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Private school polish and big dreams: how Rishi Sunak became a contender for PM

Tory leadership candidate is praised as an earnest workaholic, but critics say politically he has a glass jaw and is naive

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson emerges as most popular prime minister… among Toby jug buyers

Sales figures from the House of Commons show Mr Johnson’s collectable Toby Jug outsold Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson emerges as most popular prime minister… among novelty jug buyers

Sales figures from the House of Commons show Mr Johnson’s collectable Toby Jug outsold Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill.

The Independent UK

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House of Commons doorman swaps Westminster commute for 47th-place finish in Commonwealth Games time trial

A doorkeeper from the House of Commons briefly rubbed shoulders with the elite of cycling in finishing 47th of 54 in the men’s time trial at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Cyclist swaps UK Parliament doorkeeper duties to race at Commonwealth Games

Chris Symonds is used to commuting to the House of Commons every day, but instead took a break to represent Ghana at the Commonwealth Games alongside some Tour de France legends

Daily Mirror

Westminster doorman Chris Symonds races Geraint Thomas at Commonwealth Games

The 48-year-old, representing Ghana, has been a doorkeeper at the House of Commons for 20 years

The Independent UK

'Utterly ridiculous': Iain Duncan Smith demands SNP MPs face PMQs-style Commons session

TORY backbencher Sir Iain Duncan Smith has called for SNP MPs to answer questions on the Scottish Government’s record through new question time…

The National (Scotland)

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Lindsay Hoyle says England women can take lead at Rugby League World Cup

Lindsay Hoyle, the House of Commons Speaker who will be RFL president in 2023 has said ‘we can take the sport to new heights with all three World Cups’

The Guardian - UK

Incoming RFL president Sir Lindsay Hoyle vows to ‘make a real difference’

The 65-year-old Speaker of the House of Commons will in December replace Clare Balding, who has held the honorary position since July 2020.

The Independent UK

British lawmakers to visit Taiwan later this year -The Guardian

Britain's House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee is planning a visit to Taiwan probably in November or early December this year, The Guardian reported on Monday.

Reuters

British MPs plan visit to Taiwan as tension with China simmers

Exclusive: Tom Tugendhat likely to lead trip later this year as London’s relationship with Beijing deteriorates

The Guardian - UK

Why are babies banned from the office but dogs welcomed?

‘In my dog-friendly office there’s nowhere to quietly breastfeed, let alone pump — just the word makes people want to run away and cuddle a dog.’ Bubble app co-founder Sarah Hesz on the pup.v.baby workplace debate

Evening Standard

MPs must be held accountable if they make false claims in parliament

Letter: It is shocking that the House of Commons has no effective way to stop those who choose to mislead, writes Will Moy

The Guardian - UK

Conservative leadership race: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss intensify attacks during Tory leadership TV debate

The pair clashed after a weekend that saw allies of the two Tory leadership hopefuls trade increasingly personal attacks

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Tory peer claims Boris Johnson wants to carry on as Prime Minister

Downing Street dismissed the comments and insisted Mr Johnson will stand down when a new Tory leader is in place

Evening Standard

While Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss play to the gallery, the NHS is breaking apart

When Maria Caulfield, the junior health minister, replied to an urgent question in the House of Commons by Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, on the ambulance crisis, she said she did not want to play politics with the National Health Service. It is a lovely thought but wholly naïve.…

The Independent UK

One per cent of current Tory MPs are of ‘working-class’ backgrounds, says think tank

But a spokesman for the Tories said researchers applied ‘an incredibly narrow definition of working-class’

Tribune News Service

EU ramps up legal pressure on UK over breaches of Brexit deal

The European Union ramped up its legal campaign against the UK over breaches to the Brexit deal, days after legislation allowing Britain to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol cleared the House of Commons.

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Wales Online

'I gave birth to my stillborn son but law doesn't give you any time to grieve'

Keeley Lengthorn is fighting for the right to paid miscarriage leave

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson could face byelection if inquiry finds he misled MPs over Partygate

Recall Act could be triggered with Johnson at risk of losing Uxbridge seat, HoC committee report suggests

Liverpool Echo

Loose Women Carol McGiffin's political comments slammed by viewers

Linda Robson also voiced her support on the controversial opinion

Reuters

UK's Northern Ireland trade law clears parliament's lower house

Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland cleared the final stage of its passage through parliament's lower House of Commons on Wednesday and will move to the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

NI Protocol Bill clears the Commons with UK Government ‘top priority’ pledge

Critics of the proposals believe it risks breaching international law.

The National (Scotland)

Commons speaker RAGES at MPs clapping – unless it's in praise of Boris Johnson

THE speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, is lucky to be in one of the few jobs where he can’t get sacked ...

The Independent UK

How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?

Here is how the complex process is expected to play out

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