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9 months

Been an exciting few weeks going through proofs for my first book. All about the Tories’ long run in Downing St since 2010 120+ interviewed. Truss, Cameron, Johnson, Osborne, Kwarteng, Javid, Zahawi, Hammond, Raab, Miliband, Corbyn, etc Pre order here!

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4 years

The mammoth US unemployment claims in their historical context.

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Breaking: Scotland Yard just said they've been handed more than **300** photographs as part of their partygate probe. Wow.

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HOW AGES VOTED (YouGov poll) 18-24: 75% Remain 25-49: 56% Remain 50-64: 44% Remain 65+: 39% Remain #EUref

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Trump fundraiser emails getting narky.

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BREAKING: Priti Patel's PPS Paul Holmes has quit from the role over the Sue Gray revelations. Says there was a "toxic" and "distasteful" culture which permeated Number 10.

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🚨BREAKING: The fracking ban will be scrapped **tomorrow**. Planning requests for new drilling expected within weeks. Major change in UK energy rules. More in @Telegraph .

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Worth watching in full. Boris Johnson’s pitch perfect tribute to the Queen.

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Talked to a dozen+ government figures yesterday afternoon about Covid policy and no one was suggesting Plan B would be announced today. All pinned on next week. Less than 24 hours later...suddenly an announcement is imminent. What sped up the thinking overnight I wonder?

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Well this is something I thought I’d never see. National Guard members getting rest in the Capitol, guns by their sides, under the busts of Lincoln and Washington.

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Donald Trump Jr is doing a Florida bus tour with a cage fighter, Jorge Masvidal. It’s called Fighters Against Socialism Jorge wore a black+gold Adidas tracky and talked about how his father fled communist Cuba by floating on a tyre for 6days This is him introducing ‘The Don Jr’

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Trump campaign adviser @JasonMillerinDC says by end of tomorrow it will be clear Trump has won and will stay president.

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2 years

EXC: The Tory whips office has calculated Boris Johnson would get the backing of just 65 Tory MPs in a second confidence vote. That’s out of almost 360 Tory MPs - so support from less than a fifth. Boris allies have been discussing that today. More in @Telegraph tomorrow.

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NEW: Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has just urged colleagues to oust Boris Johnson Said on BBC WorldAtOne that telling Johnson to go is now a "requirement", however hard it may be “I think we’re kidding ourselves if we think that everything’s okay..."

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We’ve crunched the numbers on the 30 Tory rebels calling for PM to go - 17 Leavers, 13 Remainers - Every intake in last 40yrs represented except 2017 - Tiny majorities (3 have below 1k) and huge ones (8 have 20k+) - 9 had Lib Dems 2nd, 21 Labour Ie fires breaking out all over!

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Boris Johnson walked into a big storm in India today by visiting a JCB factory (JCB being owned by a major Tory donor) It turns out JCB bulldozers were recently used to demolish homes + biz in Muslim area of Delhi, sparking controversy Here’s how Indian TV covered it today:

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Obama says he probably paid more than $750 in income tax in his first job at Baskin Robbins, the ice cream chain.

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This is Joe Biden’s description of learning his wife and baby daughter had been killed in a car crash. I read the passage researching a piece and it sticks with you. The utterly unimaginable told matter-of-factly.

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None of the three former Tory PMs still alive - May, Cameron, Major - have publicly backed Boris today.

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2 years

Four quick thoughts on fines 1/ The political reality of this morning’s announcement is pretty uncomfortable whichever way you cut it. The Met has concluded Covid rules were broken at the heart of government. That is now a fact.

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The new Conservative Party chairman was a Remainer. Greg Hands warned the month before the Brexit vote that leaving the single market would mean "fewer jobs, higher prices in our shops and less money for our public services like the NHS".

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NEW: Britain’s spy chiefs are secretly battling Trump to stop classified info from the Russia probe being released. @Telegraph has talked to a dozen+ UK/US officials about the row. Full details in paper tomorrow, a summary thread below.

MI6 battling to stop Donald Trump releasing classified Russia probe documents

MI6 chiefs are secretly battling Donald Trump to stop him publishing classified information linked to the Russian election meddling investigation.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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EXC: Donald Trump’s planned ‘working visit’ to UK in Jan 2018 has been dropped.

Donald Trump’s 'working visit' to UK dropped as tensions with Theresa May grow over president's...

US diplomats have dropped plans for Donald Trump to conduct a visit to Britain in January amid a war of words between the two countries’ leaders.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Worth noting the Tories only said they’d removed the whip from Neil Parish when we approached and were about to reveal his name. Questions being asked now… Why did party not remove the whip sooner? And why sit on the name and let speculation run rampant?

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NEW: Sir John Major is expected to accuse Boris Johnson of corroding trust in politics in a bruising partygate intervention on Thursday.

Sir John Major set to accuse Boris Johnson of harming trust in politics over ‘partygate’

Exclusive: Former PM also likely to criticise the behaviour that led to accusations of hypocrisy being levelled at Number 10 officials

www.telegraph.co.uk

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**Exclusive** British spy chiefs were briefed on Christopher Steele’s dossier before Donald Trump knew of its existence. Heads of MI5, MI6 + one of Theresa May’s most trusted security advisers all knew of the Russian links claims before Trump. Summary thread below...

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Exclusive The Telegraph can reveal new details of the Downing Street parties the night before Prince Philip’s funeral. Texts we’ve seen indicate staff were still going at 1am (so 7hr drinking session). Photograph confirms staff gathered in the basement.

Exclusive: Taking turns on Wilf's slide and spilling wine on the office printer - new details of...

The Telegraph can also reveal how photographs were taken at the gathering on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Biden had just been elected Delaware’s senator when he lost his wife and baby daughter in a car crash in 1972. It is the state where his eldest son Beau is buried. Today, saying farewell before heading to DC to become president, the emotion caught up.

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Gavin Williamson has now been forced out of cabinets under three PMs - May, Boris now Sunak.

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No 10’s contorted pay position: 1/ Public sector workers will not get an inflation level pay rise as it would be inflationary… but state pensions will rise by inflation 2/ Britain must become “high wage”, but neither public or private sector should give real term pay rises

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🚨BREAKING: Tory MP Nick Gibb calls on Boris to resign One of the longest serving Tory ministers in the last decade. A moderate. Letter submitted. “I am sorry to say that it is hard to see how it can be the case that the Prime Minister told the truth”

Boris Johnson must go – it’s a bitter pill to swallow to win back voters’ trust

The medicine might be harsh, but it is vital to quell the unease among people who feel they have been taken for fools by the Prime Minister

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Labour’s vote share in Batley+Spen 2017: 55.5% 2019: 42.7% 2021: 35.3% A 20 percentage point drop in 4yrs Critical context to today’s cheering

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TRUMP REACTION TO MEGHAN + HARRY Trump: "I’m not a fan of hers and I would say this, and she probably has heard that. But I wish a lot of luck to Harry, cause he’s going to need it.” [Asked about their US election intervention]

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Labour fightback is being driven by women voters. Tories had double-digit lead among women. Now just 1pt.

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Interesting. Ed Davey, Lib Dem leader, comes out hard against vaccine passports being used domestically in today’s @Telegraph .

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The contested 2000 election was over a margin of 500-odd votes. Trump is down roughly - 20,000 in Wisconsin - 70,000 in Michigan - 90,000 in Arizona - 8,000 in Nevada This is not 2000.

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On the BBC David Lammy, the shadow foreign sec, declines three times to say Labour would scrap the National Insurance rise if it wins back power. (Despite campaigning against the rise)

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NEW: Boris Johnson publicly criticises US Supreme Court ruling that overturns Roe v Wade PM says: "I’ve got to tell you I think it’s a big step backwards. I’ve always believed in a woman’s right to choose and I stick to that view."

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Exclusive: Boris Johnson was in the Downing St flat the night of the ‘Abba music’ event being investigated by police for potential Covid rule breaches. With @HarryYorke1 .

Boris Johnson was in his Downing Street flat the night of 'Abba party' being investigated by police

PM was seen heading up to the apartment on the night of the gathering convened to celebrate Dominic Cummings' exit from No 10

www.telegraph.co.uk

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EXCLUSIVE Downing Street staff drank into the early hours at two leaving dos the night before Prince Philip’s funeral. April 16 2021. UK in public mourning. Indoor mixing was barred. The next day the Queen sat alone as she mourned. (With @Tony_Diver )

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Quiet day for Boris Johnson tomorrow. Just PMQs then a 2hr grilling before the Liaison Committee.

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Keir Starmer dubs the mass Tory resignations “the charge of the lightweight brigade”. Big laughs across the Commons.

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🔊 BREAKING: Boris Johnson’s roadmap for reopening is out! Here’s my (speedy) summary of the key changes. Read the full breakdown at @Telegraph here:

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Summary. Trump campaign argues they will - Win Pennsylvania by 40k-ish votes - Win Arizona by 30k-ish votes Note R districts still to be come in Michigan + Wisconsin Are upbeat on Nevada with the race still tight. Bottom line: They are saying loud Trump will win.

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NEW: Ukraine embassy was asking about security assistance on July 25, Pentagon official Laura Cooper says. Says two emails on subject sent to her staff that day. Blow to GOP argument that Ukraine didn't know about hold.

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Ben Wallace says on Friday the Afghan government was “melting away quicker than ice”. If so, why were the PM and Foreign Sec on holiday the day after, Saturday? Kabul fell Sunday.

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“I believe that we can win!” “I believe that we can win!” “I believe that we can win!” @IlhanMN leads chants for Bernie

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Exclusive Boris Johnson has opened the door to a return to fracking in the UK, The Telegraph understands. Wants his ministers to look again at whether it can play a part in improving UK energy independence.

Fracking back on the agenda as Boris Johnson blocks imports of Russian oil

PM sees Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine as a 'moment of great clarity' about the dangers of Europe relying on Russian oil and gas

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Oh wow. John Kasich, who came 3rd to Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, has just come out FOR impeachment.

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Michael Gove privately urged PM to go, publicly said nothing - sacked Suella Braverman publicly urged PM to go, publicly said she wants to replace him - not sacked

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The Labour vote share in England outside London is currently *down* compared to the last time these seats were up in 2018, polling guru John Curtice says.

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Jorge Masvidal, the cage fighter, was actually a pretty effective speaker. This was a bit of his pitch. Florida’s Latino population will play a huge part in how the state goes. Trump polling better than 2016 with that cohort, partly due to his anti-socialist anti-Maduro stance.

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Michael Gove torches the mini-Budget on live TV Tells BBC he is ‘profoundly concerned’ by it Borrowing to fund tax cuts ‘not Conservative’ 45p rate cut is ‘a display of the wrong values’ Will he vote against? ‘I don’t believe it’s right’

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NEW: Understand the UK is considering a move to suspend Russia from the UN Security Council. They’re one of only five permanent members.

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6.30pm on day one of the biggest rail strikes for three decades. Not a single public comment from the Labour leader - no tweet, no TV clip, no press released statement. A curious decision.

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Breaking: Dominic Raab and Grant Shapps are now self-isolating after the Aussie Deputy PM, who they met this week, tested positive for Covid.

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Labour shadow home sec Yvette Cooper was just asked whether Keir Starmer should resign if he's fined for breaking Covid laws. (Given he called for PM and Sunak to do just that). She declined to say yes.

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Discovery of the morning: The new Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey’s phone alarm is Dr Dre.

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New York has 10 times more confirmed coronavirus cases than the next highest US state. (From Cuomo’s press briefing.)

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*EXCLUSIVE* Iranian-linked terrorists were caught stashing three tonnes of bomb-making materials in London in 2015. It was just months after the Iran nuclear deal was secured. But MPs + the public have never been told. Summary thread below...

Iran-linked terrorists caught stockpiling explosives in north-west London

Terrorists linked to Iran were caught stockpiling tonnes of explosive materials on the outskirts of London in a secret British bomb factory, The Telegraph can reveal.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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🚨EXCLUSIVE Boris Johnson is privately urging Rishi Sunak to join forces with him in a remarkable olive branch to his foe Ally of Boris tells @Telegraph : “If the Tories are serious about winning in 2024 + want to stop a general election before then they need to revert to the…”

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Just out - Boris Johnson is going to Poland and Estonia tomorrow. Showing solidarity with Nato member states.

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BREAKING: Wayne Rooney just turned up at a Washington DC pub for the England match. Epic.

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Right. Here’s the story of how Boris Johnson was told the leadership vote was triggered and what he did next… 1/

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Wales: Leave England: Leave Scotland: Remain Northern Ireland: Remain What now for “United Kingdom"? #EUref

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NEW: Theresa May slams her successor's new law to suspend parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol She argues.. a) it isn't legal under international law b) it won't achieve its aims c) it will hurt UK's standing in the eyes of the world So... not a fan.

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In the last six months Tory MPs have resigned after… a) being convicted of sexual assault b) watching porn in the Commons c) found to have broken lobby rules

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Cringe-inducing pre-planned line from Boris Johnson in PMQs: ‘We’re pro vax, we’re low tax and when it comes to defence we’ve got your backs’. (His Government just raised tax burden to highest point in 50+yrs)

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Exclusive Reform tomorrow will unveil massive tax cuts for their draft manifesto - 20% income tax only above £20k - 40% income tax only above £70k - Inheritance tax abolished below £2m - No stamp duty below £750k - CorpTax 15% Piles pressure on Budget

Reform would raise 40p income tax threshold to £70,000

Draft manifesto unveiled by party leader Richard Tice piles pressure on Chancellor to go further with tax cuts in spring Budget

www.telegraph.co.uk

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When you’re bang on deadline and get kicked out of the WiFi zone… 🤦‍♂️

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NEW: Rishi Sunak when chancellor blocked financial support for people on low wages to help them isolate during Covid, it's been claimed Patrick Vallance note, Sep 2020: “CX blocking all notion of paying to get people to isolate despite all the evidence that this will be needed”

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EXCLUSIVE Neil Parish, Tory MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has had the whip removed after being accused of watching pornography in the Commons. Story with @Masonboyowen

‘Porn MP’ Neil Parish refuses to quit as he loses whip

MP for Tiverton and Honiton says he will continue to carry out duties as wife says: ‘It’s so stupid. He's such a good person’

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Tory MP Tobias Ellwood gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on injured officer. Held stab wounds to stem blood. Heroic.

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Cabinet ministers blindsided by the 45p move. Spoke to one this morning who found out first via the media then a call around 7am confirming. Full cabinet wasn’t consulted when the original policy was adopted; wasn’t consulted when it was scrapped.

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Telegraph has got hold of the full risk report from the Foreign Office cited in today’s Afghan committee. Here’s the most eye-catching section in full. Report dated July 22. Two weeks before Raab went on hol (Aug6). Three weeks before Kabul fell (Aug15).

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One to watch - Democrats are planning to pass individual spending bills this week reopening bits of government not linked to the wall. Clever tactic to pick off Republicans wavering over shutdown and pile pressure on W House. Already signs the tactic is working.

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💥💥The Telegraph has been leaked details of notes made during seven high level UK-US meetings. They show Boris Johnson privately told US diplomats Trump was “making America great again”. Also wild May-Trump conversations. Thread with the quotes...

Exclusive: Leaked meeting notes show Boris Johnson said Trump was 'making America great again'

The Prime Minister is quoted telling the US ambassador in August 2017, when foreign secretary, that Mr Trump was doing 'fantastic stuff'

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Whoops, cheers and a round of applause from members of the public as Yovanovitch’s testimony comes to an end. That doesn’t happen every day. #ImpeachingHearings

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Here’s the footage

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This is how Trump team is framing legal challenges “We want to make sure all legally cast ballots are counted. We also want to make sure illegally cast ballots are not counted" - Trump adviser @JasonMillerinDC

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NEW: Hero MP in Parliament attack -- Tobias Ellwood tried to save life of stabbed policeman.

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Met Commander Catherine Roper: "We had a bundle of material provided to us just Friday which is well over 500 pieces of paper, about a ream and a half, and over 300 photographs." [Via PA]

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Oh my. Sex assault victims just confronted Jeff Flake in a Senate lift, holding the door open as they laid into his decision to back Kavanaugh. '‘Don’t look away from me". Around 5 minutes.

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**A brief history of Trump's win declarations over Isil** Dec 9: "We have defeated ISIS in Syria" Feb 1: "We will soon have destroyed 100%" Feb 15: "Eradication... over the next 24 hrs" Feb 16: "We are pulling back after 100% Caliphate victory!" Mar 20: Defeat "by tonight"

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To avoid becoming the shortest serving Prime Minister in history Liz Truss must last another 76 days.

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Trump: “Crime is way up in Germany. Women are getting raped all over the place” Trump: “Merkel will lose her next election” May: “No I don’t think she will, she’s the best politician in Europe right now” (Spoiler: May was right)

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Keir Starmer gave an interview to The Telegraph today urging Tory MPs to oust Boris now. The key quote below.

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WhatsApps sent from Dominic Cummings to Lee Cain from a meeting b/w Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak "Get in here he's melting down" "I've literally said same thing ten fucking times and he still won't absorb it" "I've had to sit here for 2 hours to stop him saying stupid shit"

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This is the police front line outside the White House right now. Pushing forward intermittently. #GeorgeFloyd

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Timely reminder of what EU means to some on Continent. When Helmut Kohl wept for its expansion.

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"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to" by Lesley Gore is being blasted out across Parliament Sq, played by a protester.

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NEW: Telegraph understands the ‘porn MP’ was not in the 2015, 2017 or 2019 intakes. Which knocks out around 120 male Tory MPs. (Per sources familiar with ID)

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This is not the usual midterm by-election blues, BBC polling guru John Curtice says just now. Average drop in Tory vote across the last five by-elections they’ve tried to hold is 20%points. Last PM that happened to - John Major. He was not re-elected.

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Exclusive Downing Street private office drunk booze and stayed late on the last Friday before Christmas 2020, when group socialising was barred. Was on Dec 18 (same night as the infamous press party). Martin Reynolds attended. Three sources speak to Tel.

Pressure grows on Boris Johnson’s private secretary amid claims of another boozy lockdown gathering

Martin Reynolds, a key aide to the Prime Minister, also tried to organise other parties but dropped plans after pushback, say sources

www.telegraph.co.uk

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🚨BREAKING: Rishi Sunak’s hit 100 Tory MPs, campaign source says.

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Celebrations are breaking out in the streets here in Washington DC. People are honking horns, screaming, clapping at the news Trump has lost.

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Liz Truss has said that Boris Johnson is the best leader to take the Tories into the next election. Also said: "The future of the Prime Minister is assured." Smiles in No10 this morning.

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NEW: Four of six Scottish Tory MPs are voting for the PM to go tonight Douglas Ross (Scottish Tory leader) David Mundell (former Scottish Sec) John Lamont (resigned as PPS to do) Andrew Bowie, who just announced Tricky look for No10

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🚨Exclusive: Corporation Tax will **rise** to 25% from 19% this April, Liz Truss will announce at 2pm press conference today. A huge climb down. Sticking to Rishi Sunak’s original plan. Removes central plank of her leadership bid. More here:

PM insists she won't resign after sacking Kwasi Kwarteng

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Took a look at what Labour’s plans are for EU relations after focus this week - Lower trade barriers in 18 months - Especially on farm, agricultural trade - Start regular UK-EU joint summits - Rejoin Dublin refugee agreement - Sign a UK-EU security pact

Keir Starmer to relax EU trade barriers within 18 months of becoming PM

Proposal one of several promised by Labour as it seeks to recalibrate post-Brexit relations if it wins the next general election

www.telegraph.co.uk

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