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General election latest: Rachel Reeves sets out Labour’s plan to woo businesses in first major campaign speech There is no bias in the title provided. ‘No return to austerity’ says Labour’s Rachel ReevesSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailShadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to tell business leaders that, having brought business back to Labour, the party can now “bring growth back to Britain”if she gets into No 11.In her first major campaign speech, she will tell voters Labour can be trusted with the economy and that…

Pope allegedly used derogatory term for gay people Pope Francis reportedly used highly derogatory language in a private meeting at the Italian Bishops’ Conference when asked if gay men should be allowed to train for the priesthood if they remained celibate. He stated they should not be permitted and allegedly used an offensive slur in Italian, which has shocked many given his previous public statements advocating respect towards gay people. It is said that the Pope, speaking in Italian, said that there was, in the Church, already too much of an air of frociaggine, which translates as a highly offensive…

Papua New Guinea landslide: 2,000 feared buried and thousands more remain at risk Papua New Guinea authorities report that nearly 7,900 people near the site of a deadly landslide are “at risk” as rock and debris continue to move down the hillside. An evacuation alert has been issued, with a provincial official indicating that the mountain remains “very active.” Rescuers believe it is increasingly unlikely that victims will be found alive in the rubble. The country’s disaster agency fears that about 2,000 people were buried when the mountainside collapsed last Friday, a figure significantly higher than the UN’s estimate of…

Beckham scores Euros deal with China tech giant David Beckham has signed an agreement to serve as a global ambassador for AliExpress, an online retail platform owned by Chinese technology conglomerate Alibaba. The announcement coincides with the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament, set to start in Germany next month. The financial details of Beckham’s deal were not disclosed by the company. In March, AliExpress secured an exclusive e-commerce partnership with UEFA, the governing body of European football. As part of this collaboration, Beckham will headline AliExpress’ Score More promotion during the tournament. “AliExpress is helping fans get even closer…

Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on Rafah At least 45 people, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a displaced persons camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Videos from the Tal al-Sultan area on Sunday night depicted a large explosion and intense fires. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that two “senior Hamas terrorists” were targeted in the strike and stated they are “investigating the circumstances of the civilian deaths.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the incident as a “tragedy.” Earlier, Hamas had launched eight…

Netanyahu vows to continue war amid air strike condemnation Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the military campaign against Hamas despite international condemnation of an airstrike that killed at least 45 Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. The Hamas-run health ministry reported that hundreds more were treated for severe burns, fractures, and shrapnel wounds. Netanyahu described the strike as a “tragic mishap” but emphasised that the war would not end until all objectives were achieved. Netanyahu said Israel is taking “every precaution possible” to protect civilians, insisting that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are making their “best efforts…

Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms have left nearly 300,000 residents across seven states without power as of Monday night. Over the weekend, intense storms claimed at least 23 lives and caused widespread destruction across the central United States.  The highest risk of severe weather has shifted eastward, spanning from Alabama to New York, with additional thunderstorms, damaging wind gusts, hail, and flash flooding anticipated. The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that heavy rain will affect the East Coast into Tuesday morning, impacting areas including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland.…

General election latest: Starmer to aim speech at undecided voters as he insists he changed Labour Labour Party ‘leaks Sunak’s campaign diary’ in new election ad Sir Keir Starmer will try to persuade undecided voters to come on board Labour as he will insist his party has “changed” in a keynote speech this morning. Acknowledging that some voters are still unsure of whether Labour could be trusted on national security, he is expected to say some people are “fed up with the failure, chaos and division of the -Tories but they still have questions about us”. “Has Labour changed enough?…

Labour lead over Conservatives may be overstated, says Tory election expert Exclusive: Robert Hayward, who identified ‘shy Tories’ in 1992, suggests the party is winning support from undecided voters Some of the polls before the general election may be overstating Labour’s huge lead over the Conservatives, a Tory election expert has said. According to Robert Hayward, a peer and former MP who first identified the phenomenon of “shy Tories” before the 1992 election, his analysis of local election results suggests that the Conservatives are getting more support from voters who say they are undecided than is showing up in the…

Tory MP claims she defected to Reform before Conservative party suspended her A Tory MP who is leaving Parliament has claimed she quit the party and backed Reform UK in the Shropshire seat she is vacating before the Conservatives suspended her. Outgoing Telford MP Lucy Allan said Reform’s Alan Adams would offer an alternative to “more of the same politics and more of the same politicians” as she publicly endorsed him to replace her in her constituency at the upcoming general election rather than her own party’s candidate. The Tory Party responded by suspending her with immediate effect on Monday,…