Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election • UK general election live – latest updates Conservative leadership hopefuls are already lobbying for support to take over from Rishi Sunak amid widespread fears the party is heading for a disastrous defeat on 4 July, the […]
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Leader gets second term after winning vote just hours after ANC and Democratic Alliance agreed coalition deal South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by lawmakers for a second term, hours after his African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance (DA) agreed to form a coalition, setting aside their […]
Let’s rock! Germany’s players were clearly paying close and diligent attention to Julian Nagelsmann’s signoff at his pre-tournament press conference. At the Munich Football Arena the hosts kicked off Euro 2024 with a kind of pomp-metal power surge, a first-half display that brought three goals, a red card for Ryan Porteous […]
Leader accused of being part of a ‘conspiracy of silence’ over economic challenges ahead as he launches wealth creation plan for government Keir Starmer faced new questions over how Labour would pay to fix Britain’s broken public services as he vowed to “turn the page for ever” on held-back potential […]
Firefighters and charities criticise government failure to implement evacuation plans for vulnerable people • ‘Seven years wasted’: bereaved fight for evacuation plans Hundreds of thousands of disabled residents in high-rise buildings are at risk without evacuation plans, firefighters have warned, seven years on from the Grenfell Tower fire. The Fire […]
When even Angela Rayner remains relentlessly on message, you know the election is in the bag You win some, you lose some. This week, both Labour and the Tories will reckon they’ve struck lucky with the timings of their manifesto launches – though for very different reasons. It’s always hard […]
Giorgia Meloni appears to recoil from UK PM, who has no formal bilateral meetings with other G7 leaders on day one Rishi Sunak has insisted he was not being snubbed by other leaders after his first day at the G7 summit ended without any bilateral meetings with his counterparts and […]
Craig Williams’s £100 bet prompted inquiry by the Gambling Commission and fury within Conservatives Rayner, Mordaunt and Farage set for fresh general election debate clash – politics live Sunak aide’s bet: what are the rules? Bookmakers have been asked by the Gambling Commission to trawl through all substantial bets placed […]
Studies sound alarm at state of cancer care with hundreds of thousands waiting months to start essential treatment Hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to wait months to start essential cancer treatment, with deadly delays now “routine” and even children struck by the disease denied vital support, according […]
Suspect understood to have been arrested on suspicion of offences including conspiracy to commit fraud An arrest has been made in connection with the criminal investigation into PPE Medpro, the company that was awarded large government personal protective equipment contracts during the Covid pandemic. In a statement, the National Crime […]