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Chancellor’s refusal to publish forecast contributed to stock market jitters and run on pound

Exclusive: In first major interview since quitting government, ex-minister hits out at senior Tories for apparent retreat on climate

Mayor of Tees Valley Ben Houchen also took his seat in the Upper Chamber

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

Good evening! This week it has been confirmed there IS an investigation going on into the Scottish Government's spending on a Minister for…

It’s been a topsy-turvy week for politics, with three big by-elections and a few controversial pledges. Although Labour stormed to victory in Selby and Ainsty, leader Keir Starmer found himself on the ropes when he promised to maintain a deeply unpopular two-child benefit cap policy.

Our rental situation is better than most, yet we still found ourselves scrubbing mould from the windows to protect our son’s tiny lungs, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In today’s newsletter: a pair of major defeats for the Conservatives, but the PM will be relieved to have at least retained Boris Johnson’s old seat

Ministers were also paid more than £400,000 in severance packages.