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    MPs to investigate if Rishi Sunak overruled cabinet secretary by reappointing Suella Braverman

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A powerful Commons committee will investigate claims Rishi Sunak overruled the security fears of the cabinet secretary when he reappointed Suella Braverman, The Independent has learned. The public administration and […] More

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    UK says new PM Rishi Sunak won't go to UN climate conference

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend a major United Nations climate conference next month, the government said Thursday. Sunak’s office said the decision was made because of “pressing […] More

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    Labour orders MP Nadia Whittome to delete opinion about Rishi Sunak and Asian representation OLD

    Labour has ordered one of its MPs to delete a social media post arguing that Rishi Sunak’s appointment “isn’t a win for Asian representation”. Nadia Whittome, herself a second-generation British Indian, had said Mr Sunak was not on the side of working people, whatever their background. But the message disappeared from her Twitter page on Wednesday after an intervention by party bosses. More

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    TUC to hold mass rally in Westminster demanding a general election now

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The Trades Union Congress will hold a mass rally in Westminster to demand a general election after Rishi Sunak became the third Conservative prime minister this year. The rally will […] More

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    Fresh Northern Ireland elections loom as Stormont fails to elect new leader

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Northern Ireland is again set to hold fresh elections, after Stormont on Thursday failed to elect a new leader. A deadline for members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) to form […] More