Now we have to get used to the fact that our least successful, shortest-lived Prime Minister is still among us, writes Simon Kelner
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Liz Truss: I was never given realistic chance to enact tax cuts: The ex-PM's comments are the first detailed remarks she has made since she was forced out of No ...
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Rishi Sunak is under pressure to explain what he knew about the bullying allegations against Dominic Raab when he made him deputy prime minister.bbc.in/3DwWB5A
Ministers accused of being 'on strike' amid biggest ever NHS walkouts: NHS strikes have been paused in Wales and Scotland over indications from the governments a ...
itv.com/news/2023-02-05/nhs-faces-biggest-strike-yet-as-nurses-and-ambulance-crews-walk-out
Liz Truss blames 'powerful economic establishment' for her failure as Prime Minister
inews.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-blames-powerful-economic-establishment-for-her-failure-as-prime-minister-2129102
Is any Tory capable of feeling shame?: For sheer gall, for unmitigated arrogance, and for her utter lack of humility, contrition and self-awareness ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2023/02/tory-capable-feeling-shame-liz-truss-obr
50 Tory MPs backing Liz Truss on 'growth', claims key ally as she attempts political comeback
inews.co.uk/news/politics/tory-mps-pressure-group-liz-truss-comeback-2128785
Liz Truss's comeback attempts are damaging the Tories, warn leading pollsters
inews.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-comeback-damaging-tories-pollsters-2132330
Mohammed Abdus Sobhan Miah had an official salary of $1,000 a month while he served as an aide to Bangladesh's prime minister ... Show more
Bangladeshi Politician Close to Prime Minister Hasina Secretly Owns Over $4 Million in New York Real Estate - OCCRP
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Ed Sheeran ready for record crowd in Wellington: British pop star Ed Sheeran is set to break a crowd attendance record at Sky Stadium in Wellington tonight ...
odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/ed-sheeran-ready-record-crowd-wellington
Rishi Sunak 'plans to ban Channel migrants from appealing deportation': Rishi Sunak and the Home Office have reportedly come up with new ways to stop Channel ...
metro.co.uk/2023/02/04/rishi-sunak-plans-to-ban-channel-migrants-from-appealing-deportation-18222875/
Guy Verhofstadt is a good advert for Brexit: During the run-up to the referendum, some ardent Remainers attempted to brand the EU as a Great European Peace ...
spectator.co.uk/article/guy-verhofstadt-is-a-good-advert-for-brexit/
BREAKING: Reports today are "deeply shocking and appalling" says PM in response to an investigation found British Gas sent debt collectors who broke ... Show more
Senior Tory calls for tax cuts after Liz Truss blames ‘economic establishment’ for her failure
inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-should-cut-taxes-senior-tory-liz-truss-blames-economic-establishment-failure-2129163
LIVE: Boris Johnson urges support for UkraineFormer British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discusses the need for Western unity and support for Ukraine at the ... Show more
Nadhim Zahwai sacked by PM after paying HMRC seven-figure sum to end tax dispute: The Prime Minister told the Tory chairman in a letter that it is “clear that ...
itv.com/news/2023-01-29/nadhim-zahawi-has-been-sacked-by-rishi-sunak
No 10 insists UK economy is strong despite IMF warning it will fare worse than any other in developed world - including Russia
news.sky.com/story/minister-dismisses-international-monetary-funds-warning-of-sharp-contraction-for-uk-economy-as-wrong-12799653
Digital pound likely this decade, Treasury says: The Treasury and Bank of England will formally start a consultation for the digital currency, on Tuesday.
bbc.com/news/technology-64536593
Tens of thousands of workers march in London in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade
UK's teachers and civil servants join mass strike on 'Walkout Wednesday': Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-set-biggest-strike-action-years-teachers-civil-servants-walk-out-2023-02-01/
UK Faces Bleakest Outlook in Generations as More Britons Stop Working: The Bank of England said workforce drop-outs have become an economic dead weight that has ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-02/boe-says-worker-shortage-and-brexit-leave-uk-gdp-growth-outlook-damaged
Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry calls for Dominic Raab to be suspended over bullying claims
itv.com/news/2023-02-04/ex-tory-chairman-calls-for-dominic-raab-to-be-suspended-over-bullying-claims
Grant Shapps: Liz Truss's tax cuts were clearly the wrong approach: Grant Shapps, who briefly served in Liz Truss's cabinet, said inflation must fall before ...
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UK wants to tackle small boats while being compliant with ECHR - PM's spokesperson
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-wants-tackle-small-boats-while-being-compliant-with-echr-pms-spokesperson-2023-02-06/
Nurses offer to call off strikes in England if Sunak makes fresh pay offer: The head of the UK's biggest nursing union tells the PM "meaningful offers" could ...
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Britain should not accept its status as the ‘sick man of Europe’: The country has economic problems, but there are solutions if only politicians would grasp the ...
ft.com/content/d58d9369-bb5b-491a-8c7b-183699dba7cc
Ammunition running out but 'no new money' for defence despite war in Ukraine, sources say
news.sky.com/story/treasury-signals-no-new-money-for-defence-despite-recognising-need-to-rearm-amid-ukraine-war-defence-sources-say-12804037
Penny Wong tells Britain to confront its colonial past: Visiting the United Kingdom for the first time in her role, Wong said many people “worked as domestic ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/penny-wong-tells-britain-to-confront-its-colonial-past-20230131-p5cgvw.html
Labour MP Kim Johnson apologises for describing Israeli government as ‘fascist’: The MP for Liverpool Riverside was criticised by Labour leader Sir Keir ...
itv.com/news/2023-02-01/labour-mp-kim-johnson-apologises-for-describing-israeli-government-as-fascist
Workers stage largest strike in history of Britain's health service: Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance service staff walked off the job on Monday in a ...
reuters.com/world/uk/britain-faces-largest-ever-healthcare-strikes-pay-disputes-drag-2023-02-05/
Australia to remove British monarch from banknotes: Australia will erase the British-based monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth ...
rte.ie/news/2023/0202/1353282-australia-queen-banknotes/
UK regulators failed to spot threat from pension scheme borrowing, say peers : Lords report calls for greater oversight of LDI strategies after last year’s ...
ft.com/content/4701b6ac-851e-43fd-a2b2-b38dd07c7b0e
British PM focused on making sure military support reaches Ukraine as soon as possible
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/4/7387950/
Shapps tells British Steel owner redundancy plans are 'unhelpful': The business secretary has told the chief executive of Jingye Group - British ...
news.sky.com/story/shapps-tells-british-steel-owner-redundancy-plans-are-unhelpful-12801399
Turkey-Syria earthquakes: World leaders pledge support: Aid, personnel and equipment is arriving from around the world following the devastating earthquakes that ...
dw.com/en/turkey-syria-earthquakes-world-leaders-pledge-support/a-64623157
"Tory Britain isn't working"
Labour MP Mary Kelly Foy asks if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to be remembered for sacking nurses, paramedics ... Show more
Rishi Sunak will soon be wishing his predecessors had taken the Cameron route and opted for an extended period of silence
Read more from Katy Balls here ➡️ ... Show more
Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt understand British Army is 'in urgent need of recapitalisation', defence minister says
news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-believes-british-army-is-top-level-fighting-force-despite-us-generals-warning-12799230
Liz Truss claims she was not warned about mini-Budget impact on pensions, but experts disagree
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/pensions-and-retirement/liz-truss-claims-not-warned-mini-budget-pensions-impact-comeback-essay-experts-disagree-2129364
Zelenskyy discusses diversified support for Ukraine with British Prime Minister: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a telephone conversation with British ...
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/4/7387940/
US general warns British Army no longer top-level fighting force, defence sources reveal
news.sky.com/story/us-general-warns-british-army-no-longer-top-level-fighting-force-defence-sources-reveal-12798365
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike ... Show more
Waitangi Day 2023: Te reo name given to Prime Minister Chris Hipkins: The name was bestowed by Far North mayor Moko Tepania during the PM’s visit to Kerikeri.
nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/first-a-new-job-now-a-new-name-chippy-gets-a-te-reo-moniker/GGMR6BZFBFEFHIPDM66EV34LGQ/
Fresh fighting over MPs' speaking rights at Waitangi: Waitangi organisers are trying to push political leaders to the side at Sunday's pōwhiri ...
newsroom.co.nz/page/fresh-fighting-over-mps-speaking-rights-at-waitangi
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlines his plan for the NHS that addresses five key issues:
🔵 Hospital capacity
🔵 NHS staffing
🔵 Speed of discharges
🔵 Care ... Show more
Sunak warned of Tory backlash if he tries to take UK out of ECHR: PM told plans to ‘push boundaries’ of human rights law over migrant boats would lead to Commons ...
ft.com/content/2117480f-a9e5-4768-b365-1eedc666bc40
Hundreds of thousands of workers walk out in biggest strike day in a decade: Downing Street has conceded that the mass strike action which includes walkouts by ...
itv.com/news/2023-02-01/hundreds-of-thousands-of-workers-walk-out-in-biggest-strike-day-in-a-decade
Dominic Raab bullying probe another ticking time bomb under PM: Ministers say they expect Rishi Sunak's deputy to be the next senior figure to be shown the door.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64492026
Factbox: Turkey quake: international support and offers of aid: Governments and international organisations from around the world have responded with offers of ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-quake-international-support-offers-aid-2023-02-06/
British army ‘no longer able to defend UK and its allies, US general warns’: Rishi Sunak aware of ‘urgent need’ to hike spending on army, says Tory defence ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ben-wallace-british-army-size-2022-us-general-b2272449.html
“Rishi Sunak needs to do more to distance himself from the low standards of the Johnson years"
Read more here ➡️ inews.co.uk/news/politics/tory-sleaze-is-back-and-boris-johnson-and-downing-street-chaos-are-getting-the-blame-2113381
British Army has 'fallen behind' and 'needed investment' - defence secretary
news.sky.com/story/british-army-has-fallen-behind-and-needed-investment-defence-secretary-12799230
Russia-Ukraine war: Johnson is usually wrong. Corbyn right. Guess who we're listening to?
middleeasteye.net/opinion/russia-ukraine-johnson-corbyn-right-wrong
Bank of England and Treasury think UK is 'likely' to need digital currency, the Telegraph reports
reuters.com/world/uk/boe-treasury-think-uk-is-likely-need-digital-currency-telegraph-2023-02-04/
Nicola Sturgeon press conference LIVE: Updates as First Minister holds general conference
scotsman.com/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-press-conference-live-updates-as-first-minister-holds-general-conference-4015378
BBC hit with more than 600 complaints after calling Paul Mescal ‘British’
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/paul-mescal-bbc-irish-british-complaints-b2275132.html
Liz Truss the comeback: Unrepentant ex-PM relaunches tax-cuts agenda: One-hundred-and-thirty-five days after the mini-budget that sealed her fate as Britain’s ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/liz-truss-comeback-mp-politics-economics-cp82r99cf
"Any politician that seeks to avoid the taxes they owe in this country, is not fit to be in charge of taxpayer money ... Show more
Dominic Raab bullying probe could take months to report, senior officials believe
inews.co.uk/news/politics/dominic-raab-bullying-inquiry-rishi-sunak-dogged-probe-months-senior-officials-believe-2119931
Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend: Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit ...
reuters.com/markets/europe/three-years-britain-still-waits-brexit-dividend-2023-01-30/
Nathan Cole: CCTV released of last known sighting of 32-year-old from London who went missing 'on way to party'
news.sky.com/story/nathan-cole-cctv-released-of-last-known-sighting-of-32-year-old-from-london-who-went-missing-on-way-to-party-12799058
Rishi Sunak can't escape stench of Tory sleaze despite attempts to blame Boris Johnson
inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-tory-sleaze-blame-boris-johnson-2116079
Nadhim Zahawi sacked: Rishi Sunak tax probe and independent adviser letters in full
itv.com/news/2023-01-29/pm-zahawi-and-independent-advisers-letters-in-full
Cancer cases to top 500,000 a year by 2040 - a rise of a third, charity warns: Cancer Research UK's analysis estimates that there will be 208,000 overall cancer ...
news.sky.com/story/cancer-cases-to-top-500-000-a-year-by-2040-a-rise-of-a-third-charity-warns-12801848
Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine without Brexit, suggests top MEP: ‘I think maybe without Brexit, maybe there was no invasion’, says Guy Verhofstadt
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-russia-ukraine-uk-eu-b2272653.html
EXCLUSIVE | UK government report on the 2002 Gujarat violence, cited in the #BBCdocumentary , states the violence was “planned ... in advance” by the VHP ... Show more
Low-tax Tories reignite Liz Truss WhatsApp group: Pro-growth backbenchers continue to push the chancellor for change, and the former PM may be on manoeuvres.
news.sky.com/story/low-tax-tories-reignite-liz-truss-whatsapp-group-12801586
A Ugandan woman who broke up with her fiancé has been ordered to pay him financial damages for psychological anguish.
Fortunate Kyarikunda now has ... Show more
UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023 - IMF: Even sanctions-hit Russia is expected to grow this year, but the IMF says the UK is "on the right ...
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Revealed: The damning probe into Zahawi’s tax affairs that led to his departure: Rishi Sunak has sacked Nadhim Zahawi over his tax affairs and a ‘serious breach’ ...
spectator.co.uk/article/revealed-the-damning-probe-into-zahawis-tax-affairs-that-led-to-his-departure/
🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom is experiencing a wave of #strikes on a scale not seen since the 1980s under then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Ukrainian soldiers pictured arriving in UK for tank training: The troops will begin training on Monday, the Government said.
standard.co.uk/news/politics/government-ministry-of-defence-mod-russian-raf-b1056388.html
Obituary: Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan's military ruler found himself on the front line between militant Islamists and the West.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-22248479
Jacinda Ardern impressed on the big issues, says Alastair Campbell: Former British PM Tony Blair's ex spin doctor says Jacinda Ardern has become one of the most ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/482984/jacinda-ardern-impressed-on-the-big-issues-says-alastair-campbell
Mhairi Black: Alister Jack's non-answer on indyref is an insult: AS each day goes by, support for Scottish independence continues to grow. This week alone ...
thenational.scot/politics/23299069.mhairi-black-alister-jacks-non-answer-indyref-insult/
Major new Russian assault in Ukraine unlikely to achieve breakthough, UK says: A large Russian force has advanced hundreds of metres in a major new assault on a ...
reuters.com/world/europe/biden-says-no-f-16s-ukraine-russia-claims-gains-2023-01-31/
The hapless Mr Sunak: What is the point of Rishi Sunak? He became prime minister last October and presented himself as a competent technocrat who would ensure ...
newstatesman.com/new-statesman-view/2023/02/hapless-rishi-sunak
Just one in four think Rishi Sunak is doing a good job as PM faces strikes and sleaze scandals
inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-poll-good-job-pm-strikes-sleaze-scandals-2117736
Live: Ukrainian troops begin training on German Leopard tanks in Europe: Ukrainian forces begin training on German Leopard tanks on Monday, Ukrainian Defence ...
france24.com/en/europe/20230206-live-russian-forces-keep-up-pressure-as-ukraine-anniversary-nears
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