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Liz Truss's plans for the economy could reportedly contribute to a huge black hole in the public finances by the middle of the decade.
Inflation, the rising cost of government debt, defence spending and the foreign secretary’s planned tax cuts could see up £60 billion wiped from the public purse, according to an analysis by the Financial Times.
Ms Truss is the favourite to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister next week after the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest is announced.
During the campaign, Ms Truss pledged to reduce murders and other violent crime by 20 per cent within two years if she enters No 10 Downing Street.
But a top police chief has today described her law and order plans as "unwise", "meaningless" and "soundbite-friendly”.
Chief constable Richard Lewis, the lead on performance for the National Police Chiefs Council, told The Guardian Ms Truss's pledges were "meaningless" without "further explanation".
Baby and young boy among 221 people to cross Channel in small boats
A total of 221 people in five small boats crossed the Channel to the UK on Friday, according to the Ministry of Defence.
A baby dressed in pyjamas and wearing a life vest was among those to have made the crossing, along with several groups of men and another young boy wrapped in a blanket.
It comes as the Home Office said it had appointed an independent panel to oversee the plan to send migrants to Rwanda.Liz Truss ‘to lift fracking ban within days of becoming leader to boost UK energy supplies’
Liz Truss could lift the ban on fracking within days of winning the Tory leadership contest, it is claimed.
According to a report in The Sun, Ms Truss would follow up on one of her policy promises by moving quickly to lift the ban on fracking.
The paper reports that lifting the effective ban on fracking could happen in the first few days of a Truss administration, and under her plans she would only allow fracking to happen with the backing from local communities.
Dominic McGrath reports:
Truss ‘to lift fracking ban within days of becoming leader to boost energy supplies’
With only days left until the winner of the Tory leadership race is announced, Ms Truss remains the overwhelming favourite to succeed Boris Johnson.
UK ‘could have to compete with Europe in a bid to avoid rationing’ after Russia escalates energy war
Gas prices could double leaving leave the UK competing with Europe in a bid to avoid rationing after Russia escalated its energy war, an expert has warned.
Leon Izbicki, a European natural gas analyst, said that prices could leap again now Moscow has stepped up its proxy battle against the West.
Our Whitehall editor Kate Devlin reports:
UK ‘could have to compete with Europe to avoid rationing’ amid Russia energy crisis
Putin accused of ‘psychological’ warfare
ICYMI: Coffey tipped for health secretary
Therese Coffey is set to take on the role of health secretary under Liz Truss after holding meetings with the current permanent secretary, The Independent understands.
Two sources said that Ms Coffey, a long-standing ally of Ms Truss, was a favoured candidate for the position as NHS backlogs are considered a critical issue ahead of the next general election, expected in 2024.
Our economics editor Anna Isaac has the story:
Coffey tipped for health secretary as Tory MPs warn Truss over cabinet
Frontrunner facing calls for a ‘big tent’ approach
UK facing ‘difficult, pricey’ winter, energy boss warns
Angela Knight, former chief executive of Energy UK, told Times Radio: "We've had our energy policy wrong for a long, long time.
"It's a really nasty shock that we've had.
"We can get through this winter. It's going to be difficult, it's going to be pricey and there is going to have to be some assistance given to various groups of people and some assistance into industry.
She added: "At the same time, there is a huge ability to reset a lot of our strategies and our policies and do that quickly so we get some more back of that sufficiency, and that will be helpful not only in the short-term but actually in the medium and long-term as well."
Manchester mayor: Train firm Avanti West Coast in ‘last chance saloon'
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said it is "last chance saloon" for Avanti West Coast, after the rail company's managing director announced he was stepping down.
Phil Whittingham will quit as managing director from September 15 to "pursue other executive leadership opportunities" amid a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions at the train company which runs routes including the main London to Manchester service.
Mr Burnham, a Labour mayor, was highly critical of what he called "serious management failure" after he was not given plans on how to restore the firm's timetable.
"Finally, there seems to be an acknowledgement that major change is needed," Mr Burnham told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"What this reveals is that the reason given at the start of this reduced timetable is clearly not the true story. If you remember the company pointed the finger at the trade unions, so did the government. In doing that, I think the Government allowed the company to be left off the hook."
Asked if he was calling for the government to ditch the operator from the franchise, Mr Burnham said: "This company are in the last chance saloon because I cannot accept indefinite chaos on this railway line and the loss of those services."
He called for a meeting with the government, rather than "playing politics".
Senior Tory MP received donation from Covid testing firm
Tory MP Dr Liam Fox received a £20,000 donation earlier this year from a Covid-19 testing company that he reportedly contacted the former health secretary over.
According to an email seen by the BBC and the legal campaign group the Good Law Project, Dr Fox recommended SureScreen Diagnostics to then-health secretary Matt Hancock in 2020.
SureScreen Diagnostics would later be awarded a £500 million testing contract by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Read the full story here:
Senior Tory MP received donation from Covid testing firm
Dr Fox reportedly recommended SureScreen Diagnostics to then-health secretary Matt Hancock in 2020.
ICYMI: Voting closes in Tory leadership race after long summer of campaigning
Voting has now closed in the Tory party leadership race, with either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak set to be declared the winner on Monday.
Polling closed at 5pm, bringing to an end a long, fractious contest that dominated the summer and saw both candidates clash over competing visions for the country.
Dominic McGrath reports:
Voting closes in Tory leadership race after long summer of campaigning
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both sent final messages to Tory members, before the closure of polls.
Foreign secretary’s law and order pledges are ‘meaningless'
During the campaign, Ms Truss pledged to reduce murders and other violent crime by 20 per cent within two years if she enters No 10 Downing Street.
But a top police chief has today described her law and order plans as “unwise”, “meaningless” and “soundbite-friendly”.
Chief constable Richard Lewis, the lead on performance for the National Police Chiefs Council, told The Guardian Ms Truss’s pledges were “meaningless” without “further explanation”.
Full story:
Liz Truss law and order plans branded ‘meaningless’ by police chief
Richard Lewis said some of the politician’s proposals were ‘meaningless without further explanation’.
Truss plans risk '£60 billion budget black hole’
Liz Truss‘s plans for the economy could reportedly result in a huge black hole in the public finances by the middle of the decade.
Inflation, the rising cost of government debt, defence spending and the foreign secretary’s planned tax cuts could see up £60 billion wiped from the public purse, according to an analysis by the Financial Times.
Earlier this week Ms Truss promised that she would not introduce any new taxes if she becomes prime minister.
Our Whitehall editor Kate Devlin reports:
Truss’s pledges ‘to contribute to £60bn hole in UK budget’
Liz Truss’s tax cut and defence spending pledges, coupled with spiralling inflation and the growing cost of government debt, will create a £60bn hole in the public finances by 2026, according to calculations by the Financial Times.
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