32 minutes ago Honest Bob Jenrick won’t sleep until everyone sees he’s the maddest person in the room | John Crace

The Tory leadership hopeful believes that if he shouts the same things a bit louder, everyone will eventually come round to his way of thinkingYou can only conclude that some politicians are simply untreatable. Their egotism and self-delusion so deeply engrained that reality never gets a look in. I give you Robert Jenrick. Exhibit A. He is a worthy successor to Liz Truss as one of the dimmest solipsists you could hope to meet.After trailing in a distant second in last week’s televised Q&A, you’d have thought Honest Bob might have taken a day or two to regroup. After all, if the most Tory-friendly audience imaginable at GB News doesn’t much like you then most people would reasonably conclude they had a problem. If you can’t connect with the few remaining diehard Tory members, then yo...

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66 minutes ago Francesco Totti, 48, says he could play football again but rules out signing for one club

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68 minutes ago Fraud probe is launched into £112m hotel built by Unite union amid claims £14m 'vanished' from the accounts

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81 minutes ago Hamas 'will keep new leader's identity SECRET to avoid another assassination' following Yahya Sinwar's death

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89 minutes ago Britain's fraud watchdog 'probes Unite union's £112m spend on hotel and conference centre' amid claims of 'missing' millions

The Serious Fraud Office, as reported by the BBC , has launched a probe into the project amid claims of a 'mystery' £14million sum missing from the final accounts.

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Jessica Simpson showed off her very slender frame in a series of Instagram snaps. The designer did not appear to have her wedding rings on amid questions about her Eric Johnson marriage.

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