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First minister says if Scotland won yes vote it would aspire to setting up its own currency and joining EU Politics live – latest updates Nicola Sturgeon has claimed only independence will allow Scotland to rid itself of the chaos shattering the UK’s economy, but admitted she does not know how long that could take. The first minister said it was “glaringly obvious” the UK could not offer Scotland the economic strength, stability or security the no campaign had promised before the 2014 independence referendum. Continue reading… ​First minister says if Scotland won yes vote it would aspire to setting…

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New chancellor made no mention of policy in economic update, but Treasury sources confirm he will go ahead with controversial move The new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is pressing on with plans to scrap the bankers’ bonus cap, protecting one of the most divisive policies from his predecessor’s disastrous mini-budget. Hunt made no mention of the EU-imposed cap, which limits payouts to two times bankers’ salaries, in his economic update on Monday in which he reversed nearly all of Kwasi Kwarteng’s 23 September announcements. Continue reading… ​New chancellor made no mention of policy in economic update, but Treasury sources confirm he…

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