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Raising benefits in line with inflation ‘needs to be done,’ says former Tory party leader Iain Duncan Smith
One of the senior Tories calling for benefits to be uprated in line with inflation is the party's former leader Iain Duncan Smith. 


The xx singer-songwriter Oliver Sim on living with HIV
The musician Oliver Sim has achieved massive commercial and critical success as part of the band The xx. 


Chris Kaba: Inquest begins into death of man man shot by police
An inquest has begun into the death of Chris Kaba, who was shot by police in south London last month. 


Covid-19 inquiry opens amid controversy over how testimony will be collected
While some would prefer to think Covid is all over there are those who will be forever scarred: the survivors and the bereaved. 


Truss ‘absolutely right’ to put her stamp on UK, says trade minister
We’re joined by the trade minister, Conor Burns.


22 million people could be affected, as PM won’t commit to raising benefits in line with inflation
The Prime Minister has refused to commit to raising benefits in line with inflation, despite growing pressure from senior Tory MPs - including a former party leader and a member of her own cabinet.


Liz Truss on tax cut U-turn and interest rates
Our political editor Gary Gibbon sits down with Prime Minister Liz Truss


Liz Truss tries to curb Cabinet squabbling amid backbench ‘coup’
The spectre of cuts loomed large at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham today - with cabinet ministers openly disagreeing. 


Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Man in court accused of nine-year-old’s murder
A man has been remanded in custody at Liverpool Crown Court after being charged on Saturday with the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.


Errors made by government in mini-budget says Shapps
We were joined by the former Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps who gave his reaction to the government’s mini-budget u-turn today.


How the government u-turn went down with voters
So how has all this been going down with the voters?


Economic fallout after mini-budget ‘not a catastrophe’, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
We spoke to the Business Secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg.


How will the government balance books after tax cuts?
The financial markets responded positively to the government's u-turn, with the pound rising against the dollar. Economic reporter Neil Macdonald explains.


Chancellor Kwarteng to reverse his planned tax cut for richest in UK
The Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng said ditching the 45p tax rate for the highest earners had become too much of a distraction.


People hadn’t ‘cottoned onto‘ scale of change PM was proposing, says education secretary
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by the Education Secretary Kit Malthouse.



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