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English Defence League founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon said "everyone should vote for Boris Johnson".
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Boris Johnson announces spending package 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
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Boris Johnson recruits Tony Blair’s former homelessness czar to lead rough sleeping review
Boris Johnson has recruited Tony Blair’s former homelessness czar Dame Louise Casey to lead a review into the causes of rough sleeping - even though she said only weeks ago that she would “probably not” work for the prime minister.Her appointment came as Mr Johnson announced an extra £236 million to
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Would you pay £1 a week more to fight climate change? Warwick plan to go to referendum
Would you be prepared to pay £1 a week extra in council tax to help fight climate change in your area? It comes after Warwick District Council unanimously backed the move to put the plan to a public vote - in what is a UK first. People from the district's main towns of Leamington, Warwick, Whitnash
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The Guardian view on food and Brexit: trust is not on the menu
The Guardian view on food and Brexit: trust is not on the menuFarmers and consumers know they cannot believe the prime minister’s assurances over post-Brexit standards
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Boris Johnson news: PM under attack for 'schmoozing Tory donors while ignoring flood victims', as Sajid Javid issues public warning to leader
Boris Johnson has been attacked by Jeremy Corbyn over his week-long absence from public view, as the Labour leader accused the “part-time PM” of “schmoozing Tory party donors” instead of visiting flood-hit communities in the north and Midlands.The row comes as Labour demanded an investigation into the
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Labour leadership: Keir Starmer on course for clear victory in race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn, according to new members’ poll
Sir Keir Starmer is on course to be Labour’s next leader, according to a new poll putting him comfortably ahead of his rivals in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn.It comes as the party started sending ballots to its half a million members, registered supporters and affiliates on Monday before the next
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Financial services companies must accept EU regulations if they want access to continental markets post-Brexit, Barnier says
Michel Barnier has told the City of London that its financial services companies must accept being “rule-takers” observing EU regulations if they want continued access to continental markets after Brexit.In a hardline message just days before the opening of UK/EU trade negotiations on Monday, Mr Barnier
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Boris Johnson can't tackle the climate crisis without tackling the housing crisis, too
Every time half of Britain finds itself underwater, the Environment Agency cries: “Stop building on flood plains.”Sir James Bevan, the agency’s CEO, said something like that in a speech yesterday. He also called for better flood protection and suggested that it would be a good idea to look at ways of
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Sajid Javid explains shock resignation as chancellor as Boris Johnson watches on
Sajid Javid has said his shock resignation as chancellor happened because Boris Johnson attached conditions to him remaining in the role that "would not have been in the national interest". Mr Javid addressed his cabinet departure in a resignation statement to MPs in the Commons on Wednesday
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Move over, Jeremy Corbyn, there’s a new opposition in the house – Tory ex-chancellor Sajid Javid
It will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that the Conservative Party is once again having to provide its own opposition to the government, this time in the form of the recently ex-chancellor Sajid Javid, but we’ll come on to that shortly.Watching what are technically the last days of Jeremy Corbyn
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Small towns in Midlands and North will suffer most from Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal, IFS says
Small towns in the Midlands and North are among the areas likely to suffer most from the bare-bones trade deal Boris Johnson is seeking with Brussels, according to a respected economic thinktank.The areas cover many of the so-called “red wall” seats – like Bolsover, Workington, Bassetlaw, Bishop Auckland
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Sajid Javid warns Boris Johnson against spending splurge after shock resignation and takes swipe at Dominic Cummings
Sajid Javid has warned Boris Johnson not to go on a spending splurge in next month’s Budget, as he took a swipe at Dominic Cummings’ role in his shock resignation.In a Commons statement, the former chancellor said the “critical” rules he drew up – to balance the budget and reduce debt – must not be abandoned
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Sajid Javid in stark Commons warning to Boris Johnson over Dominic Cummings and spending
Sajid Javid today launched a broadside at Boris Johnson in the Commons, saying the Prime Minister must listen with “respect” to ministers and not saddle future generations with debts for his spending ambitions.The former chancellor called for “mutual respect and trust” within the Government and blamed
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Brexit Day coins sell for £60k at Tory Black and White Ball
An anonymous Tory donor paid £60,000 for gold and silver versions of the Brexit Day commemorative coin and a signed copy of the Withdrawal Agreement at the party’s annual Black and White Ball fundraiser last night.Lots up for grabs in the auction also included a flight in a Lancaster Bomber with Transport
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Boris Johnson facing Commons broadside from Sajid Javid after he quit as Chancellor
Sajid Javid was today set to deliver a dramatic resignation speech in the Commons reminding Boris Johnson of the importance of a credible Treasury voice in the Cabinet.Friends of the former chancellor believed his personal statement to MPs would also stress the importance of strong public finances, candid
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Tory MP James Grundy who exposed himself in pub defended by minister Kit Malthouse: He's a young man and he was even younger then
A Tory MP who exposed himself to a woman in a pub in 2007 "is a young man and was even younger then", minister Kit Malthouse said when pressed on the incident.James Grundy, who won the seat of Leigh in 2019, apologised yesterday after video emerged of him showing his genitals to a woman in
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Boris Johnson launches 'biggest foreign policy review since Cold War'
Boris Johnson has launched what he claims is the biggest review of Britain's foreign and security policy since the Cold War.The cross-Whitehall review will cover all elements of foreign, defence, security and international development policy and comes as the Government seeks to redefine its long-term
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'Red wall Tory MPs warn chancellor against raising fuel duty
'Red wall Tory MPs warn chancellor against raising fuel duty. Tax hike would harm first-time Conservative voters in poorer areas, Rishi Sunak is told
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Starmer comes under fire from Long-Bailey and Nandy over Brexit
Starmer comes under fire from Long-Bailey and Nandy over Brexit. Labour leadership hustings saw frontrunner criticised for party’s ‘tone-deaf’ approach
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Boris Johnson warned failure to fulfill Irish border commitments will ‘significantly damage’ Brexit trade deal chances
Boris Johnson has been warned that a failure to fulfil commitments on the Irish border which he signed up to in his Brexit divorce deal last October will “significantly damage” the UK’s chances of a favourable trade agreement with the EU.Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said that the implementation
