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The Tory leadership candidates will not be joining Boris Johnson in emergency talks about support for people struggling with the rising cost of living. That’s despite calls for them to do so from Gordon Brown, Nicola Sturgeon and the CBI’s Tony Danker, all of whom think the government needs to do so...

Eight candidates have managed to reach the threshold of 20 nominations from Tory MPs. Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Jeremy Hunt, Suella Braverman and Nadhim Zahawi progress to the next stage of the leadership contest, while Sajid Javid and Rehman Chishti have ...

The government wants to cut the civil service by over 90,000 people to 2016 levels. Part of the plan is to suspend the Fast Stream recruitment scheme, which hires high-achieving graduates out of university. Why is the government so set on the cut, and is this really the best way to do it? Cindy Yu speaks

Today a pre-briefing on what Boris Johnson plans to say to the Cabinet about the cost of living crisis was released. He wants them to brainstorm ideas to ease the pain felt by the British public in the face of rising prices of food and energy. The catch, is these have to be non-fiscal ways.

The impact of COVID-19 is influencing the hemp industry—from changing the way consumers shop, to increasing interest in mood-boosting products. After a year of spending the majority of their time at home, consumers have shifted their shopping habits, presenting a huge opportunity for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands that sell their products online. The stylish allure of these DTC brands is surely increasing interest in hemp CBD products. Coupled with product iteration and the hope of forthcomi...