Rishi Sunak hails ‘right deal for country’ as UK rejoins EU’s Horizon science programme After two-year gap, UK to pay annual bill of £2bn Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023
UK to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it is the ‘right deal’ for the UK. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
UK expected to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme after Brexit row PM Sunak says government has been ‘extensively involved in discussions’ with the EU The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
UK expected to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme The Government looks set to announce Britain’s membership of the scheme which it was frozen out of in a post-Brexit row. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Turing Prize laureate and GCHQ boss join Sunak’s AI taskforce The Prime Minister announced in April that the Government would invest £100 million for a taskforce on AI. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
‘Cowboy’ Rishi Sunak hit by new concrete crisis as it threatens pledge to cut NHS backlog Exclusive: Hospital buildings plagued by crumbling concrete are holding back progress on NHS waiting lists, health chiefs warn The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
RishGPT recycles old soundbites as last vestiges of credibility crumble Sunak knew he would be grilled over the school concrete crisis but failed to come up with anything plausible to say at PMQs The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
UK to return to EU’s flagship Horizon science research programme Post-Brexit return to £85bn scheme discussed this week, say sources, and is set to be announced on Thursday The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Is this checkmate for Rishi Sunak? Brief letters: Sunak screwed across the board | Animal behaviour | Spot the ball | Fresher ingredients | Raac in Ancient Rome The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Schools concrete crisis: A timeline of crumbling infrastructure, chances missed and warnings ignored ‘Cowboy builders’ Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan under fire as government publishes list of 147 institutions of concern over the use of sub-standard material in their construction The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Kemi Badenoch tops Tory poll of most popular ministers Kemi Badenoch leads the latest Cabinet popularity rankings, receiving the highest approval rating from Tory members. The Week · Sep 6, 2023
Sunak closing in on announcing UK rejoining EU’s Horizon science programme Sources said prime minister has given the green light for deal to be finalised The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Thousands of pupils forced to stay home as school starts over concrete concerns The Department for Education has published a long-awaited list of schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone Raac. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Do not bow down to gun lobby on safety reforms, Keyham MP tells Sunak Luke Pollard raised concerns that ‘sensible measures’ could be watered down The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Speaker intervenes as SNP MP calls Labour and Tories ‘two cheeks of same arse’ Rishi Sunak noted that the question was mostly aimed at Sir Keir Starmer, and added that he ‘wouldn’t want to get in the middle of that’.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 Keir Starmer likens government to ‘cowboy builders’ over concrete crisis Labour leader accuses prime minister of neglecting pupils at state schools during combative PMQs
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Starmer: ‘Gillian Keegan’s £34m Whitehall office makeover shows reality of uncaring Tories’ ‘The cowboys are running the country,’ says Labour leader during feisty PMQs
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 ‘Labour cannot be allowed to bankrupt Britain’, claims Sunak The Prime Minister criticised Labour’s record running Birmingham.
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023 PMQs sketch: Starmer turns up heat on Sunak over concrete (though ceiling doesn’t quite cave in on PM) On what may be the warmest day of the year, Sir Keir Starmer mercilessly turned up the political heat on Rishi Sunak over the schools concrete crisis at their first post-summer PMQs clash on Wednesday.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2023 SNP MP told off for calling Labour and Tories 'two cheeks of same arse' AN SNP MP was pulled up by the Speaker at PMQs after using inappropriate language to describe the Unionist parties.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak faces ‘cowboy builders’ jibe from Labour over school concrete crisis The two leaders clashed over the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2023 Watch Stephen Flynn tell Rishi Sunak to get off his backside STEPHEN Flynn has told the Prime Minister to “get off his backside” and fix rising prices and mortgage rates.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Starmer: Sunak’s champagne Tories put bubbly tax cut ahead of bubbly concrete Labour leader criticises prime minister’s ‘choices’
Fortune · Sep 6, 2023 One of Britain’s biggest cities declared itself bankrupt Birmingham’s council said in June that it has already paid £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in equal pay claims over the last decade.
Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023 Schools say concrete surveys were sent back month ago after receiving ‘telling off’ letter from government The row over crumbling concrete is growing as schools claimed they filled in safety surveys “months ago”, after the Education Secretary told headteachers to “get off their backsides” and send back the forms.