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Tories offering Britain ‘five more years of chaos’, warns Rachel Reeves in major economic speech – UK politics live | Politics

Yesterday, in response to the Labour press notice with advance extracts from the speech Rachel Reeves is giving today, CCHQ…

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The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s future: Britain needs a general election, not another Tory leadership contest | Editorial

The threat facing Rishi Sunak on Friday has been clearly signalled for months. Disastrous Conservative performances in this week’s local…

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Billie Jean King Cup Finals: Great Britain to face Germany

Great Britain have been drawn against Germany in the first round of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in November.…

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Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start. It’s full renationalisation that Britain needs | Tom Haines-Doran

Is there any hope for Britain’s beleaguered rail passengers? We have some of the highest fares in Europe, industrial relations…

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Environment

Exotic spiders flourishing in Britain as new jumping species found in Cornwall | Spiders

Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing…

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Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain | Aditya Chakrabortty

I have been reading about the most abysmal place. It is a land where children, red-faced with their own radicalism,…

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Environment

Share of electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low | Energy industry

The share of Great Britain’s electricity generated by burning fossil fuels plummeted to unprecedented lows this month, ahead of plans…

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Britain is sicker and poorer than it used to be. Sunak’s response? Attack disabled people | Frances Ryan

When a prime minister knows he is heading for electoral wipeout, he has one of two options. He can choose…

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The Guardian view on disability, illness and work: there is no ‘sicknote culture’ in Britain | Editorial

Even by the low standards of his government, Rishi Sunak’s speech about the benefits system on Friday was disappointing. Worsening public…

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Ravaged by austerity, chastened by Brexit: how can Britain have influence abroad when it’s broken at home? | Nesrine Malik

Deciding on what the UK’s place in the world should be has been like watching politicians spin a wheel. Then…

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