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Rishi Sunak defends UK climate ambitions at Cop28 after scaling back net zero pledges

Prime Minister wraps up 11-hour trip to global climate conference with new deal for UK wind farm

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023

Mapped: Areas in the UK with the most smokers revealed

Two northern cities lead as the areas with highest smoking prevalence with a London borough at the bottom of the list.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

Sunak accused of retreating from global climate leadership at Cop28

PM attracts cross-party criticism with claim that ‘climate politics is at breaking point’ during combative summit visit

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Sunak says retaining Parthenon marbles is matter of law as he denies ‘hissy fit’

PM reaffirms stance after George Osborne suggests snub to Greek counterpart was result of ‘petulance’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Should they stay or should they go? An expert's guide to the Parthenon Marbles spat

This week, the British prime minister was accused of "losing his marbles" by the opposition for refusing to talk to his Greek counterpart. Rishi Sunak cancelled a planned meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis because the Greek prime minister had told a reporter he wanted to discuss the possibility of Britain giving…

France 24 · Dec 1, 2023

Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry: We could have done more to keep schools open

Hancock accused Manchester mayor Andy Burnham of putting 'politics ahead of public health' in the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak ‘won’t allow foreign court to block’ Rwanda plan

Centrist Tories urge PM not to abandon UK’s human rights commitments, but Sunak said his patience ‘worn thin’ by delays

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Is Rishi Sunak using the Parthenon marbles as a distraction? Perhaps – but so are the Greeks

For both the UK prime minister and Kyriakos Mitostakis, this row is actually about nationalist politics, says Marina Prentoulis, an associate professor in politics and media

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Audience erupts into laughter at Esther McVey's defence of 'common sense' role

A QUESTION Time audience erupted into laughter as Esther McVey defended the role of minister for common sense on Thursday night.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak threw ‘hissy fit’ because Greek PM met Keir Starmer first, George Osborne suggests

Ex-Tory chancellor says Sunak’s apparent ‘petulance’ invited ‘devastating’ attacks from Starmer

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023