Conservative leader and former business secretary Kemi Badenoch has told the Horizon IT inquiry the government allowed “bureaucracy to get in the way of redress” for wronged subpostmasters. Mrs Badenoch said she, alongside ex-postal affairs minister Kevin Hollinrake, “wanted to get the money out there” but were “always given a reason why we couldn’t” by government officials.
Her colleague quickly pleaded to viewers: "I earnestly ask you not to use these figures anywhere."
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Kemi Badenoch has hit back at Sir Keir Starmer for joking about her comments on working at McDonald's - saying he would face calls to resign if he were a Conservative prime minister. Ms Badenoch, who replaced Rishi Sunak as Tory leader last month, has spoken extensively about her time working at the fast food chain.
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A cash-strapped council “unlawfully” used low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) as a taxation on motorists to “balance the books” by raising millions of pounds from fines, legal papers claim.
Russia is losing around 1,500 troops a day. The Institute for the Study of War said it won't be able to sustain such a high casualty rate.
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Sir Keir Starmer has warned that he cannot rule out further tax raids because of “unforeseen” circumstances.
After nearly eight decades of official denial and obfuscation of the UFO phenomenon, the new head of the Pentagon’s UFO analysis office made a remarkable admission last month.
Syrian army units abandoned their positions on the outskirts of Damascus on Saturday night as they continued to flee the advance of rebel forces.
The Democratic strategist slammed Biden for not exiting the presidential race sooner and lamented that his otherwise "stunning" legacy is now overshadowed.
Counter-terror police are investigating reports that an Oxford Union speaker broke the law by “expressing support” for Hamas during a debate on Israel.
President-elect Donald Trump gave his strongest endorsement yet of his defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in which he addressed allegations of Hegseth’s drinking habits in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker. The clip was posted as a sneak preview of Trump’s first one-on-one interview since winning the November election, with the full interview set to air on Sunday. Trump told Welker that he remains unfazed by reports that Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and former Fox News host, had suf
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Ukraine says new drone can fly more than double the range of ATACMS and Storm Shadows
After receiving Fox Nation's "Patriot of the Year Award" Thursday night, President-elect Donald Trump spoke about recent conversations with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, promised a review of U.S. elections and repeated his campaign promise to deport undocumented immigrants. It was one of the few TV appearances Trump has made since winning the Nov. 5 election. Regarding his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week, Trump boasted, "And as you know, I spoke with Canada and Justin came flying right in because we talked about 25% tariffs -- that's just the beginning."
Ukraine showed off a new locally-produced "rocket-drone" on Friday which it said could fly 700 km (430 miles) - more than twice the longest range attributed to missiles supplied by Western allies. The unmanned craft, called "Peklo" - which means hell in Ukrainian - is the second such "rocket drone" unveiled by Kyiv as it tries to increase its ability to strike deep into Russia, which invaded 33 months ago. The drones could reach speeds of 700 kph, a representative from Ukraine's state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom told reporters at a ceremony where they were officially handed over to the armed forces.
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