In this issue

November 17, 2022

Mini-Budget damaged UK’s reputation, says Bank chief

Ministers told to tread carefully’ ahead of autumn statement

3 mins

Barclay hints NHS will get funding from chancellor

Health secretary Steve Barclay has strongly suggested the NHS will receive billions in additional funding from the Treasury in today’s autumn statement to offset inflationary pressures.

1 min

Sunak’s Raab gamble has backfired, Tory MPs claim

Tory MPs have accused Rishi Sunak of a gamble that backfired” after two official complaints of bullying were made against his deputy Dominic Raab.

3 mins

Raab is one more shining example of Tory integrity

Before Dominic Raab became an MP, he settled an employment dispute with a female colleague, the details of which can’t be revealed because of a confidentiality agreement.

3 mins

The Tory integrity problem isn’t going to be solved soon

Faced with widespread allegations of bullying and inappropriate behaviour towards civil servants, and about to face the formidable Angela Rayner at Prime Minister’s Questions, Dominic Raab had choices: try and rebut the welter of charges against him under parliamentary privilege; make some feeble attempt to evade responsibility; or fashion a more substantial shield to shelter behind.

2 mins

PM vows to release tax returns within the year

Rishi Sunak has promised that he will within the coming year become the first prime minister since 2016 to publish his tax returns in full.

1 min

Meteorite may hold clues to Earth’s greatest mysteries

A meteorite that fell in the UK last year holds key information about how oceans and life formed on Earth, scientists have said.

2 mins

Artemis rocket blasts off in Nasa bid to return to moon

Nasa successfully launched its Artemis rocket yesterday, heralding a new era of space exploration that will eventually see humans return to the moon.

1 min

Housing chief should not be in a job after toddler’s death ina mouldy flat, says Goveel x aa ie ee 8 ne Se

Housing secretary Michael Gove has said it beggars belief” that a housing chief is still in the job after a toddler died because of a mould-ridden flat.

2 mins

Security threat from Russia will last for years, says MI5

Britain has become a particular focus of virulent animosity from Russia over its strong support for Ukraine in the war, with continuous action needed to counter the ongoing threat this poses, the director general of MI5 has warned.

3 mins

Climate summit makes slow progress with just days left

Negotiations at Cop27 in Egypt are making slow progress with less than 48 hours to go until the crucial climate summit draws to a close.

2 mins

‘Rock star’ Lula vows to stop the Amazon’s demise

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, universally known as Lula”, arrived at Cop27 in Egypt yesterday to a rock star welcome and declared: I am here to say to all of you that Brazil is back in the world.”

2 mins

Asylum hotel chaos caused by failure to plan’ for surge in people crossing Channel

The government’s chaotic scramble to find hotels to house asylum seekers was caused by a failure to plan” for the volume of people crossing the Channel, the immigration minister has admitted.

3 mins

BBC warned against axing Black and Asian shows

The BBC is facing mounting calls to abandon reported plans to axe its Black and Asian local radio shows with warnings that the move will alienate minority audiences.

4 mins

History suggests Trump has a tough fight ahead of him

Several have tried – among them Herbert Hoover – but only one succeeded.

7 mins

Poland calls missile strike an unfortunate accident’

Ukraine stray likely caused blast that killed two on Nato soil

2 mins

Anti-regime protests rage into a third month in Iran

In Shiraz, a lively street protest led by dancing youths on Tuesday night turned grim after security forces allegedly opened fire, leaving behind at least one dead teenager and turning parts of the historic city of poets into a war zone.

3 mins

Musk orders Twitter staff to sign up to long hours or go

Elon Musk has given Twitter’s remaining employees until tonight to decide whether they want to remain at the company, saying those who do not want to be a part of the new Twitter” will be let go.

2 mins

First shot fired in the Tory rebellion against tax rises

Nothing much seemed to happen at Prime Minister’s Question time.

3 mins

A third world war has been averted... but for how long?

This was an accident, or an incident, waiting to happen.

5 mins

Here in the UK, we are all children of the British empire

In today’s Britain, it is easy to forget that we are b all the children of our imperial past.

4 mins

‘Before Mad Men, I was living on five bucks a day’

John Slattery speaks to Adam White about his friendship forged in whisky with Jon Hamm, working with Philip Seymour Hoffman and his infamous role in Sex and the City

6 mins

No 10 must pay a high price for its part in inflation pain

Rising inflation is still haunting Britain. The latest update from the Office for National Statistics ONS) shows consumer price inflation CPJ) shot up to 11.1 per cent for the 12 months to October.

4 mins

‘This England has harmony compared to previous years’

Peter Crouch and Mason Mount discuss the ups and downs of representing your country at the sport’s highest level

6 mins

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