Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Tory reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out as Rishi Sunak reworks his cabinet The Independent says David Cameron has been confirmed as foreign secretary as Rishi Sunak begins a dramatic reshuffle of his top team by sacking Suella Braverman. The former PM walked inside No 10 shortly before 9am as Mr Sunak seeks to create a “united” frontbench before next years’ crunch election. After a tumultuous weekend, in which the home secretary was accused of…

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When the solution to your problem is David Cameron, you know you’re in deep trouble The Guardian says Good riddance. Suella Braverman should never have been home secretary. She was appointed by Liz Truss and then Rishi Sunak for two bad reasons. One was in return for her support in their leadership campaigns. The other was to have a right-wing voice in the cabinet. Braverman has been sacked not for pressuring a senior police chief…

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PM facing tough week over Suella Braverman and Rwanda ruling Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to have a tough week ahead, as continued growing calls for him to sack his home secretary and plans of a reshuffle dominate UK politics. Suella Braverman has been under intense criticism following an article she wrote in the Times ahead of Armistice Day. Many have argued the home secretary had intentionally stoked tensions and is in part responsible…

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‘Pound shop Enoch Powell’ Suella Braverman has offended ‘just about everyone’ Telegraph says Suella Braverman has “managed to offend everyone” in Northern Ireland’s divided society, politicians from the region said after the Home Secretary appeared to compare the Orange Order to Hamas. A number of Northern Irish politicians called on Rishi Sunak to sack Mrs Braverman after she said pro-Palestinian “hate marches” were “disturbingly reminiscent of Ulster”. “She has managed to offend just about everyone…

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Suella Braverman: Jeremy Hunt refuses to back protest claims Chancellor Jeremy Hunt refused to back Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments about police bias, as the PM is facing growing calls to sack her. Her article in the Times newspaper, in which she attacked the Met Police and used inflammatory language, which many say is her attempt to stoke tensions ahead of Sunday’s Remembrance Day. Hunt said Braverman’s comments in the article “are not words that…

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UK economy flatlines as higher interest rates bite New figures reveal the UK economy failed to grow between July and September after a succession of interest rate rises. The performance was slightly better than expected as many analysts had expected it to shrink. However, forecasters suggest that the economy is set to be stagnant for several months. Recently the Bank of England said the UK economy was likely to see zero growth until 2025 but…

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