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Survey highlights vital importance of North East manufacturing as sector recovers from Covid

The Make UK and BDO annual survey shows the North East has also increased its dependence on the EU market

Birmingham Post · Jul 17, 2022

Sunak makes pitch to Tory Brexiteers in bid to be next UK leader

The leading contender to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister said he plans to make the most of the opportunities thrown up by shaking off the “shackles” of European Union regulation.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022

‘Penny that’s not true!’ Tory candidates attack Mordaunt over claim only she could beat Labour

Trade minister astonishes rivals by claiming polling shows she is ‘only one that can beat Starmer’

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

The Last Return review – what queuing etiquette reveals about western imperialism

Four people in a line for theatre tickets grow increasingly fractious, competitive and entitled in Sonya Kelly’s deliciously spiky absurdist satire

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

Tory leadership candidates on European Convention on Human Rights as two rule out leaving

Tom Tugendhat and Penny Mordaunt have both ruled out leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - drawn up after the Second World War. But other Tory leadership candidates are harder to pin down

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022

Rishi Sunak vows to review one EU law an hour as Tory tries to talk tough on Brexit

The Tory leadership contender tried to get back on the front foot, saying he'd task a new Brexit department to review 2,400 laws and come up with initial recommendations for "each" of them in 100 days

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022

Raab attacks Truss’s record as Tory leadership race enters critical 72 hours

Deputy PM launches broadside against foreign secretary as Conservative MPs prepare to vote to narrow field

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022

Italians ask Draghi to overcome political crisis, stay in office

Italy's mayors, business organisations and union leaders urged Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the weekend to rethink his decision to resign, warning that the stability of the debt-laden country was at risk.

Reuters · Jul 17, 2022

Rishi Sunak wears £490 Prada suede shoes on visit to a building site

The Tory leadership contender is known for his expensive tastes - and there was no exception as he pointed at clods of earth on a visit to Teesside Freeport

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022

Penny Mordaunt repeats false claim that UK could not stop Turkey joining EU

Tory leadership contender accused of ignoring ‘actual facts’ – but insists veto would have been worthless

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022