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    Tory by-election defeats: John Rentoul answers your questions from Farage’s return to election timeline

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Questions abound following a historic Tory by-election trouncing, in which Sir Keir Starmer jubilantly declared Labour was “redrawing the political map”. The Labour leader said Tory voters were turning to them because they […] More

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    Rishi Sunak says aid crossing should open ‘imminently’ after talks with Egyptian and Palestinian leaders

    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 said a crossing that will deliver vital aid to Gaza should open “imminently” after talks with Egyptian and Palestinian leaders. The Prime Minister said that getting trucks with crucial supplies […] More

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    Gaza humanitarian aid is ‘immediate priority’ says Sunak as he leaves Egypt

    Rishi Sunak told reporters that sending humanitarian aid to Gaza is his “immediate priority” as he prepared to leave Cairo following meetings with Egyptian and Palestinian leaders on Friday, 20 October.The prime minister held talks with president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.Downing Street said Mr Sunak expressed his “deep condolences” for the loss of civilian lives in Gaza, including in the blast at the Al Ahli hospital earlier this week. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Sunak said: “We all share a vision of a future where Palestinian people can live with dignity, freedom, and security.” More

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    John Rentoul: Labour’s by-election wins are ‘second coming of Blairism’

    Labour’s double by-election victory is the “second coming of Blairism,” The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul has said.Huge Tory majorities were overturned in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, the latter of which was the biggest in British by-election history.“These are the sort of results Tony Blair got as leader of the opposition,” Mr Rentoul told TalkTV on Friday, 20 October.“It suggests that Labour is heading for that kind of swing in a general election… We’re not talking about an absolutely huge Labour majority… but it’s certainly looking pretty good for them.” More

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    Voices: Independent readers give their verdict on electric vehicles – from ‘not the answer’ to ‘the best option’

    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 This week industry bosses told The Independent electric cars could cost British motorists an extra £6,000. The anticipated hike all comes down to whether […] More