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The judges considered 151 books, which were whittled down to 13 on the longlist, six on the shortlist, and tonight there will be just one book left, one winner. The six shortlisted authors are all here tonight they include two former winners of the prize sir Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood. And all of them are now waiting to find out if they have won, and if theyll be taking home the £50,000 cheque that goes with winning. To help guide us through the proceedings, im delighted to say were joined by the author and journalist Daisy Buchanan and nic bottomley, owner of mr bs book shop in bath, and president of the Booksellers Association which represents book shops in the uk and ireland. Thank you both for being here. Not long now, plenty to discuss. But b ....
the streaming giant s audiences will be measured independently for the first time. market turmoil and questions over how the british government will pay for promised tax cuts, after the prime minister liz truss said she would not cut government spending. have you wrecked the economy, minister? have you wrecked the economy, minister? time for another u turn? this was liz truss leaving number ten for her first session of prime minister s questions since last month s mini budget sparked market turmoil. pension funds, the pound and the cost of mortgages have all been affected. once in the house of commons, she was tackled by the leader of the opposition on how she planned to pay for lower taxes. during her leadership contest the prime minister said and i quote her exactly, i m very clear, i m not planning public spending reductions. is she going to stick to that? absolutely, absolutely. what we re. mr speaker, what we will make sure is that over the medium term the debt is ....