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The Independent – General Election Now Summary of the front page The Independent has an unflattering cartoon of the prime minister stuffed in a ballot box that is set to be ignited, as the paper calls on Liz Truss to call a general election now, claiming her economic plan is in tatters and her credibility is shot. “Economic plans in tatters. Credibility shot. Austerity looming. As Tory MPs plot to replace Liz Truss with a fourth PM in three years, we say its time to take the decision out of their hands and call a … GENERAL ELECTION NOW”, the…

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Transport secretary says scrapping of transport bill means plan will not go ahead in 2024 A plan to create a public sector body to oversee Britain’s ailing rail network has been delayed. Great British Railways (GBR), which would take over from the infrastructure management company Network Rail and be responsible for handing out rail contracts, will not go ahead in 2024 owing to the scrapping of the transport bill. Continue reading… ​Transport secretary says scrapping of transport bill means plan will not go ahead in 2024A plan to create a public sector body to oversee Britain’s ailing rail network has…

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Three-line whip on Labour motion puts dozens of Tory MPs opposed to shale gas extraction on the spot UK politics live – latest news updates Conservative MPs have been told that a Commons vote tabled by Labour on Wednesday to ban fracking should be regarded as confidence vote in Liz Truss’s government. Dozens of Tory MPs who are opposed to shale gas extraction in their own constituencies will be furious about being put in a difficult position by a prime minister whose authority is already shot. Continue reading… ​Three-line whip on Labour motion puts dozens of Tory MPs opposed to…

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The Guardian – Truss faces Tory unrest over toxic budget cuts Summary of the front page Liz Truss is facing cabinet unrest over her plans for “brutal” public spending cuts across all departments after the “disastrous” mini-budget put major pledges at risk, including the pensions ‘triple lock’, The Guardian reports. At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the chancellor said “everything is on the table” as he strives to find billions of savings. The paper also features a picture of the Iranian climber, Elnaz Rekabi, who said in a post on Instagram that she competed without a hijab because her headscarf…

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Staff ignored mothers and shut them out from discussions about their own care, says inquiry chair after damning report The deaths of at least 45 babies could have been avoided if nationally recognised standards of care had been provided at one of England’s largest NHS trusts, a damning inquiry has found. Dr Bill Kirkup, the chair of the independent inquiry into maternity at East Kent hospitals university NHS foundation trust, said his panel had heard “harrowing” accounts from families of receiving “suboptimal” care, with mothers ignored by staff and shut out from discussions about their own care. Continue reading… ​Staff…

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