Ben Wallace resigns as defence secretary Mini-reshuffle expected as Wallace tells PM he is quitting to ‘invest in the parts of life I have neglected’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023
UK defense secretary is resigning after 4 years in the job U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has formally submitted his resignation amid speculation that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will name his successor later in the day The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Ben Wallace resigns as Sunak set to appoint new defence secretary Mr Wallace announced last month he would resign from the senior Cabinet role at the next reshuffle. The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Sunak set to name new defence secretary as Ben Wallace quits – who are the favourites? PM prepares to reveal mini-reshuffle after Wallace formally steps down – amid speculation someone ‘unexpected’ getting top cabinet job The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
MPs and military chiefs question ‘yes man’ Shapps as new defence secretary - UK politics live Sir Richard Dannatt, the former head of the Armed Forces, says Shapps knows ‘very little’ about defence The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Grant Shapps vows to continue support for Ukraine after being appointed defence secretary Claire Coutinho named as energy secretary in Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023
Sunak expected to appoint new defence secretary to replace Ben Wallace Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen have both been linked with the post. The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Rishi Sunak warned of ‘12 risks of AI’ amid calls for urgent regulation PM urged to set out laws to curtail the risks of artifical intelligence The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Labour and Tories ‘out of step’ with cost of living concerns – poll Labour viewed as better placed to tackle crisis but voters sceptical it is a priority for either party The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023
What the papers say – August 31 Killers will be forced into the dock for sentencing to face the victims’ families, according to a new pledge made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Britain must become a leader in AI regulation, say MPs Technology committee says UK government approach to artificial intelligence is behind EU and US The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Airlines call for compensation reform after ‘staggering’ air chaos revelation Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contribute The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
Government shelves £40m contract for helicopter transport for Rishi Sunak Tender to provide aircraft for PM and other ministers withdrawn after criticism of his short-distance flights The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
James Cleverly’s China visit is ‘latest stage of project Kowtow’, says Iain Duncan Smith The former Tory leader said the foreign secretary’s meetings with Chinese officials were ‘pointless The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023 Police say ‘no criminal inquiry’ into death of police officer hit by train Sergeant Graham Saville, who started his policing career in London, was fatally injured while trying to save a distressed man on railway tracks
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London The Prime Minister said the scheme is ‘solely the responsibility of the Labour Party’.
The Conversation · Aug 30, 2023 Is Rishi Sunak a lame duck? With MPs divided and rebelling, a sense of decline hangs heavy in the air The notion of a lame duck leader is most commonly associated with the United States. The term refers to a president who will soon be succeeded in office – a situation that most commonly applies at the end of a second (and final) term, before the president has left office…
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 UK ‘clear-eyed’ China will not change ‘overnight’, says Cleverly The Foreign Secretary was meeting with senior officials in Beijing in a visit he said would allow for ‘tough conversations’ with the Chinese.
Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023 OPINION - Does James Cleverly know why he’s in China? I have a theory. It’s probably not correct but I’m moonlighting as comment editor this week and there’s no time to check. The idea is that all prime ministers elevated from one of the great offices of state want to keep running that department from Number 10.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 Government will not force shops to take cash, Rishi Sunak confirms Rishi Sunak said it is not ‘appropriate’ for the government to ‘impose on individuals how they should do business’
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 Warning over proposed law forcing offenders to attend sentencing The mother of shooting victim Olivia Pratt-Korbel hailed the move, but others warn it could be fraught with difficulty.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023 Notting Hill Carnival violence shows need to tackle ‘zombie knives’, says PM Eight people were stabbed at the event in west London on Monday.
Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023 Pictured: Hero police sergeant who died after being hit by a train while trying to save man Father and football coach Graham Saville died after attempting to rescue a man in distress
Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023 OPINION - Britain’s China policy is a messy compromise After nearly five years without a senior cabinet minister visiting China, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s visit marks the re-opening of communications. However, we should not expect substantial improvement in the UK’s ties with China from just a single visit.
Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023 OPINION - Keir Starmer is no Tony Blair ... so what’s the point of getting rid of Rishi Sunak? General Election day is a weird one for political correspondents. You can’t report much and there’s a long night ahead, so you basically need to rest. But I remember 1997 well as the day I bought my first whole case of wine.