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Published 22 July 2019 comments Comments Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Voting has closed in the Conservative leadership contest, with the UK's next prime minister set to be announced on Tuesday. The next occupant of Number 10 will be either Boris Johnson - regarded as the frontrunner - or Jeremy Hunt. The winner and successor to Theresa May is due to take office on Wednesday. Before the polls closed, Sir Alan Duncan quit as a Foreign Office minister in protest against a possible Boris Johnson victory. Chancellor Philip Hammond told the BBC on Sunday he intends to resign as chancellor if Mr Johnson becomes prime minister . Justice Secretary David Gauke also reiterated in the Sunday Times that he would also resign this week for the same reason. BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the ministers could not stomach the prospect … [Read more...] about Tory leadership contest: Voting closes

By Andre Rhoden-Paul & Dulcie Lee Published 7 July Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Boris Johnson remains as prime minister despite his two most recent cabinet appointments calling for him to resign. Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, who was given the job two days ago, said the situation was "not sustainable and will only get worse". And Education Secretary Michelle Donelan quit, saying Mr Johnson had "put us in an impossible situation". But Mr Johnson insists he has a "colossal mandate to keep going". The wave of resignations from the government and party exceeded 50 on Thursday, as Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis became the first cabinet member of the day to quit, quickly followed by seven other ministers. Previously loyal supporters - including Priti Patel and Grant Shapps - urged him to step down on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Attorney General … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson: Resignations exceed 50 but PM stays in post

Keir Starmer has broken his 'mandate' says Owen Jones SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The pro-Remain newspaper's front page featured a Chinese-stylised dragon wrapped around a map of Great Britain, the map is in the colours and style of China's flag. The headline reads: "China's increasing chokehold on Britain." Related articles Fury as granddad 'turned away' from bar for being 'too old' Royal Family LIVE: Sussex Squad lauds 'Princess Meghan' - new honour The image did not sit well with left-wing author and Guardian columnist Owen Jones. He took to Twitter to slam the newspaper. He posted the newest edition and said: "This is just plainly gratuitously racist." However, the anti-Brexit … [Read more...] about Remoaner Owen Jones in furious row with ‘plainly gratuitously racist’ New European cover

Donald Trump says what was Nancy Pelosi 'doing in Taiwan' SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In a parliamentary hearing session on July 27, Admiral Pierre Vandier, head of the French Navy, warned the Chinese Navy will be "2.5 times greater than the US Navy", but was confident a coalition of forces could beat it. Related articles Putin ally could launch nuclear strikes on THREE countries Ukraine slams Russia’s ‘ineffective’ weaponry He said: “Against the Chinese navy, we will win if we fight together, in a coalition. “I have spent the last two years explaining everywhere that we are witnessing a movement of naval rearmament unprecedented since the Second World War. "In 2030, the tonnage of the … [Read more...] about Macron risks war with China as France ridicules Xi over navy flaws: ‘We WILL win fight’

Crimea: Drivers caught in huge traffic jam as they try to flee SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's military adviser, Kyiv could be reading to launch more strikes in the region after it emerged that a special forces unit carried out an explosive raid on the Russian base in the area. Related articles Putin ally could launch nuclear strikes on THREE countries Ukraine slams Russia’s ‘ineffective’ weaponry One person was killed on Tuesday when a Russian air base near seaside resorts in the annexed Crimean peninsula was rocked by blasts that Moscow said were detonations of stored ammunition, not the result of any attack. Witnesses said they had … [Read more...] about Zelensky’s forces set to launch more devastating strikes on Crimea ‘in coming days’

Crimea: Drivers caught in huge traffic jam as they try to flee SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Major General Chip Chapman said Tuesday’s Ukrainian attack on the air base in Russian -controlled Crimea represented a “crucial” achievement for Ukrainian forces. He explained the strike is an incident Vladimir Putin cannot "propagandise at home”. The Ukrainian attack on the base has been denied by Moscow, which claimed the explosions were detonations of stored ammunition and not the result of any Ukrainian attack. Related articles Putin ally could launch nuclear strikes on THREE countries Ukraine slams Russia’s ‘ineffective’ weaponry Mr Chapman told Times Radio: “The crucial thing yesterday was … [Read more...] about Putin humiliated as Ukraine’s Crimea strike hammer blow ‘Frightened life out of Russians’

Andrew Bailey has missed a vocation in journalism. The Governor of the Bank of England has all the right catastrophist instincts, and knows how to generate terrifying headlines. The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) strive to put a gloss on hellish events , careful not to talk their economies into deeper trouble, and are certainly less willing to acknowledge a spiralling rise in the stagflation misery index. The contrast is striking because it is the American economy that contracted over the first two quarters, not the British economy. It is in the US where construction is in freefall, and where S&P Global’s index for services has fallen to deep recession levels, all amid inflation of 9.1pc. It is the eurozone PMI index of economic health that has just fallen through the boom-bust line, not the UK index, which has outperformed in six of the last seven months. As for inflation, it is 8.9pc in the eurozone, and 9.6pc in the EU. It is 9.4pc in the UK. … [Read more...] about Governor Andrew Bailey’s catastrophism is out of control

Russians flee airbase under Ukrainian artillery fire in February SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Video footage recorded by scared Russian holidaymakers showed long streams of gridlocked traffic heading from the occupied territory towards Russia . Ukrainian defence forces are believed to have launched an attack on a Russian airbase located in Saki, the first such attack successfully carried out since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The reaction of the terrified tourists, who were filmed observing in abject horror the aftermath of the strike, sparked speculation on whether Vladimir Putin 's propaganda machine will be able to maintain its claims that no war is happening in Ukraine . Related articles Russian … [Read more...] about ‘Will they finally understand?’ Tearful Russian tourists flee Crimea after missile strike

Flights from Gatwick are more likely to have been cancelled so far this year than at any other major UK airport. The rate is 10 times worse than Stansted , the best-performing British hub. More than 3% of planned flights from Gatwick didn't take place, compared with 0.3% of those from Stansted, according to figures from air travel intelligence company OAG provided exclusively to Sky News. June was Gatwick's worst month this year - one in every 14 flights from the airport was cancelled. The data is supplied to OAG from airlines, government agencies and other sources, and a cancellation is defined as any flight that an airline published to operate and was not cancelled at least 48 hours before departure. A Gatwick Airport spokesperson said it regrets any cancellations and disruption to passengers - and explained it is going to carefully increase capacity over the coming months "so that airlines fly more reliable flight programmes and passengers experience a better … [Read more...] about Revealed: Airline where cancellations are 12 times more likely than on Ryanair

Countdown: Rachel Riley announces break from the show SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Rachel Riley , 36, who appears on the Channel 4 show Countdown, won a claim against Laura Murray, who use to work for the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn . His former aide has lost an appeal against a High Court libel ruling which ordered her to pay £10,000 damages to the television presenter after a Twitter row. Related articles Daring Demi Rose spills out of dress in busty throwback snaps 'Thought you were naked!' Carol Vorderman, 61, in VERY low cut bikini The row started when Corbyn, as Labour leader, was hit with an egg during a visit to a mosque in March 2019. Ms Riley posted a screenshot of a … [Read more...] about Rachel Riley wins libel case as Jeremy Corbyn’s former aide loses appeal after Twitter row