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Brexit worsened UK shortages, government’s own watchdog concludes
According to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), shortages across various industries have been “exacerbated” by new immigration rules for EU citizens and trade barriers with the bloc.
Bemused reactions as Sunak appears to confuse northern towns during interview
"Bury, Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool…all the same, these northwest outposts," wrote one Twitter user.
Watch: Fury as right-wing columnist says he’s ‘fed up of helping poor’ during GMB appearance
One Twitter user wrote: “Why is this out of touch Tory moron being given airtime?"
Lineker leaves Twitter user wading in concrete after being told to stick to football
"Everyone should talk about politics, whatever their day job," one person said.
Wales’ first minister “baffled” by people who support first-past-the-post elections
"How anyone clings to the notion that a system which delivers, so consistently, majority Conservative governments on a minority of the votes cast is best for working people simply baffles me," Labour's Mark Drakeford said.
Concretegate: Mike Graham gets the meme treatment – we’ve found the most brutalist of them
"Oo check it out, my concrete plants have shot up over the summer! Trick is: plenty of sunlight, not too much water."
‘Biblical’ rain cancels Glasgow trains just as world heads to COP26
Heavy downpours in Cumbria could make it difficult for some to reach COP26.
‘It’s not war, it’s a fight:’ Govt investigating after British trawler detained off France
“Now we need to speak the language of force because, unfortunately, that seems to be the only thing this British Government understands," said Clement Beaune.
Right-wing press praise Sunak’s ‘tax cuts’ amid highest tax rise in decades
The Daily Express, the Daily Mail and The Telegraph all put a positive spin on the Tories' Budget announcement to mask the biggest tax increase in decades.