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Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she 'let down' staff and shoppers

Boris Johnson earns over £21k an hour for his roles outside of politics

Boris Johnson rakes in over £21k as second job earnings revealed

Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Liz Truss to blame ‘woke culture’ for high taxes in fierce comeback speech

Liz Truss turns her attention to ‘woke culture’ in comeback speech

Late Night Lycett: How to watch Joe Lycett’s new Channel 4 show - and he’s invited Liz Truss to be a guest

Late Night Lycett: How to watch Joe Lycett’s new Channel 4 show

Stock photo (PA Joe Giddens)

Dacorum property market seriously bucked national trend with house price rise

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss: former PM says she wasn’t ‘given a realistic chance’

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss’ Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers over £4,000

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (photo: Getty Images)

First News: Memorable moments of 2022

The UK's favourite news moments of 2022 – including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee...

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Autumn Statement this morning as the Conservative party looks to balance the books and fill a fiscal ‘black hole’

Jeremy Hunt will reveal the budget around lunchtime.

Autumn statement 2022: Jeremy Hunt set to reveal autumn budget

Kwasi Kwarteng refused to apologise for the impact of the mini-budget on the people.

Kwasi Kwarteng says he warned Liz Truss of her downfall

House prices in the UK have fallen for the first time in over a year.

UK house prices fall in October for first time in 15 months

Prime minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have said “tough decisions” are needed on upcoming tax rises.

Treasury warns of inevitable tax rises in upcoming financial statement

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions on October 26, 2022 in London, England. It was Mr Sunak's first Prime Minister's Questions since taking office yesterday, following the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak plans to fine people £10 for missing NHS appointments

Rishi Sunak has reintroduced the moratorium on fracking in England.

Rishi Sunak reintroduces ban on fracking in England

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions

Rishi Sunak's new cabinet: Who got the top jobs in reshuffle

Rishi Sunak will face his first Commons appearance as Prime Minister on Wednesday

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement after taking office outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022 in London, England. Rishi Sunak will take office as the UK's 57th Prime Minister today after he was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday. He was the only candidate to garner 100-plus votes from Conservative MPs in the contest for the top job. He said his aim was to unite his party and the country. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New PM Rishi Sunak makes first speech at 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street in 2020 with a burgundy coloured ring binder.

Rishi Sunak: first PM to ‘change colour of ring binders’

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s new Prime Minister

New PM Rishi Sunak to meet King Charles ahead of Downing Street speech

Rishi Sunak is congratulated as he arrives at Conservative party HQ in Westminster, London, after it was announced he will become the new leader of the Conservative party after rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out.

Who could be in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet - including Penny Mordaunt

Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak speech today: What the new Prime Minister had to say

Protestors hit the waxwork of King Charles III

Just Stop Oil protestors throw cake at King Charles III waxwork

Boris Johnson (centre) is plotting an extraordinary comeback as prime minister but faces competition from Penny Mordaunt (left) and Rishi Sunak (right)

Boris Johnson returns to UK as Conservative leadership race hots up

Conservative leadership contest: Can Boris Johnson become Prime Minister and who else is in the running?

Tory leadership contest: How it works & can Boris Johnson be PM again?

Déjà Vu? I think so… As the UK faces yet another Conservative leadership contest the nation asks - could Boris Johnson become Prime Minister again?

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 annually in funding as an ex-Prime Minister.

Anger mounts at Liz Truss entitled to £115,000 ex-PM funding

NationalWorld is calling for a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election

ITV’s Robert Peston drops C-bomb when discussing Jeremy Hunt live

Liz Truss will be able to claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money after resigning as Prime Minister

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money

Liz Truss has officially resigned as Prime Minister with Boris Johnson expected to run

Will Boris Johnson be the next Prime Minister?

Who is likely to take over from Liz Truss as prime minister and Conservative Party leader

Who will replace Liz Truss as prime minister?

Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a speech outside of 10 Downing Street in central London on October 20, 2022 to announce her resignation. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after 44 days

Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street 7 July 2022 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Which post Second World War Prime Minister had the shortest tenure?

Could Boris Johnson return as Prime Minister if Liz Truss were to resign?

Can Boris Johnson come back as Prime Minister as Liz Truss resigns?

Suella Braverman has reportedly stepped down as Home Secretary.

Suella Braverman resigns from role as Home Secretary

Liz Truss's popularity has collapsed with her own MPs, Tory members, and the wider public.

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live?

Inflation indexes show us how expensive the cost of living is (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Inflation rises to 10.1% following catastrophic mini-budget

Palace of Westminster, London.

Almost 1,000 Hemel residents have signed general election petition

Jeremy Hunt is expected to give a statement this morning to reassure markets (Photo: Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt statement: How to watch chancellor’s fiscal announcement

Jeremy Hunt will make an emergency statement today (Photo: Getty Images)

More mini-budget U-turns expected in chancellor Jeremy Hunt statement

Liz Truss today sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Photo: Getty

Fracking site renamed ‘Liz Truss Career Memorial’ on Google Maps

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt at 10 Downing Street (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt: Who is the new chancellor, how old is he?

Jeremy Hunt was appointed chancellor yesterday

What effect is the cost of living crisis having on you?

This many Hemel households to be impacted if benefits only increase with wages

Kwasi Kwarteng.

Kwasi Kwarteng sacked by Prime Minister Liz Truss

Pictured: Crates of food seen at a foodbank sorting hub.

Hemel residents worried about paying energy bills and buying groceries

Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget sent the financial markets into chaos. Credit: Getty Images

Bank of England bonds intervention explained

Protestors heckle Prime Minister Liz Truss during her keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference 2022 in Birmingham.

Greenpeace protestors heckle Liz Truss during keynote speech

Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference

Liz Truss speech: Prime Minister talks of growth at first Conference

Liz Truss does not appear to have learned from the crisis created by her Chancellor's 'mini-budget' (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

What time is Liz Truss’ speech at the Conservative Party Conference?

Liz Truss backs mini-budget despite cabinet not being consulted on top tax rate by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Liz Truss admits cabinet not consulted on top tax rate by Chancellor

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has branded the mini-budget “a staggering statement”.

Martin Lewis brands Government mini-budget “a staggering statement”

In his first test as Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng is set to announce a mini budget this morning (September 23)

What could be announced in today’s mini-budget?