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Starmer risks ministerial rift with slap down of transport secretary after £1bn investment loss Keir Starmer has risked deepening a rift in his own government after he used an interview with the BBC to criticise his transport secretary Louise Haigh. The prime minister appeared on the BBC News Newscast podcast with Adam Fleming and Chris Mason, where he was pressed on Ms Haigh’s comments to ITV earlier this week where she suggested a boycott of P&O ferries. The transport secretary had been discussing widespread anger with the ferry company over its decision to fire and rehire 800 employees to save…

No 10 appalled by Israel’s attacks at the UN. A Downing Street spokesperson says the government is “appalled” by reports that Israel has deliberately fired at an observation post belonging to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. It follows a statement from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon which said an Israeli tank fired on Unifil facilities in southern Lebanon yesterday, hitting an observation tower and wounding two peacekeepers. Andrea Tenenti, Spokesman for Unifil in Lebanon said that the Israeli attacks on UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon are a breach of international humanitarian law. Additionally, the United Nations…

Grzegorz Braun a Polish MEP calls for Israel to be declared a terrorist state to solve the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon. Polish MEP calls for Israel to be declared a terrorist state During a European Parliament discussion on the Middle East, The MEP Grzegorz Braun for Poland accused the EU of enabling Israeli aggression, labeling Israel as a “terrorist state.” To solve the conflict in Gaza, Israel must be declared a terrorist state, Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun said during a debate in the European Parliament on Monday, marking the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks calling Mr Netanyahu…

China & Russia celebrate 75th anniversary of peace and diplomatic ties as president Xi sent a congratulatory message sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a view to expand ties. China & Russia celebrate 75th anniversary of peace Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that he stands ready to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to take the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties to continue expanding all-round practical cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 75 years ago, the two sides have continuously upgraded the quality of bilateral ties based on the fundamental interests of the two…

‘Cock up not conspiracy!’ – Inside the downfall of James Cleverly At about 2.30pm yesterday James Cleverly was with his entourage talking to representatives of the Girl Guides who had a stall for the day in Portcullis House on the parliamentary estate. He seemed relaxed and confident just a like man destined to go through to the final round of the Tory leadership contest. But already things were going badly wrong for the former home secretary. An hour later Bob Blackman, chairman of the Tory backbench 1922 committee, announced that he had been eliminated from the contest. It led to…

UK could send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers Military chiefs are considering sending British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers and boost Kyiv’s recruitment efforts, it has emerged. Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources confirmed to The Independent that discussions are ongoing about whether to send troops to the country to support it amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. There is already a small number of British medical personnel in Ukraine, delivering training and mentoring to the country’s armed forces. And, under plans being discussed, small groups of military trainers would travel to secluded locations in the west of the country…

Picasso’s ‘Motherhood’ covered with picture of Palestinian mother and child in Gaza protest Two members of the British civil resistance group Youth Demand have been arrested after they pasted a photo of a mother and child from Gaza over Pablo Picasso’s painting Motherhood at the National Gallery on 9 October to protest arms sales to Israel. The activists who put the photo on the protective glass of Picasso’s 1901 work and dumped red paint on the floor were National Health Services worker Jai Halai, 23, and Politics and International Relations student Monday-Malachi Rosenfeld, 21. The photo they used was taken…

Labour’s support slides under 30% as angry older voters turn from Starmer to Farage and the Tories – poll Labour’s vote share since winning power has continued its dramatic slide to less than 30 per cent after voters aged 55 and over abandoned Keir Starmer’s party, new polling has revealed. The Techne UK weekly tracker poll for The Independent has registered support for Labour falling to 29 per cent down five points from the election and two points below last week. But with the Tories still undecided on a new leader, they failed to capitalise on Labour’s loss of popularity…

UK economy returns to growth in August after two stagnant months The UK economy grew in August after two months of being flat, the latest official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) has recorded a 0.2 per cent growth in August, an increase on no growth in June and July, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. While growth was already forecast in economic predictions, it will come as a boost for new Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the autumn budget at the end of October. But ONS warned that the “broader picture” still reflects one of “slowing…

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