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Nadhim Zahawi: ‘Unanswered questions remain’ over taxes as PM defends his party chairman
“Unanswered questions remain” over Nadhim Zahawi’s taxes, Labour has claimed, as reports the Tory party chairman paid a seven-figure sum…
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Tory MP Andrew Bridgen who lost whip after comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust defends remarks
Andrew Bridgen has insisted his comments comparing the COVID vaccine rollout to the Holocaust were in “no way antisemitic” in…
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Downing Street defends Rishi Sunak flying 36 minutes to Leeds from London on RAF jet
Downing Street said Rishi Sunak flew to Leeds from London on an RAF jet because it was the “most effective…
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Suella Braverman defends ‘compassionate’ and ‘rational’ Rwanda deportation plan after court rules scheme is lawful
Suella Braverman has defended the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda after the High Court ruled earlier today…
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Musk defends SUSPENDING journalists from CNN and NYT after they ‘endangered’ his family
Elon Musk defended his decision to ban a number of journalists from Twitter Thursday night, arguing they made posts which…
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‘I’m not the Grinch’: RMT union boss Mick Lynch defends new Christmas and New Year strikes
The boss of the rail workers’ union has insisted he’s “not the Grinch” as he announced four 48-hour strikes over…
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Rishi Sunak defends Dominic Raab as former top civil servant calls bullying allegations ‘plausible’
Allegations of bullying against Dominic Raab are “plausible”, a former top civil servant has said following a slew of reports…
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Elon Musk defends culling Twitter staff but insists commitment to moderation remains ‘absolutely unchanged’
Elon Musk has defended sacking half of Twitter’s 8,000 workers, saying “unfortunately, there is no choice”. Mr Musk insisted that…
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‘Unfortunately, there is no choice’: Elon Musk defends culling Twitter staff
Elon Musk has defended sacking half of Twitter’s 8,000 workers, saying “unfortunately, there is no choice”. Mr Musk insisted that…
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Therese Coffey defends COP27 snub saying ‘the big ones’ happen every five years
The environment secretary has defended Rishi Sunak’s decision not to attend COP27, saying the “big political” summits take place every…
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