Brexit: Rishi Sunak under pressure as bid to secure Northern Ireland Protocol deal continues The Prime Minister is facing up to a potential battle with members of his own party Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023
Rishi Sunak can’t compromise his protocol deal. He must face down the DUP The prime minister has to stand firm against Northern Ireland’s backwoodsmen, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023
Roald Dahl’s books rewritten to make them 'less offensive' LONDON: New editions of the works of Roald Dahl - the bestselling British novelist whose children’s classics include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda” and “James and the Giant Peach” - have been rewritten to make them less offensive and more inclusive, according to a representative from the author’s estate. Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2023
What the papers say – February 21 The family of Nicola Bulley’s ‘worst fears’ have been confirmed. The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Rishi Sunak under pressure over bid to secure Northern Ireland Protocol deal The Prime Minister is facing the prospect of certain ministers resigning depending on the terms of any agreement Wales Online · Feb 21, 2023
Almost a quarter of UK households run out of money for essentials most months Two thirds of people surveyed in a new study also argue that Government is 'not doing enough' to tackle cost-of-living crisis Wales Online · Feb 21, 2023
Sunak under pressure as bid to secure Northern Ireland Protocol deal continues The Prime Minister is facing up to a potential battle with members of his own party. The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Nearly one-quarter of households often run out of money for essentials – survey The findings come as Macmillan Cancer Support warned that patients were resorting to selling possessions and using loan sharks to make ends meet. The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
67% of Brits say Government not doing enough to combat cost of living crisis The initiative comes as Macmillan Cancer Support warned that patients were resorting to selling possessions and using loan sharks to make ends meet in the cost-of-living crisis. Chronicle Live · Feb 21, 2023
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss urge Rishi Sunak to send fighter jets to Ukraine Former PMs stressed weapons should be sent urgently to Kyiv during debate in House of Commons The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023
Extending free meals to all primary schools 'benefits education, health and life chances' Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure all primary pupils in England get a proper hot meal, as an estimated 800,000 children living in poverty miss out due to eligibility rules Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023
UK’s Sunak lobbies Conservative lawmakers to back looming Brexit deal LONDON — Rishi Sunak began an outreach effort to win support from Conservative rebels for a post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland after weeks of talks with the European Union. Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023
Rish! delays his Irish border fudge after Brexiter meltdown Boris Johnson and co just could not let the PM put the final piece of his Northern Ireland Brexit jigsaw into place The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023
What stage are Brexit negotiations at between Rishi Sunak and the EU? As the PM faces the biggest challenge of his premiership, Tory divisions are coming to the fore The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023 Boris Johnson told by his No10 aide to 'back off' so Rishi Sunak can sort Brexit mess Guto Harri, who was Boris Johnson's director of communications in Downing Street, urged the former PM and his allies to 'let the people in charge try and nail' a deal on Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland
Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023 Bungling Tories use photo of woman who confronted PM over NHS in 'achievements' brag The Conservative website, in a section headed 'our achievements', features a photo of Rishi Sunak with patient Catherine Poole - who famously told him to 'try harder' over nurses' pay
Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023 Families of black men who died after being restrained by police demand answers from Rishi Sunak In a report called I Can’t Breathe: Race, Death and British Policing, campaign group Inquest revealed that black people were seven times more likely to die following police restraint
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023 The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s Brexit fix: PM risks a Tory war he may lose Editorial: The Conservative party leader needs to fight to get a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023 Tory Brexiteers to force Commons vote on Brexit deal Rishi Sunak could be forced to rely on Labour to get agreement through parliament
The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon shares warning over rewriting of Roald Dahl books NICOLA Sturgeon has shared a warning over the rewriting of parts of Roald Dahl's books deemed too offensive for publication.
Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023 Rishi Sunak joins calls for Roald Dahl books to be left alone: Who else is against rewrites? ‘I think it’s important that works of literature and works of fiction are preserved and not airbrushed,’ said the PM’s spokesperson
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023 Here’s the true legacy of Boris Johnson: dishonesty is standard, the Commons has lost sight of the truth He had no regard for truthfulness, and now we see others happy to follow his example, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023 Five awful things Roald Dahl wrote in his children's books as Rishi Sunak slams changes Many of Roald Dahl's famous children's books are being re-written to cut out inappropriate phrases - but as Rishi Sunak joins those condemning the re-write, just how bad were the books?
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023 Cleverly in crunch talks with EU in big push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal Downing Street says no ‘final deal’ has been struck as ‘intensive work’ continues.
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023 Prime Minister criticises rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books as ‘gobblefunk’ Downing Street said works of art should be preserved and not ‘airbrushed’ for modern audiences.