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The Tory chancellor said that just like furlough has come to an end, free school meals coming to an end is also part of the transition to a “more normal way of doing things”. 

Despite being unable to share a figure, Sunak claimed the upcoming Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow will be a “success”, “particularly on the finance side, which I’m responsible for”.

"The bus drivers are leaving in droves to go to the other industry," a union representative has said.

The Labour MP for Leeds West said the north of England is “sick of announcements without delivery”.

“This is just what the government does time after time: blatant lies with no consequences and still no correction. It's shameless,” shadow secretary for international trade Emily Thornberry said about the post-Brexit deal hailed by Truss.

“Sounds a bit like, do as I say not as I do," Andrew Marr told Sunak.

The UK government will not cave in over the role of the European Court of Justice despite a leading law professor warning Britain is set for ‘serious suffering’ because of its Northern Ireland ‘unrealistic’ ambitions. 

“In my view, we simply can’t ignore the environmental impacts of our lifestyles, particularly in the West, particularly among wealthier groups,” a climate researcher said.

Boris Johnson said vaccines will get the country through the winter and out of the pandemic, while NHS England’s national medical director Professor Stephen Powis said getting a booster will “protect the freedom and Christmas that we have all earned”.