Rishi Sunak sacks senior Tory aide for calling for Gaza ceasefire Paul Bristow had called for ‘permanent’ ceasefire in Gaza in letter to PM The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Elon Musk to attend Rishi Sunak’s AI safety summit in Bletchley Park Attendance of X owner is a boost for the event, which has been snubbed by Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Biden AI order shows privacy is an AI issue now Biden’s AI order looks promising for data privacy and civil liberties. Fortune · Oct 30, 2023
Suella Braverman attacks pro-Palestine protests as ‘hate marches’ ‘There is only one way to describe those marches – they are hate marches’, says home secretary The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
PM still has confidence in minister seen campaigning with suspended Peter Bone Tom Pursglove was photographed door-knocking with the MP, who has been suspended after a probe found he had engaged in bullying and sexual misconduct. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Messages of support for MP who was in a coma with sepsis and organ failure South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay received good wishes from politicians including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after revealing his ordeal. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
No 10 denies blocking James Dyson’s £6m donation to state primary school The billionaire businessman claimed his plan to help fund the expansion of a primary school’s science centre has faced opposition from officials. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘climate crime' over new oil and gas licences Climate activists have accused Rishi Sunak of “pandering” to corporate interests after the announcement of 27 new North Sea The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak to chair Cobra meeting over Israel-Hamas war terror fears RISHI Sunak is to chair an emergency Cobra meeting amid fears that the conflict between Hamas and Israel could have increased the domestic terror… The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023
Sunak chairs Cobra meeting as police chief says Israel-Hamas war ‘accelerating’ terror threat PM gathers security officials, as Met Police chief warns risk ‘being accelerated by events’ in Gaza The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Chris Whitty referred to ‘Eat out to help out’ as ‘Eat out to help out the virus’, UK Covid inquiry told – as it happened UK’s chief medical officer said to have attacked Treasury scheme launched by Rishi Sunak that subsidised meals out in August 2020 The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak to chair Cobra meeting to discuss threat from domestic terrorism Ministers, police chiefs and security officials are reportedly planning to consider intelligence that Iranian agents may be creating unrest in Britain by stoking pro-Palestinian protests Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
Bombshell week for Boris Johnson as former team prepare for Covid Inquiry The former prime minister’s top aides will be grilled over decision-making in Downing Street during the pandemic The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
UK Covid inquiry reaches week of potentially damning testimony Dominic Cummings will testify, plus senior aides and civil servants known to the public because of illicit parties The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Hamas ‘preventing’ UK nationals from leaving Gaza, Biden security chief suggests Jake Sullivan said the Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza was ‘making demands’ before allowing foreign nationals to travel to Egypt.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 Sunak reveals focus on treating cancer and dementia with £100m AI fund The Prime Minister detailed how the spending would be used ahead of an AI safety summit in the UK.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 Government wants extremism crackdown as Met Police chief says force will be ‘ruthless’ at protests Michael Gove and Suella Braverman thought to be looking at tighting rules – as nine arrested at pro-Palestine demo in London
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 ‘Conversion is not therapy – it is torture’: Trans women urge Sunak to push ahead with ban Prime minister told to ignore Tories seeking to oppose ban and get on with it: ‘No more loopholes, no more delay’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 Labour must beware of tearing itself apart over the horrific conflict in Gaza Feelings are bound to be intense but the party cannot afford to become devoured by bitter divisions
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 How the Gaza conflict is dividing Europe’s left Across the continent, the war is reopening old schisms within delicately stitched alliances as parties struggle to maintain a united response
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 Labour leads Conservatives over home ownership, new UK poll shows Government falls further behind opposition in latest Opinium survey
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023 Israel is in a fight to the finish. Whatever comes next, it must change The country faces multiple crises under a leader who is unpopular at home and distrusted abroad. Can it repair the damage?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak to ‘double down’ on anti-green policies in king’s speech PM will announce a new system for awarding oil and gas exploration licences, and new pro-car legislation, sources say
The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023 Taxation is not a ‘burden’. It’s Brexit that weighs Britain down Taxes spent wisely improve lives and attract investors – and in fact leaving the EU has made cutting them harder than ever
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023 Labour voters think Keir Starmer has handled Israel-Hamas crisis badly Starmer warned of ‘existential threat’ in Labour seats with large Muslim population