‘Confidant’ Boris Johnson ‘filmed Matt Hancock’s resignation speech on his mobile phone’ The shamed Tory MP said Mr Johnson was the ‘kindest of confidants’ during the affair controversy The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022
Liz Truss appointed American as senior adviser without checking immigration status Social Mobility commissioner Rob Anderson quit the four year post this month because his right to work in the UK runs out in January Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022
‘The surprise element is gone’: how Victoria’s Nationals won voters back from independents The major parties are now better prepared to fight them, says one defeated candidate, as Nationals win back seats in former strongholds The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2022
Personal conversations not party press conferences will guide regional Australians on an Indigenous voice Organisers say rural voters are not ‘empty vessels to be filled with political speak’ by the Nationals, who plan to oppose the voice to parliament The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2022
Tory donor’s demolition firm named as part of a £150million corruption plot Brendan Kerr's firm Keltbray has given £280,000 to the Tories since 2008 and was among 10 demolition firms involved in an illegal cartel which was rigging tending bids Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022
Relieving Britain’s private schools of their state handout shame is surely an act of charity The independent sector’s tax status has no moral ground. Keir Starmer knows it and at heart so do they The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022
Keir Starmer set to backtrack over House of Lords abolition pledge, reports say LABOUR'S plans to abolish the House of Lords are set to be compromised after a row between Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer’s advisers, it has… The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2022
'I was surprised Farage and Tories were so outraged that fewer Brits are Christians' Mirror columnist Mark Steel thought the Conservatives and Farage would be delighted by the census - given the Bible's teachings of 'loving foreigners as you love yourself' Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022
UP BJP complains against Samajwadi Party to Election Commission LUCKNOW: UP BJP has written to the Election Commission urging it to rein in the unruly elements of the Samajwadi Party in Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll. State general secretary of the party JPS Rathore has handed over a list of such names to the commission and sought strict action. The Times of India · Dec 3, 2022
Ministers 'unprepared' for another crisis like Covid after resilience plan falls behind The government initially planned to publish its resilience plan - promised 18 months ago - in July - now they say it will come in the Autumn...and that could last until nearly Christmas. Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022
Liz Truss took a ‘Spinal Tap approach’ to government, says former speech writer Asa Bennett told the BBC the ex-prime minister demanded the volume was ‘turned up to 11’ when she arrived The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022
Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan walks out of Chitrakoot jail LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan was released from Chitrakoot jail on Saturday — two days ahead of the winter session of UP Assembly. Nahid is yet to take oath as an MLA. The Times of India · Dec 3, 2022
Brendan Hughes: DUP with egg on their face once again after falling for Tory promises But there are no guarantees energy payments would have been delivered any quicker if an Executive had been up and running Belfast Live · Dec 3, 2022
Wales legend Neville Southall schools Nigel Farage on his own TV show and slams Tories The Wales goalkeeping legend appeared on Nigel Farage's GB News talk show and spelt out some home truths about those in power right now Wales Online · Dec 3, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2022 Liz Truss tried to take ‘Spinal Tap approach’ to running UK, says aide The former PM always wanted to ‘turn it up to 11’ her chief speech writer has said
Newslaundry · Dec 3, 2022 Reporters Without Orders Ep 248: Jail despite bail, high-stakes MCD polls This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as Akanksha Kumar is joined by Prateek Goyal and Anmol Pritam.
Daily Mirror · Dec 3, 2022 Tory ex-minister's suspension lifted after being cleared of 'serious misconduct' Conor Burns was sacked as a trade minister by Liz Truss and was suspended from the Conservative Parliamentary Party, following a complaint about his behaviour at the party's Birmingham conference in October
Dynamite News · Dec 3, 2022 Mainpuri Byelection: Dimple Yadav Holds Mega Roadshow In Jaswantnagar On Last Day Of Campaigning, Huge Crowd Turns Up On the last day of campaigning for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha byelection, Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav held a mega roadshow in Jaswantnagar assembly constituency. Read on for details:
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Liz Truss’s ‘Spinal Tap approach’ to running Britain The former PM always wanted to ‘turn it up to 11’ her chief speech writer has said.
Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2022 Appeal after man exposes himself on London buses The Met Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to following two incidents of indecent exposure.
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Conor Burns has Tory whip restored after being cleared of misconduct The former trade minister said he was the victim of a ‘stitch up’ after an investigation found there was no case to answer.
Nottingham Post · Dec 3, 2022 Police order to tackle anti-social behaviour in West Bridgford extended to ponds and green spaces 'Anti-social behaviour is never acceptable', said one resident. Rushcliffe Borough Council has given Nottinghamshire Police more power to fight crime in the area
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Tory minister sacked after ‘inappropriate behaviour’ claim has whip restored Conor Burns accuses Liz Truss government of ‘stitch-up’, alleging he was ’thrown to the wolves’
Reuters · Dec 3, 2022 Tunisia's UGTT union says elections expected this month 'have no colour or taste' Tunisia's parliamentary elections later this month "have no colour and taste" and are a result of a constitution that does not enjoy national unanimity, said the leader of the powerful UGTT Union on Saturday, in his clearest comments rejecting the vote to date.
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Tory MP rape claims must be properly investigated before party takes action, minister says Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake said it is important to establish the facts after a senior MP was reportedly accused of a series of assaults