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  An exclusive poll for Express.co.uk showed that just 37 percent of people trust the Prime Minister on EU issues, while a former Brexit minister said he “absolutely” needs to prove himself. ​An exclusive poll for Express.co.uk showed that just 37 percent of people trust the Prime Minister on EU issues, while a former Brexit minister said he “absolutely” needs to prove himself. 

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Now is not the right time to take this policy forward, says prime minister’s spokesperson Rishi Sunak has dropped his Conservative leadership campaign pledge to fine patients £10 if they miss a GP or hospital appointment. The prime minister had told Tory members in August it was “wrong” that there are “15m missed appointments every year NHS” at GPs and hospitals, as he justified the fine as a “tough” measure to change people’s behaviour. Continue reading… ​Now is not the right time to take this policy forward, says prime minister’s spokespersonRishi Sunak has dropped his Conservative leadership campaign pledge to…

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Exclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels The UK’s windfall tax on oil and gas profits must be changed to raise billions more and to stop companies using loopholes to invest in further fossil fuel extraction, the outgoing president of global climate talks has said. “These are excessive profits, and they have to be treated in the appropriate way when it comes to taxation,” said Alok Sharma, the president of the Cop26 UN climate summit. Continue reading… ​Exclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in…

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Twitter users said clip’s backing music was strikingly similar to convicted paedophile’s song Rock ‘n’ Roll Downing Street has been forced to deny that a slick new video of Rishi Sunak’s first week as prime minister contains music by the convicted paedophile Gary Glitter. No 10 published the video on Twitter on Friday morning with the caption: “Together we can achieve incredible things. Now let’s get to work”. Continue reading… ​Twitter users said clip’s backing music was strikingly similar to convicted paedophile’s song Rock ‘n’ RollDowning Street has been forced to deny that a slick new video of Rishi Sunak’s…

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