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How The Battle With Trade Unions Is The Next Front In The Tories' Culture War

The new prime minister has promised to crackdown on "militant" unions who are striking over stagnant pay and the cost of living crisis.
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Keir Starmer Says Labour Would Bring Back The 45p Tax Rate For The Highest Earners

But the party won't overturn Kwasi Kwarteng's decision to reduce the basic income tax rate from 20p to 19p.
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Treasury Minister Dunked On For Premature Celebration Of Rising Pound

Sterling actually tumbled to a fresh 37-year low following the mini-budget.
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A Tory Minister Thinks Young People Who Just Bank Their Money Are 'Plodders'

Richard Fuller, who is in the Treasury, wants those in their 20s to take more financial risks – and the mini-budget will help.
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Kwasi Kwarteng Has Admitted The UK Economy Is Now 'Technically' In Recession

But the chancellor insisted his tax-cutting mini-budget will ensure the dip will be "shallow".
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The Pound Has Plunged To A Record Low After The Mini-Budget. Here's What It Means For You

Markets spooked by tax cuts costing up to £45 billion annually, and the cost of living could now be even higher.
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Mini-Budget Gets A Pounding – But Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Loving It

Influential Institute for Fiscal Studies leads the backlash, accusing Kwasi Kwarteng of "betting the house" that the UK economy will grow.
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Millionaires Handed £55,000 Tax Cut By Liz Truss And Kwasi Kwarteng

Almost half of the personal tax cuts announced in the mini-Budget will go to the richest 5 per cent.
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Analysis: We Are All Guinea Pigs In Kwasi Kwarteng's Economic Experiment

The chancellor announced huge tax cuts for the well-off as he bet the farm on growth.
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Labour's Rachel Reeves Slams Tories Over Mini Budget For The 'Wealthy'

She said Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng were two “desperate gamblers chasing a losing run”.
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