Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng stuns both sides of the Commons with his mini-budget on 23 September.
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Liz Truss looks to settle NI protocol dispute before anniversary of Good Friday deal
by kimadminby kimadminBritish diplomats hope that if the dispute with the EU over the protocol is settled amicably and the NI executive is restored before next Easter, it could pave the way for a state visit by Biden to London in 2023
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Liz Truss thanks Joe Biden for support during death of Queen Elizabeth
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‘Mind your own business!’ Truss urged to ‘stand up’ to Biden and Pelosi over Brexit row
by kimadminby kimadminLiz Truss needs to be very assertive on this issue and she has to confront the Biden presidency over the Protocol to warn him to back off.
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BrexitOpinion
From Brexit to the cost of living, Tory governments exploit crises to evade scrutiny
by kimadminby kimadmin‘Thanks to the suspension of parliament after the Queen’s death, Liz Truss may not start facing regular Commons examinations until mid-October – six weeks after taking over Downing Street.’
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BrexitPolitics
Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in her final years
by kimadminby kimadminShe said she hoped Charles’ wife Camilla would be known as queen consort, and Charles took centre stage during Platinum Jubilee festivities
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BrexitOpinion
Britain may look united in grief – but polling shows a growing generational divide
by kimadminby kimadminCurrently, only 47% of 18- to 24-year-olds say Britain should continue to have a monarchy, compared with 86% of Britons aged 65 and over.
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BrexitFeatured
Post-Elizabethan Britain faces a diminished and difficult future – but don’t count it out
by kimadminby kimadminMore serious than any potential loss of many largely symbolic overseas offices is the geopolitical uncertainty about Britain itself
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UK to unilaterally continue suspending Northern Ireland border checks
by kimadminby kimadminThe UK believes the continuation of the grace period for checks on goods will create the space needed for solutions to the protracted row with Brussels.
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BrexitEconomy
Brexit is a flop, and the voters know it. So why can’t Labour call for a closer bond with Europe?
by kimadminby kimadminThere are still influential voices in Europe who say that a EU without Britain is incomplete.