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R ishi Sunak faced a grilling from Keir Starmer on Wednesday over government cash given to private schools. The two leaders locked horns at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. Mr Starmer continued to press the Prime Minister to end the “scandal” of private school charitable status. Sir …

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s upcoming mini budget is set to be a disaster and shows they haven’t learnt anything, writes Kevin Maguire Rishi Sunak’s voodoo economics are insane, writes Kevin Maguire ( Image: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock) Chopping Britain’s legs off with spending cuts and tax rises …

Sir Iain, who is backing Ms Truss, said the electronic ballots are “just ludicrous”, adding: “It is complex and will lead to all sorts of challenges, no one will know whether someone voted or did it for them. There hasn’t been a dry run – these things are really complex. …

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will hold crunch talks over the future of Britain’s railways next week after delaying publication of the biggest review of the train network since privatisation. Plans to publish a rail blueprint before May’s local elections have been shelved with the Treasury at loggerheads with the …

Rishi Sunak’s March budget will be a fresh Covid rescue package that will defer plans for significant tax increases as the chancellor throws his weight behind a cautious approach to reopening the economy, government sources have confirmed. Boris Johnson signalled on Wednesday that the government would take a slow path …

Rishi Sunak hails chance of ‘Big Bang 2.0’ for City of London after Brexit as he hints red tape will be slashed to help forge ‘exciting’ future Rishi Sunak has hailed the prospects for a ‘Big Bang 2.0’ in the wake of Brexit The Chancellor hinted that red tape could …

Writing for the Mail on Sunday, Mr Sunak said there would still be “tough days and months ahead”, but added: “The early roll-out of vaccines – and the incredible work of our scientists and NHS – means we can now see light at the end of the tunnel with this pandemic.” Some …

Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2  Restrictions will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2.  People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home. Non-essential shops …

Boris Johnson is expected to announce a national lockdown next week after his scientific advisers told him it was the only way to save Christmas. Scientists from the Sage committee yesterday presented No 10 with bleak figures showing that Covid is spreading ‘significantly’ faster than even their original ‘worst-case scenario’ prediction. …

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Boris Johnson’s 3-year UK spending master plan set to be ditched https://on.ft.com/37t2FN0 Government threatens to take direct control of Transport for London https://on.ft.com/31mAxan Royal Mail launches …