Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Boris Johnson has joked about soaring temperatures from climate change being one possible reason for his removal from Downing Street this summer. The former prime minister suggested record-breaking temperatures of 40C in July helped spark […] More
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Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight A senior ally of Emmanuel Macron has told Brexiteers that they must “face reality” over the consequences of leaving the EU. Nathalie Loiseau, who […] More
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 Gavin Williamson is “clearly not suitable” to be in government and his appointment shows just how “weak” Rishi Sunak is, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister […] More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight China has lashed out the UK for sending a minister to Taiwan for trade talks, insisting that any “official contacts” with the self-governing territory […] More
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 Prime minister Rishi Sunak has expressed “full confidence” in cabinet minister Sir Gavin Williamson, despite describing messages he sent to a former chief whip as “not acceptable”. Sir Gavin has […] More
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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 Food banks and other community groups could close or be dramatically cut back on what they offer this winter because of rising energy bills and decreasing donations, a report has […] More
