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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch stated that the country needs him to succeed as PM, but his ideas involve more government control, more spending, and more taxes. UK long-term borrowing costs are at their highest since 1998 ahead of the October Budget. Keir Starmer announced he is standing down as an MP.

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