The Independent – ‘Cabinet secretary misled officials over parties row’
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The Independent – ‘Cabinet secretary misled officials over parties row’
The Independent reports that Britain’s “top civil servant” has been accused of misleading officials over what he knew about Christmas parties in his department during lockdown.
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EU leaders tell Trump to stand up to ‘bully’ Putin
EU leaders tell Trump to stand up to ‘bully’ Putin as Starmer is warned Britain can’t rely on US for defence Sir Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders have urged Donald Trump to stand up to the “bully” Vladimir Putin as they digest the potential consequences of the historic Republican election victory in the US. Volodymyr Zelensky made a desperate appeal at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Budapest for leaders to continue their
Father and son jailed for murder plot after hiring ‘female assassin in hijab disguise’
Father and son jailed for murder plot after hiring ‘female assassin in hijab disguise’ A father and son who hired a hijab-wearing female assassin to carry out a gun attack have been jailed after their assassination plot was bungled. Mohammed Aslam, 58, and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 30, from Derby, orchestrated the attack on a rival family in September 2019. The suspected would-be killer, a US woman identified during the trial as Aimee Betro, threatened Sikander
Labour minister struggles to name any benefits of Trump election win
Labour minister struggles to name any benefits of Trump election win A Labour minister struggled to name any benefits of Donald Trump returning to the White House in an awkward Question Time grilling. The Minister for Industry, Sara Jones was asked about the Republican’s historic win repeatedly by host Fiona Bruce when she appeared on the show on Thursday evening (7 November). Discussing trade between the UK and the US, the BBC host stepped in
David Lammy dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump
David Lammy dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump Foreign secretary David Lammy has dismissed his past criticism of Donald Trump in his first interview since the Republican’s election victory. Mr Lammy previously described the president-elect as a “woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. In his first interview since Trump’s victory, he appeared on BBC’s Newscast podcast to discuss the future of the UK’s relationship with the US. Lammy said he sees Trump as “someone that we can build
Kemi Badenoch slashes two points off Labour’s lead in her first week as Tory leader
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David Lammy breaks silence on past criticism calling Trump ‘neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath’ for first time
David Lammy breaks silence on past criticism calling Trump ‘neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath’ for first time David Lammy has moved to dampen down speculation of a rift with Donald Trump after his comments branding the president-elect “a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser” resurfaced. In an article in 2018 the now foreign secretary wrote about Mr Trump’s first official visit to the UK and described him as a “tyrant” and “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. However, in his first
