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General Election 2019
- PoliticsThe Guardian
Boris announces spending plan for neglected towns
Prime minister says new measures will focus on rail links and pub closures. Boris Johnson has announced another election package costing hundreds of millions of pounds for neglected towns, some of which will be spent in marginal constituencies. Concentrating on rundown high streets, the closures of pubs and post offices and the restoration of rail links, the prime minister has claimed that the measures will build upon the £3.6bn towns fund first announced in July. Towns that have been singled ou
- NewsThe Independent
Rishi Sunak’s olive branch to Tory MPs to stave off rebellion over Rwanda
Ahead of a vote on the bill on Tuesday government sources say they are ‘happy to have conversations’ with rebel MPs
4-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Rwanda row threatens to splinter Tories in Brexit-style divide
A Conservative Party whose two flanks are bitterly opposed and threatening rebellion. A Tory prime minister trying to thread the needle with a critical piece of legislation.
10-min read - NewsThe Independent
The 10 key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry witness statement
Hugo Keith KC among those grilling former PM at Dorland House in London on Wednesday and Thursday
7-min read - NewsEvening Standard
Sadiq Khan doubles down on Ulez expansion as Tory MP tries to reverse it
The mayor reacted to news this week of Dartford MP Gareth Johnson launching a bill to scrap the expanded clean air zone
3-min read - NewsThe Telegraph
Boris Johnson is like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, says George Osborne
Boris Johnson has been likened to the Lord of the Rings character Gollum by George Osborne, who claimed he was “corrupted in his pursuit of power”.
2-min read - CelebrityEvening Standard
Kai-Isaiah Jamal: ‘The Conservative party is trans cleansing — if we lie down we let them win’
Kai-Isaiah Jamal has made history as the first trans person to be nominated for Model of the Year but, they tell Joe Bromley, daily life remains unsafe
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