Former president says he will tell reporters unflattering ‘things’ about the Florida governor should he run Midterm elections 2022 – latest live news updates US midterm election results 2022: live Donald Trump has warned his party rival Ron DeSantis not to run for president in 2024 and threatened to reveal […]
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Resignation letter concedes claims about his conduct had become a ‘distraction’ but Williamson vows to clear his name UK politics live – latest news updates Gavin Williamson dramatically quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet on Tuesday night after the Guardian revealed claims that he told a senior civil servant to “slit your […]
Mia Mottley warns of a billion refugees by the middle of the century unless governments act now to tackle crisis Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, has criticised industrialised nations for failing the developing world on the climate crisis, in a blistering attack at the Cop27 UN climate talks. She […]
Report co-written by Nicholas Stern says figure required to switch away from fossil fuels and cope with extreme weather impacts Cop27 live – latest news updates About $2tn (£1.75tn) will be needed each year by 2030 to help developing countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the effects […]
British-Egyptian activist and figurehead of 2011 uprising now refusing water after six-month hunger strike Sanaa Seif: An intervention from Rishi Sunak today is all that stands between my brother and death The family of the British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah are demanding proof of life, after waiting hours in front […]
Prime minister tells summit Britain will honour commitments but makes no mention of reparations Rishi Sunak has said it is “morally right” that Britain honours its climate change commitments in his speech at Cop27, but he made no mention of paying reparations after Boris Johnson said the country cannot afford […]
Exclusive: MoD official says minister subjected them to campaign of bullying when he was defence secretary A senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to “slit your throat” in what they felt was a sustained campaign of bullying while he was defence secretary. The Ministry of Defence official told […]
Guardian understands early drafts of UK government’s autumn statement include at least £35bn reduction in spending Jeremy Hunt will set out tax rises and spending cuts totalling £60bn at the autumn statement under current plans, including at least £35bn in cuts, the Guardian understands. Ministers must submit the key points […]
Report at Cop27 shows the world is now deep into the climate emergency, with the 1.5C heating limit ‘barely within reach’ The past eight years were the eight hottest ever recorded, a new UN report has found, indicating the world is now deep into the climate crisis. The internationally agreed […]
Research shared with the Guardian also shows offshore holdings in London are worth a combined £55bn More than 138,000 residential and commercial properties in England and Wales are owned by offshore companies, with holdings in London worth a combined £55bn, according to research shared with the Guardian. The findings come […]