5 h. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Labour for treating oil and gas sector as a ‘relic of the past’

Badenoch will pledge to make North Sea oil and gas the ‘cornerstone’ of the economy

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5 h. ago Kemi Badenoch pledges to make oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy

The Conservative leader will attack the UK Government for treating the North Sea industry as a ‘relic of the past’.

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9 h. ago Politicians urge Badenoch to ‘come clean’ after doubts cast on US medical school claim

Labour and Lib Dem MPs ask Tory leader to clarify how alleged offer of place came about after Stanford University staff raise questionsLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Tory leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Badenoch urged to ‘come clean’ after doubt cast on Stanford University claim

Labour and Lib Dems ask Tory leader to clarify details of alleged offer after former admissions staff dispute accountLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.The Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Conservatives leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Report that rejects claim NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR sparks debate

Amnesty has said for the UK to repudiate the European Convention on Human Rights would be a ‘serious breach of international law’.

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12 h. ago Prime Minister says he is ‘very encouraging’ of people flying national flags

The widespread flying of flags, after an online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, has become contentious.

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14 h. ago Badenoch insists she received Stanford offer after report cast doubt on claim

The Conservative Party leader previously said she was offered a place and partial scholarship to study medicine at the prestigious US university.

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17 h. ago Tories challenge Rachel Reeves to rule out ‘damaging property taxes’

The Chancellor will have to raise taxes or cut spending by around £51 billion to maintain her current level of ‘headroom’, experts say

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29 h. ago Tories to challenge Rachel Reeves to rule out ‘damaging property taxes’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said the Chancellor was trapped in a ‘tax doom loop’.

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29 h. ago Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

The Policy Exchange claims public debate on human rights law reform had been ‘distorted’.

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34 h. ago Doubts cast on Kemi Badenoch’s claim of US medical school offer

Stanford University staff and academic experts raise questions over Tory leader’s claim of place and partial scholarship offered at 16Doubts have surfaced over Kemi Badenoch’s claim to have been offered a place at a prestigious US medical school at 16, with admissions staff unable to recall the proposal and the university not providing the course.The Conservative leader has said in interviews that she was offered a place and a partial scholarship to study medicine – sometimes describing it as pre-medicine – at Stanford University in California, one of the most competitive in the US. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Tories pledge to extract all remaining North Sea oil and gas reserves

Kemi Badenoch says UK move away from fossil fuel extraction is an ‘act of economic disarmament’

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39 h. ago Tories promise to extract "all" remaining oil and gas from North Sea

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will make a speech in Aberdeen on Tuesday in an attempt to use energy policy as a political dividing line.

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40 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vows Tories will back draining every drop of oil and gas from North Sea

Tory leader will use speech in Aberdeen to “call time” on the “impossible ideology of net zero”

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41 h. ago Badenoch in pledge to ‘get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative administration would maximise extraction.

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50 h. ago Kemi Badenoch calls for North Sea oil boom: Tory leader vows to end 'impossible' Net Zero drive and focus on maximum extraction of Britain's fossil fuels

The Conservative Party will make 'maximising extraction' the goal, in a move away from Net Zero pledges to end new fossil fuel extraction.

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52 h. ago Tories would maximise North Sea oil and gas extraction, Badenoch to say

Conservative leader says it is ‘absurd’ to shift away from fossil fuels and leave ‘vital resources untapped’The Conservative party will aim to “maximise extraction” of oil and gas in the North Sea if it wins power, Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce.Badenoch will use a speech in Aberdeen in the coming days to set out her plans to extract as much oil and gas as possible instead of shifting away from fossil fuels, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Badenoch pledges to maximise North Sea oil and gas extraction

Kemi Badenoch said Britain ‘cannot afford not to be doing everything to get hydrocarbons out the ground’ to boost growth

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66 h. ago Boycott McDonald's says Kneecap as controversial Irish rappers take aim at new target after cancelling US tour

The trio took aim at McDonald's alongside Kemi Badenoch , the US military and the DUP in front of a rapturous crowd at a homecoming concert at Vital festival in Belfast .

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3 d. ago Kneecap criticise DUP and Alliance and say it is ‘good to be home’ in Belfast

‘You couldn’t pay for the PR the DUP gives Kneecap,’ band member Naoise O Caireallain told the crowd at Belfast Vital.

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