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Foreign secretary blames global conditions for economic problems and offers no guarantee on pensions triple lock UK politics live – latest news updates The UK foreign secretary has said “mistakes happen” but the government has moved on after Liz Truss’s U-turns on tax cuts and the sacking of the chancellor. James Cleverly, a close ally of the prime minister, tried to blame global economic conditions for rising interest rates and inflation, despite the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, acknowledging the impact of the mini-budget and overturning its measures that spooked the financial markets. Continue reading… ​Foreign secretary blames global conditions for…

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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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