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Rishi Sunak pledges extra £5bn for defence – but ducks 3% spending commitment

Government will set out new plan to tackle global threats, as PM heads to US for talks

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Biden to be given Good Friday Agreement anniversary invite, PM says

Rishi Sunak also described the Windsor Framework as a ‘positive step’ in a bid to break the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Sunak rejects calls for defence spending to increase to 3% of GDP

The PM is visiting California for talks with US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Prime Minister defends China engagement policy

Rishi Sunak said he remained aware of the challenges posed by Beijing.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Albanese meets with UK PM ahead of submarine deal unveiling – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023

Chancellor 'working ‘at pace’ to help UK tech firms after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Warning that science and technology firms face 'serious risk'

Birmingham Post · Mar 12, 2023

Hunt working ‘at pace’ to help tech firms after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Warning of 'serious risk' to tech and science firms

Insider UK · Mar 12, 2023

Who is outgoing BBC chairman Richard Sharp and why did he resign?

The former banker became embroiled in a cronyism row over helping Boris Johnson secure an £800,000 loan facility

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak ‘pays to upgrade electricity grid to heat his private pool’

PM had local network expanded to accommodate heated pool at his Yorkshire manor house

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Ministers’ behaviour to staff ‘deeply corrosive’, says Dominic Raab’s former adviser

Former Foreign Office chief Moazzam Malik say he saw bad behaviour over his 25 years as a civil servant

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023