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    UK minister Braverman denies ‘untoward’ meddling over speeding ticket

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Britain’s interior minister on Monday brushed off reports that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket, saying “nothing untoward” had gone on. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said that after being […] More

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    Labour’s Rachel Reeves deletes tweet in row over business flight to New York

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Labour’s Rachel Reeves has been branded a “hypocrite” for taking a business class British Airways flight to New York. The shadow chancellor, who is visiting the US to “promote Labour’s economic plans”, sat […] More

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    Billionaire gives Tories their largest donation in 20 years

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservatives have received their largest donation in more than two decades from an Egyptian-born billionaire. Former politician Mohamed Mansour has revealed he has handed Rishi Sunak’s party £5m – helping turning round […] More

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    Suella Braverman’s past controversies amid speeding scandal

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman is facing allegations that she asked civil servants to help her avoid getting points on her licence for speeding, as prime minister Rishi Sunak is set to make a decision on […] More

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    Beijing calls Britain US ‘vassal’ and threatens ‘damage’ to UK-China ties after Sunak’s G7 comments

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email China offered a stinging rebuttal to Rishi Sunak who called Beijing a “challenge to global security” by labelling Britain a “vassal” of the US and warning of lasting “damage” to its ties with […] More

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    Top mandarin piles pressure on Braverman to resign over speeding ticket row

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Suella Braverman’s hopes of surviving as Home Secretary over the speeding ticket row suffered a fresh blow after she came under fire from a former mandarin. Sir Philip Rycroft, who has served in […] More