No 10 insists it is ‘confident’ in AI summit despite possible Scholz snub German Chancellor Olaf Scholz could miss Rishi Sunak’s attempt to hold global talks on AI safety, according to reports. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
UK wages outstrip inflation for first time in two years Chancellor Jeremy Hunt welcomes ‘good news’ – but unions say only ‘small respite’ for many workers The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Academics challenge Starmer to accept Israel’s siege of Gaza is against international law – UK politics live Labour urged to clarify its position on collective punishment by 39 academics who say party must confirm it ‘opposes the commission of war crimes’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
Richard Madeley apologises for asking British-Palestinian MP if she knew about Hamas attack plan ‘Was there any word on the street?’ host asks Lib Dems’ Layla Moran The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Outrage as Shapps and Dowden laugh during Sunak’s answers on Hamas attack ‘pogrom’ Calls for apology as behaviour of cabinet ministers condemned as ‘completely unacceptable’ The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 11 Hundreds feared dead or injured after Gaza hospital strike; Biden to meet regional leaders The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Teen sisters among Britons missing from Israel as Gaza aid efforts continue The girls, named only as Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, disappeared from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri after it was stormed by militants. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Tories have no room for tax cuts despite £52bn a year stealth rise, says IFS UK stuck between weak economic growth and risk of persistently high inflation, says thinktank The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
British teenage sisters ‘missing in Israel’ after Hamas attack Noiya and Yahel are believed to be among the 10 British citizens missing since October 7 The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Two British teenage sisters believed captured by Hamas Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, named as Rishi Sunak says six Britons are dead and 10 missing after attack on Israel The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
MPs’ futile words on Israel and Gaza are better heard than left unsaid It wasn’t a debate, more a coming together in the Commons, after measured statements from party leaders The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
British teenage girls feared kidnapped in Gaza as Rishi Sunak confirms six UK nationals killed by Hamas The Prime Minister said six British citizens have been killed by Hamas, while 10 others are missing Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023
Ofcom’s online safety supervision director suspended after posts about Israel Fadzai Madzingira was appointed by media watchdog Ofcom in June 2023 and has now been suspended. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak labels Hamas attacks on Israel a 'pogrom' as six Britons killed THE Prime Minister has branded Hamas’s attacks on Israel a “pogrom” as he told MPs at least six Britons had been killed in the fighting while… The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023 Misbehaving MPs: some of the 24 suspended from the current parliament This is ‘the worst parliament in history’, according to the former chair of its standards committee. We examine some of the most high-profile cases
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 BBC says it has given ‘careful consideration’ to Israel-Hamas conflict coverage The BBC has received complaints from people who think it has been biased against Israel and people who think it has been biased against Palestinians.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak faces renewed pressure to ban Iran’s revolutionary guard A host of influential Tories have called for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be proscribed as a terrorist group.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Hamas hostages: What do we know about Britons being held after terror attack in Israel? Rishi Sunak said ministers are doing everything they can to support British families who have loved ones taken hostage by Hamas
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 At least six Britons killed in Israel and 10 missing, says Rishi Sunak PM warns ‘terrible nature’ of attacks means it is proving difficult to identify some of the deceased
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023 Six Britons dead and 10 missing after Hamas attack on Israel, Rishi Sunak says PM provides update while speaking in Commons for first time since outbreak of the war a week ago
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 At least six Britons killed in Hamas’s ‘pogrom’ in Israel, Sunak says The Prime Minister said a further 10 British citizens are missing, with some feared dead.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak vows to ‘always’ stand with the Jewish community during school visit The Prime Minister visited a Jewish secondary school in north London to assure pupils following Hamas’s attack on Israel.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak confirms 6 Britons dead and 10 missing after Hamas ‘pogrom’ in Israel – live The PM’s statement will be followed by a Commons session where MPs will debate the UK’s involvement
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023 Watch live: Sunak addresses parliament as Israel expected to launch ground offensive in Gaza Watch live as Rishi Sunak addresses parliament on Monday, 16 October, as Israel is expected to launch a ground offensive in Gaza.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023 Why the collapse of Britain’s prison system is good news Our jails are academies of crime and dens of violence. A less punitive approach could help, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins