British Museum thefts were ‘inside job’, says George Osborne Chair of trustees tells MPs security has been tightened and that recovered items will go on display The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – George Osborne Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – Osborne Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Records ‘altered’ during British Museum thefts and million items ‘unregistered’ An unnamed member of staff was sacked by the London-based attraction. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
George Osborne says British Museum ‘victim of inside job’ as ‘steps taken to conceal’ thefts Around 2,000 items - including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass - were stolen from the British Museum The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
British Museum ‘confident’ similar theft will not happen as records digitised British Museum interim director Sir Mark Jones is appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
MPs to grill British Museum director and George Osborne over stolen artefacts The one-off evidence session will ‘focus on the reputational and financial implications for the museum and the wider national collection’. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
OPINION - Expensive dresses and sharp suits show Labour has changed The invitation looks appealing — an evening with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, hosted by one of the capital’s centre-Left communications companies, flourishing as a prospect of a change of government beckons. It’s posh enough to request your “dietary requirements”. This time last year, I remember Reeves and co were… Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023
Labour’s supposedly bold ‘new towns’ idea has been tried before. And it failed These vast sums should be spent improving our ‘second-tier’ cities – not on costly, carbon-guzzling developments in the rural south, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
Ex-Bank of England boss endorses Labour as Rachel Reeves vows to ‘rebuild’ economy after Tory ‘misrule’ Mark Carney says ‘beyond time’ for a Labour government in major coup for opposition The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
Nigel Farage rules out return to the Tory party: ‘It’s virtually indistinguishable from Labour’ Nigel Farage rebuffed Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that the former Brexit leader might be welcome back: “It’s very, very sweet of you Prime Minister but I’m really sorry, the answer is no, I will not” The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023
Nigel Farage could be future Tory party leader, says George Osborne Former chancellor says ‘not inconceivable’ that ‘Pied Piper’ Brexiteer could take over The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
Mark Harper ‘proud’ of decision to axe Manchester leg of HS2 The Transport Secretary said ‘the facts have changed’ in relation to the high-speed railway project. The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
John Curtice gives his verdict on divided Tories after chaotic conference RISHI Sunak has realised the Conservative Party is “in a hole” and has launched a last-ditch attempt to secure a legacy, according to a leader… The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Burnham blasts Tories as HS2 plans hit buffers The mayor of Greater Manchester said he and others would now work to salvage the plans to make them work for his and other regions.
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023 Ed Balls and George Osborne's new podcast is essential listening – but not for the reasons they think In an apparent attempt to “talk across the political divide”, former chancellor George Osborne and former shadow chancellor Ed Balls have launched a podcast.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023 Far-right figures praise Braverman’s illegal migration comments and vow to ‘capitalise’ on her intervention Home secretary endorsed by former BNP protegee as she claims ‘more than one in five births are to foreign-born mothers’
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023 Five Labour mayors join forces to derail Sunak’s plan to axe HS2 Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham among local leaders in talks with transport chiefs
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023 Cuts, war, Brexit: all fuel the battle for the centre ground, but no one really knows where that is It is the concept dominating our politics, but unless people have a clear idea what it means, the debate will isolate them further, says author and broadcaster Steve Richards
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Cabinet split over Sunak’s HS2 ‘gross act of vandalism’ Exclusive: Levelling up secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Mark Harper ‘very unhappy’ over plan to axe northern leg – first revealed by this newspaper – as George Osborne attacks ‘economic self-harm’
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2 PM in crisis as top Conservative revolt over plan to scrap northern leg grows
The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2023 Rishi Sunak declines to back HS2 to north of England as Tory civil war stirs Rishi Sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up despite declining to back building HS2 to the north of England in the face of warnings by…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 HS2 may end up as ‘total waste of money’, warns IFS thinktank – as it happened Comments from Paul Johnson of Institute of Fiscal Studies come as Downing Street hints at delay to work on second phase of rail link
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 PM says he is ‘committed to levelling up’ despite declining to back HS2 to North Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Scrapping HS2 would be ‘gross act of vandalism’, Osborne and Heseltine warn The former deputy PM Lord Heseltine and ex-chancellor George Osborne warned the PM not to go ahead with plans to scrap the northern leg of HS2, first revealed by The Independent