the second time in two weeks to try to bring down energy prices, though persistent divisions between them mean the bloc is unlikely for now to put a ceiling on what it pays for gas. ​Leaders of the 27 European Union countries meet on Thursday for the second time in two weeks to try to bring down energy prices, though persistent divisions between them mean the bloc is unlikely for now to put a ceiling on what it pays for gas. 

  There is growing pressure on Liz Truss to resign as Prime Minister despite her assurances that she is not a “quitter”. ​There is growing pressure on Liz Truss to resign as Prime Minister despite her assurances that she is not a “quitter”. 

Final report of independent inquiry into child sexual abuse also urges creation of scheme to compensate victims What is the inquiry and why did it take so long? A new criminal offence should be created for people working in positions of trust who fail to report allegations of child sexual abuse, according to a landmark report that also calls for the creation of a national scheme to compensate abuse victims for the “incalculable” harm inflicted on them. The final report of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) in England and Wales, seven years after it was launched, says…

UK government facing growing criticism for ‘weak’ response to attack on democracy campaigner British ministers have been urged immediately to expel a senior Chinese diplomat who admitted being involved in violence against protesters in Manchester, as the government faced growing criticism over its “weak and supine” response. Zheng Xiyuan, the Chinese consul general, said it was his “duty” to grab the hair of a pro-democracy campaigner who was badly injured after being dragged inside the consulate grounds on Sunday. Continue reading… ​UK government facing growing criticism for ‘weak’ response to attack on democracy campaignerBritish ministers have been urged immediately to…

  Liz Truss has insisted she will lead the Tories into the next election as Tory plotters warn she could be gone today. ​Liz Truss has insisted she will lead the Tories into the next election as Tory plotters warn she could be gone today. 

  A Russian fighter jet “released a missile” in the vicinity of a British aircraft over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has revealed. A Russian fighter jet “released a missile” in the vicinity of a British aircraft over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has revealed.