The Independent – Tory rift over Johnson’s plan to override protocol
Boris Johnson is set to open up another rift within his party, as his own MPs warn that controversial plans to override the Northern Ireland protocol go against key Conservative principles, according to The Independent.
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Firefighters battle raging flames after bus catches fire in London | News
Firefighters battle raging flames after bus catches fire in london | News There is no bias in the original title provided. A London bus was engulfed by flames and reduced to a blackened shell as dozens of firefighters rushed to put out the blaze on Saturday 18 May. Five fire engines and 30 firefighters scrambled to the scene in Twickenham, south west London, at around 1.30pm as black smoke billowed into the air. All passengers
Jeremy Hunt says £10bn infected blood scandal compensation will fulfil vow to constituent a decade ago
Jeremy Hunt says £10bn infected blood scandal compensation will fulfil vow to constituent a decade ago There is no bias in the original title provided. Compensation for the victims of the infected blood fiasco, expected to top £10 billion, will fulfil a promise Jeremy Hunt made to a constituent a decade ago, he has declared. The chancellor also called the scandal the worst of his lifetime as he indicated he would be open to a
Archbishop of Canterbury criticises two-child benefit cap as ‘cruel’
Archbishop of Canterbury criticises two-child benefit cap as ‘cruel’ There is no bias in the original title provided. The Archbishop of Canterbury has slammed the two-child benefit cap as “cruel” and urged prime minister Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to commit to scrapping it. Justin Welby said the limit, which restricts child benefit entitlement to two children per household, was neither “moral nor necessary” and it fell short of “our values as a society”.
British companies should ditch political activism, says Kemi Badenoch
British companies should ditch political activism, says Kemi Badenoch There is no bias in the title provided. British companies should ditch political activism and focus on delivering goods and services for customers, the UK’s business secretary has said. Kemi Badenoch, who also works as Britain’s equalities minister, said there was a “creeping politicisation” of businesses and claimed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives did more to divide than unify people. It comes as 50 per
Devon water crisis – live: Residents no longer have to boil drinking water, supplier South West Water says amid parasite outbreak
Devon water crisis – live: Residents no longer have to boil drinking water, supplier South West Water says amid parasite outbreak There is no original title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. South West Water: ‘Boil water’ warning lifted for most homes across Devon after parasite outbreak Thousands of households in Devon can now use their tap water safely after a waterborne disease caused by a microscopic parasite led to more than 100 residents
Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march in London and call for ceasefire
Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march in London and call for ceasefire There is no bias in the title provided. Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The march marked the 76th anniversary of what Palestinians call the Nakba – the Arabic word for catastrophe – which refers to the mass displacement of people after the creation of Israel in 1948. Seven arrests