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Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services • UK politics live – latest news updates 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 prime minister held a 90-minute cabinet meeting on Tuesday in which she warned ministers that “difficult decisions” lay ahead. Continue reading… ​Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services• UK politics live – latest…

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NI secretary Chris Heaton-Harris indicates second poll of the year in mid-December unless power sharing quickly restored Northern Ireland will face assembly elections before Christmas unless power-sharing is restored in the next 10 days, the government has confirmed. Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland secretary, hinted at an 8 or 15 December polling day during evidence at a House of Commons select committee. It would be the second election for Northern Ireland this year. Continue reading… ​NI secretary Chris Heaton-Harris indicates second poll of the year in mid-December unless power sharing quickly restoredNorthern Ireland will face assembly elections before Christmas unless…

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