Category: Politics
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Did Dominic Cummings’ ‘bombshell’ Covid testimony obscure more than it revealed?
“We’re going to have to coarsen our language somewhat”, said Hugo Keith KC, lead counsel to the Covid inquiry, as he began his interrogation of… Read More
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The government shouldn’t waste its opportunity to help disabled people through the winter
For many disabled people across the country, the clocks going back and temperatures beginning to drop mark not just the start of winter, but the… Read More
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‘Very partial’: Deputy PM dismisses claim Johnson saw Covid as ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’
Oliver Dowden has dismissed the claim that former prime minister Boris Johnson saw Covid as “nature’s way of dealing with old people”. Dowden, who serves… Read More
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Global representatives gather for Sunak’s AI summit with threat of human extinction ‘potentially on the table’
Representatives of countries and big business will gather today for Rishi Sunak’s AI summit, as the PM seeks to lay the groundwork for the safe… Read More
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Alistair Carmichael: ‘The government must rethink its tax hikes on the Scotch whisky industry — not double down’
Scotland’s whisky industry has always had an eye on the long game. When even the shortest-lived product you create has to be aged for at… Read More
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From ‘Dishy Rishi’ to ‘Dr Death’: Sunak should fear the Covid inquiry
Rishi Sunak says he is looking forward to giving evidence to the Covid inquiry — he shouldn’t be. The PM was asked at the last… Read More
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Chris Whitty referred to Rishi Sunak’s ‘Eat out to help out’ as ‘Eat out to help out the virus’
During the proceedings of the Covid Inquiry yesterday it was revealed that professor Chris Whitty, then the chief medical officer, referred to the “Eat out… Read More
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Keir Starmer to warn Labour rebels Gaza ceasefire could risk more Hamas violence
Keir Starmer is to today warn that a ceasefire in Gaza would risk further Hamas violence, following days of internal discontent over the leadership’s stance… Read More
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Internal dispute over Israel-Gaza stance shows the limits of Keir Starmer’s power
How to contextualise the Labour Party’s internal dispute over its Israel-Gaza stance? On 7 October 2023, Israel experienced a terrorist attack that was worse, in… Read More
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Labour leadership to ‘continue engaging’ with frontbenchers questioning party’s Israel-Gaza stance
Keir Starmer will not sack shadow ministers rebelling over the party’s refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza, senior frontbencher Peter Kyle has said. Kyle,… Read More