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    Rishi Sunak is not America’s No 1 ally like I was, says Tony Blair

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Tony Blair has criticised Rishi Sunak’s lack of influence with Joe Biden – and said he backed the Iraq War to make sure he was the first person the White House phoned in […] More

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    PM became more aware of online risks when daughter got her own phone’

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak said his daughter getting her own phone made him more aware of the risks to children of going online. The Prime Minister said the Government’s Online Safety Bill was a “necessary […] More

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    Sunak drops hints to follow US and EU TikTok ban for Government staff devices

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has hinted that the UK could follow in the US and the European Union’s footsteps by banning the popular social media app TikTok on Government phones and devices. The Prime Minister […] More

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    Tory MPs free to decide Boris Johnson’s Partygate fate, says Rishi Sunak

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has committed to giving Tory MPs the freedom to decide Boris Johnson’s fate ahead of his live TV grilling on whether he lied over Partygate. The prime minister suggested on Monday he would […] More

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    MPs debate government plans to stop small boats crossing English Channel

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email MPs debated the government’s Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Commons on Monday (13 March). Last week, Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman, the home secretary, vowed to “stop the boats” as they […] More

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    HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK in rescue deal to avoid tech sector chaos

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email HSBC has bought the UK arm of collapsed US lender Silicon Valley Bank in a last-minute rescue deal to avert a crisis in Britain’s technology sector. The sale – for a nominal sum […] More

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    BBC chair Richard Sharp’s position ‘untenable’ after Lineker row, says Keir Starmer

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has described BBC chairman Richard Sharp’s position as “increasingly untenable” over the Gary Lineker row. Mr Sharp is facing calls to resign amid the ongoing impartiality row at the corporation, despite an agreement […] More

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    Fiona Bruce to leave charity role after Stanley Johnson domestic violence comments

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Fiona Bruce has stepped back as an ambassador of domestic abuse charity Refuge following claims she had trivialised domestic violence during a discussion about Stanley Johnson on Question Time. The presenter of the […] More