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.

Missing Britons are presumed dead after boat fire – tour operator The tour operator for a dive boat trip in the Egyptian Red Sea has stated that three British tourists who went missing after a fire on the boat are presumed to have died. Scuba Travel issued a statement confirming that the families of the tourists have been informed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Authorities have reported that 26 other individuals, including 12 Britons,…

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Boris Johnson asked me to overrule peer vetting, says Rishi Sunak Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accused former PM Boris Johnson of pressuring him to “overrule” the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC), a panel responsible for reviewing his nominations to the House of Lords. According to the HOLAC, it rejected eight of Johnson’s recommendations. Sunak revealed that Johnson had asked him to intervene and overturn the rejections or alternatively, to make promises to the…

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Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from SNP following arrest First Minister Humza Yousaf is being urged to consider suspending former FM Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP if she refuses to step down. The calls come after Sturgeon was arrested and released without charge on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation into SNP finances. MSP Ash Regan, who lost to Yousaf in this year’s SNP leadership contest, expressed her belief in “decisive action.”…

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Senior Tories tell Boris Johnson and allies to ‘shut up and go away’ The Guardian says Boris Johnson and his allies have been told by senior Conservatives to “shut up and go away” as the privileges committee prepares to sign off what is expected to be a damning report into his conduct. MPs on the committee are understood to have received threats from members of the public over the weekend, following Johnson’s decision to stand…

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Rishi Sunak attempts to ignore Boris Johnson drama with focus on tech and tax The i says Rishi Sunak will today seek to move on from the latest Boris Johnson drama with a new push on technology and tax policy. The Prime Minister’s predecessor warned that the Conservative party “needs urgently to recapture its sense of momentum” as he resigned from his seat in Parliament. Allies of Mr Sunak insisted that his policy agenda was…

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MPs to conclude Partygate inquiry as former PM accused of leading ‘mutiny’ The Metro says MPs are today set to meet to conclude their inquiry into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament over No 10 lockdown parties. The Privileges Committee has pledged to continue the investigation process after Mr Johnson stepped down as an MP on Friday and launched a scathing attack on the probe, branding it a ‘witch hunt’. The panel is…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Most of Monday’s front pages report on Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest as part of a police probe into the SNP’s finances. The former Scottish first minister, who has denied wrongdoing, was held in custody and questioned for more than seven hours on Sunday before being released without charge pending further inquiries. Nicola Sturgeon arrested Nicola Sturgeon’s statement which expressed her “deep distress” and shock following her arrest, make the front…

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