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Recent Tory leaders also attempted to underline their fighting credentials as they reached the end of the line Liz Truss channelled Peter Mandelson at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday when she repeatedly insisted she was “a fighter not a quitter”. Mandelson, a key figure in the creation of New Labour alongside Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, used the phrase in Hartlepool on the night of the 2001 general election result, when he was returned as an MP after his second resignation from cabinet – this time after being accused of helping an Indian billionaire get a British passport. Continue reading……

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Exclusive: Mark Fullbrook’s stake in CT Group while holding Downing Street role creates potential conflict of interest Liz Truss’s chief of staff still owns a stake in Sir Lynton Crosby’s lobbying company despite his Downing Street role, meaning he could benefit financially from the firm’s work for corporate clients. Mark Fullbrook, who is in charge of the prime minister’s political operation, co-founded the British arm of the lobbying business CT Group with Crosby. Its clients have included the tobacco company Philip Morris, the Saudi Arabian government, and the mining firm Glencore. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Mark Fullbrook’s stake in CT Group…

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