3 h. ago Johnson urged to explain dealings with Mohammed bin Salman since leaving No 10

Boris Johnson declined to react fully to media reports, which he said contained details from ‘material illegally hacked by a hostile state actor’.

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5 h. ago Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the GuardianBoris Johnson breached rules designed to stop the abuse of contacts and access made in public office, an ethics watchdog has found.Last month the Guardian published revelations about Johnson’s conduct since leaving office. The Boris Files, a trove of documents from the former prime minister’s private office seen by the Guardian, suggested he repeatedly broke rules forbidding him from exploiting for private gain contacts made in office. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Trump made peace in Gaza through sheer strength. Now he needs to put the hard word on Putin

There is still plenty that can go wrong. The remaining hostages have still not been returned. The Israelis have only just begun to withdraw from parts of Gaza.

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9 h. ago Man United learn Arsenal punishment for rule breach as announcement made

Arsenal have been hit with a suspended £500,000 fine by the FA after being found to have breached a rule in their FA Cup third round defeat to Manchester United

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10 h. ago Arsenal hit with £500k suspended fine over Manchester United rule breach

Gunners sanctioned after new ruling by the Professional Game Board

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11 h. ago The £1m man: Why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Exclusive: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher HarborneAs he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepted what is thought to be the largest donation ever to an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest and most private political donors. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Premier League chiefs 'expecting verdict on hearing into Man City charges THIS MONTH'

Manchester City and the Premier League are awaiting a verdict on the charges directed at the club after it was alleged they breached financial rules over a nine-year period

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3 d. ago Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judges’ reprieve of Florida’s migrant jail

The deportation hub seemed on the point of closure but has been revived as a ‘black site people are being disappeared’For two weeks at the end of August “Alligator Alcatraz”, the harsh immigration jail in the Florida Everglades notorious for allegations of inhumane treatment and due process violations, looked like it was done.A district court judge ruled that its hasty construction in the fragile wetlands breached federal environmental laws, and state officials appeared to be complying with her closure order by shipping out hundreds of detainees and winding down operations. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Teenage girl suspended from school for four days after breach of 'ridiculous' uniform rule

"If I can't explain the rule to her and the teacher can't explain the rule to me, then the rule's not right."

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3 d. ago I preached levelling up as the key to Tory success – but Boris Johnson didn’t do it. Now look at us | Justine Greening

Social mobility and equality of opportunity is crucial to Britain’s success. The party that embraces those things will prosperJustine Greening is a former Conservative ministerAs the existentially challenged Conservative party meets in Manchester for its annual party conference, it has much to ponder on where it goes next. It’s not even clear if there is a road forward at all. These are tough times for a party that now has little, if anything, new or unique to say to voters.It could have been so different if it had made tangible progress on an agenda that matters to people across the country: Levelling up. Yet Boris Johnson’s government hadn’t got the first clue on how to turn his zeitgeisty rhetoric on levelling up into policy reality. For the two years after the 2019 election, it debated what the term even meant.Justine Greening is a former Conservative minister and was MP for Putney from 2005 to 2019 Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mum claims school suspended daughter, 13, over uniform despite wearing item for 2 years

Rachel Dawson, 42, said her daughter Izobella, 13, was suspended from Kirk Balk Academy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, for four days following the breach of the 'no jewellery' rule

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3 d. ago Has Kemi Badenoch sounded the death knell for one nation Conservatism?

The Tory leader’s shift to the right has left its centrist wing wondering if its tradition still has a futureIn one popular reading of the history of Tory successes, the party’s last three election-winning prime ministers – John Major, David Cameron and Boris Johnson – all swept into Downing Street on unifying one-nation platforms.But for many people this year’s Tory conference, marked by its hardening rhetoric on asylum seekers and growing overtures to Nigel Farage’s brand of politics, feels a far cry from those broad principles. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Girl, 13, suspended from school for four days after breach of 'ridiculous' uniform rule

Rachel Dawson is furious with Kirk Balk Academy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, after her daughter Izobella was initially suspended for two days, a ban that was extended

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4 d. ago Half of Tory members think Badenoch should not lead party into next election

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick would be the favourite to succeed her if she stepped down in the next few months.

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5 d. ago Tories to propose £47bn cuts as conference focuses on ‘economic responsibility’

The party is seeking to distance itself from Liz Truss’s ill-fated package of tax cuts in 2022.

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5 d. ago Electoral system means Lib Dems will ‘undoubtedly’ win more seats than Tories

Polling expert Sir John Curtice said the coalition of voters Boris Johnson assembled in 2019 had all but broken up.

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5 d. ago Boris Johnson says he went ‘far too fast’ on net zero – report

Mr Johnson, who as prime minister pushed other nations to commit to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, said the target should be delayed.

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6 d. ago EFL star slapped with lengthy ban and fine after 252 betting rules breaches

AFC Wimbledon's Dutch striker Osman Foyo has admitted to 252 breaches of betting rules after he was caught caught placing wagers over an 18-month stretch

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves ready to target bloated asylum bill to plug £30bn black hole in next month's Budget

The Chancellor yesterday received the initial economic forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) watchdog telling her how much she needs to raise to balance the books.

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7 d. ago Veteran MP Diane Abbott admits declaring £40,000 of earnings late as she blames 'pressures of work'

The 72-year-old blamed 'the pressures of work' for breaching House of Commons rules on the registration of financial interests.

Economics