Author: News Desk

Follow the latest political developments throughout the day Good morning. PMQs is often dismissed a pointless pantomime, but one function it performs well is to serve as a barometer of political authority. A PM or opposition leader who crumbles at the despatch box is not going to survive for long (being hopeless at PMQs was a major factor behind the Tories’ decision to dump Iain Duncan Smith as their leader in 2003) and that is why today’s session will be a make-or-break one for Liz Truss. It is only her third PMQs since becoming prime minister, but it is the…

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  Mr Hunt is said to have “laughed out loud” at the text, before ignoring it. ​Mr Hunt is said to have “laughed out loud” at the text, before ignoring it. 

The RMT union has announced more rail strikes – on 3, 5 and 7 November – over pay and work conditions. 

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Prime Minister Liz Truss has told her tight-wing Tory MPs that her tax U-turns were “painful”.

 Rangers are anticipating around 4,500 new arrivals at Blakeney Point on the North Norfolk coast this season. Rangers are anticipating around 4,500 new arrivals at Blakeney Point on the North Norfolk coast this season. 

  Kherson was the first city to fall in the Russian invasion and holds symbolic significance for both sides. ​Kherson was the first city to fall in the Russian invasion and holds symbolic significance for both sides. 

  The UK economy continues to be under pressure as inflation figures reach their highest level in 40 years. ​The UK economy continues to be under pressure as inflation figures reach their highest level in 40 years. 

An Iranian sport climber considered a “heroine” by many has returned home.