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Who is backing who? 180 Tory MPs pledge their vote in leadership contest

Who is backing who? 180 Tory MPs pledge their vote in leadership contest

Who is backing who? 180 Tory MPs pledge their vote in leadership contest

13 July 2022

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way as the first round of the vote looms.


Johnson tables confidence motion in Government after Labour’s vote blocked

Johnson tables confidence motion in Government after Labour’s vote blocked

Johnson tables confidence motion in Government after Labour’s vote blocked

13 July 2022

Labour has accused the Government of running scared after plans for a no confidence vote in the Prime Minister were stymied.


Rare mountain plants could become extinct due to climate change, experts warn

Rare mountain plants could become extinct due to climate change, experts warn

Rare mountain plants could become extinct due to climate change, experts warn

13 July 2022

Scottish mountain plants could become extinct without intervention, scientists at the University of Stirling have said.


UK faces soaring temperatures and ‘tropical nights’ as heat warning extended

UK faces soaring temperatures and ‘tropical nights’ as heat warning extended

UK faces soaring temperatures and ‘tropical nights’ as heat warning extended

13 July 2022

Met Office now has an amber warning in place from Sunday to Tuesday for extreme heat.


Man, 33, ‘scaled fence at Buckingham Palace days after being arrested there’

Man, 33, ‘scaled fence at Buckingham Palace days after being arrested there’

Man, 33, ‘scaled fence at Buckingham Palace days after being arrested there’

13 July 2022

Daniel Brydges, 33, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of twice trespassing at the Queen’s home last December.


Johnson raises prospect of early exit from No 10

Johnson raises prospect of early exit from No 10

Johnson raises prospect of early exit from No 10

13 July 2022

The Prime Minister suggested the next Tory leader could be chosen by acclamation rather than a full contest.


Alba Party MPs thrown out of Commons amid protest at start of PMQs

Alba Party MPs thrown out of Commons amid protest at start of PMQs

Alba Party MPs thrown out of Commons amid protest at start of PMQs

13 July 2022

Kenny MacAskill and Neale Hanvey are now suspended from the House.


Penny Mordaunt: I would be the Tory leader Labour fear the most

Penny Mordaunt: I would be the Tory leader Labour fear the most

Penny Mordaunt: I would be the Tory leader Labour fear the most

13 July 2022

The trade minister launched her pitch to be the next prime minister by assuring Conservative MPs she is best placed to keep them their seats.


Jeremy Vine says accused BBC radio presenter is like ‘Jimmy Savile of trolling’

Jeremy Vine says accused BBC radio presenter is like ‘Jimmy Savile of trolling’

Jeremy Vine says accused BBC radio presenter is like ‘Jimmy Savile of trolling’

13 July 2022

He told a jury: ‘This is not a regular troll here. This is the Jimmy Savile of trolling.’


Further arrests over abuse sent to Labour’s Angela Rayner

Further arrests over abuse sent to Labour’s Angela Rayner

Further arrests over abuse sent to Labour’s Angela Rayner

13 July 2022

Greater Manchester Police said the two men have been released under investigation pending further inquiries.


Expert: Elon Musk’s ‘corporate takeover theatrics’ with Twitter will cost him

Expert: Elon Musk’s ‘corporate takeover theatrics’ with Twitter will cost him

Expert: Elon Musk’s ‘corporate takeover theatrics’ with Twitter will cost him

13 July 2022

Social media expert Matt Navarra says the Tesla boss is facing a ‘dramatic’ and ‘expensive’ end to his Twitter takeover deal saga.


Sanctions on Russia pushed imports to 21-year low in May

Sanctions on Russia pushed imports to 21-year low in May

Sanctions on Russia pushed imports to 21-year low in May

13 July 2022

The value of the UK’s imports from Russia fell by nearly 90% between February and May.


Morrisons faces competition probe into McColl’s takeover

Morrisons faces competition probe into McColl’s takeover

Morrisons faces competition probe into McColl’s takeover

13 July 2022

Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons snapped up McColl’s in a £190 million rescue deal in May.


End of BTECs could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

End of BTECs could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

End of BTECs could increase NHS vacancies, healthcare leaders warn

13 July 2022

The NHS Confederation has written to Education Secretary James Cleverly with concerns over the ‘short-sighted’ decision.


Extreme right-wing groups recruiting military personnel

Extreme right-wing groups recruiting military personnel

Extreme right-wing groups recruiting military personnel

13 July 2022

The Intelligence and Security Committee said current policies that do not limit which organisations personnel can join are ‘somewhat risky’.


Nadhim Zahawi does not rule out scrapping BBC licence fee if he becomes PM

Nadhim Zahawi does not rule out scrapping BBC licence fee if he becomes PM

Nadhim Zahawi does not rule out scrapping BBC licence fee if he becomes PM

13 July 2022

The new Chancellor said ‘nothing is off the table’.


Tom Tugendhat says Tory leadership contest cannot be ‘knife fight in phone box’

Tom Tugendhat says Tory leadership contest cannot be ‘knife fight in phone box’

Tom Tugendhat says Tory leadership contest cannot be ‘knife fight in phone box’

13 July 2022

The leadership contender promised to increase defence spending, saying “security always comes before spreadsheets”.


Increase in hospital beds ‘may ease NHS pressures’

Increase in hospital beds ‘may ease NHS pressures’

Increase in hospital beds ‘may ease NHS pressures’

13 July 2022

The NHS in England has one of the lowest rates of hospital beds per person among comparable countries.


Ofgem demands ‘immediate and urgent’ action over energy direct debits

Ofgem demands ‘immediate and urgent’ action over energy direct debits

Ofgem demands ‘immediate and urgent’ action over energy direct debits

13 July 2022

The watchdog said Ecotricity, Good Energy, Green Energy UK, Utilita Energy and TruEnergy must move swiftly or face possible enforcement action.


Met Office extends amber warning for dangerous and disruptive extreme heat

Met Office extends amber warning for dangerous and disruptive extreme heat

Met Office extends amber warning for dangerous and disruptive extreme heat

13 July 2022

Much of England and Wales will see temperatures soar into the 30s from Sunday to Tuesday.


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