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How serious are we as a society about protecting women and girls? There is a strong cultural consensus, backed up by legislation, that deplores and forbids any form of sexual violence. And yet women and girls continue to be subject to attack. Every case is an outrage that seriously undermines the sense of security to which every female is entitled. As a man, I wouldn't think twice about walking to the shops at night yet my wife and daughters would hesitate – because of the threat posed by other men. That's something I am determined to change. As Chancellor, I made it one of my priorities to boost support for victims. By 2024/25, we will invest £192million a year into victim support, including 1,000 independent sexual violence advisers and 24/7 support for rape victims. I also funded Operation Soteria, a ground-breaking new approach to policing, making police investigations less intrusive for victims and putting them at the forefront so that more perpetrators face justice. … [Read more...] about Sexual violence against women and girls should be treated as a national emergency until it’s been defeated, writes RISHI SUNAK

Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Killed by helicopter blade | Friends of a young British man who was killed after being hit by the tail rotor blade of a helicopter in Greece have dismissed claims that he was talking on his phone when the accident happened. Jack Fenton, 22, from Kent, died after walking into the still-spinning rotor blade of the Bell 407 after it landed at a helipad in Athens on Monday. Read the strongly disputed accounts of what happened . Train strikes tomorrow | All the closed routes and timetable £760 to spend | Why UK tourists could be turned away from Spain Loch Ness Monster | Existence is 'plausible' after fossil discovery Seized from criminals | Czech police to deploy 202mph Ferrari What is that? | Care home residents get an eyeful in life drawing class The big story: New poll boost for Truss after TV debate They will do battle head-to-head once again within the hour in the second televised leadership … [Read more...] about Tuesday evening UK news briefing: Setback for Rishi Sunak as Liz Truss given poll boost

Half a century ago, one of my Conservative predecessors as chancellor, Anthony Barber, delivered a notably popular Budget. In that year, 1972, he set an ambitious GDP growth target and unveiled bold fiscal loosening to deliver it. To those who warned this might be inflationary, he replied with a message of reassurance: on the contrary, demand would spark investment and, in turn, supply-side expansion, and bring an abundance of goods and services for sale. The overall effect would push prices down, not up. He said the doubters – “gloomsters” some would call them today – were wrong. In the years of inflationary nightmare that followed, I often reflected on his mistaken belief that politicians can fine-tune both inflation and demand using tax cuts and other fiscal policy tools. As chancellor, I vowed never to repeat that mistake. Nothing erodes the standard of living like unbridled inflation. In the 1970s we saw the impact of rising prices, crippling the economy and putting millions out … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak is the only candidate who understands Thatcherite economics

PEOPLE who hate Britain would be dubbed extremist terrorists under a Rishi Sunak government, he says. The Tory wannabe-PM today vowed a crackdown on Islamic extremism . And he promised to shake up the anti-terror Prevent programme to tackle the UK’s biggest threats. It came as a new poll showed opponent Liz Truss storming even further ahead with a 34-point lead. YouGov research for The Times and Times Radio showed 60 per cent of Tory members backing her to be the next PM, with ex-Chancellor Mr Sunak on 26 per cent. Islamic extremism makes up just 22 per cent of Prevent referrals, despite being an element in eight out of ten live counter-terror investigations, his campaign says. Read more on Rishi Sunak PARTY TIME Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak promise Lionesses epic No10 bash if made PM GLOVES off Rishi Sunak slams rival Liz Truss as a 'true Remainer' over farming plans If he snatches the keys to No 10, … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak would brand people who hate Britain ‘extremist terrorists’ if he was PM

Rishi Sunak clashes with debate audience on trust 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 confederation, which represents hospital trusts, has written an open letter to the leadership contenders accusing them of failing to appreciate the “huge pressures” facing the healthcare system and the need for “meaningful long-term solutions”. The organisation said demand facing the NHS now is akin to that usually seen later in the year - resulting in a “winter in summer” crisis. Related articles Owner heartbroken after 'loving' therapy dog viciously attacked on wal Cotswolds airport plane crash: Three rushed to hospital Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said healthcare leaders … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss blasted for ‘gimmicks’ on NHS as it calls for ‘dose of realism’

Rishi Sunak has insisted he will not drop out of the Tory leadership race , despite opinion polls showing that Liz Truss has double his support among party members. Asked during a Sky News debate on Thursday night whether he would quit the race, the former chancellor said: "The quick answer is no". He stressed that he would continue "fighting". Two opinion polls this week have put Mr Sunak 32 percentage points and 34 percentage points behind Ms Truss, the Foreign Secretary. Ms Truss and Mr Sunak clashed about the likelihood of recession and the best way to tackle the forecasted downturn and soaring inflation during the special programme. Madeline Grant sketches how Ms Truss garbled and Mr Sunak gesticulated as the Tory contenders went over old ground. Our writers give their verdicts on who won the TV event here. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs' code of conduct by failing to register on time eight interests, including … [Read more...] about Friday morning UK news briefing: Rishi Sunak insists he will not stand aside in TV grilling

Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Hospice appeal rejected | Archie Battersbee cannot be moved to a hospice, the High Court has ruled, stating it is not in his best interests. The judgement from Mrs Justice Theis means Archie should remain in hospital until treatment is withdrawn. Read his family’s reaction . Tensions spill over | Israel launches new air strikes on Gaza Ukraine war | Head of Russian missile lab arrested for treason Michelle O'Neill | IRA had 'no alternative' to violence during Troubles Thames Water | Emergency drought plant 'shut down to save money' Fireball crash | Driver races through red light, killing six The big story: Sunak 'took funds out of deprived areas' Rishi Sunak told Tory members that he boosted funding for leafy countryside areas by "undoing" spending rules that "shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas", a leaked video shows . He said that during his time in the Treasury he had overturned … [Read more...] about Friday evening UK news briefing: Rishi Sunak boasts about ‘undoing rules’ that put funds in ‘deprived areas’

Leave your questions for Thursday night's Telegraph hustings in the comments Truss tax cuts 'will do nothing for pensioners' Death of high street looms, hopefuls warned Where Truss and Sunak stand on key issues Check the latest live Tory leadership odds Sign up to our Politics WhatsApp group L iz Truss's planned tax cuts alone are "not much good", Rishi Sunak has warned as he said the party risked electoral oblivion in 2024 without providing direct support. At tonight's fifth Conservative leadership hustings in Darlington, Mr Sunak has suggested he would commit tens of billions to tackling the cost-of-living crisis, while Ms Truss is yet to be drawn on whether she would provide any direct payments to Britons. "The only way to help [people] is with direct support," the former chancellor insisted. "Because tax cuts alone are not much good if you're a pensioner if you're not earning any extra money, they're not much good if you're working hard on … [Read more...] about Tory leadership hustings: Rishi Sunak warns Liz Truss’s tax cuts alone are ‘not much good’

Liz Truss has been accused by Rishi Sunak’s campaign of performing a U-turn on her cost of living support plans after she refused to rule out bringing forward more targeted support for struggling families. The Foreign Secretary’s team has been forced on the defensive after she suggested last week that there would be no “handouts” if she won the leadership contest and that her priority would be to reduce the tax burden. But on Wednesday, she failed to rule out unveiling extra support if she wins the race for Number 10. She insisted tax cuts would be her main focus, but said she would “do all I can” to ensure the nation gets through the winter. Her comments will be viewed as a hint that she would agree to extra financial assistance for households if the situation with rising energy bills demanded it. Mr Sunak’s team later accused Ms Truss of performing a U-turn, claiming her position was “as clear as mud”. The former chancellor has already made a commitment to … [Read more...] about Liz Truss’s cost of living plans ‘clear as mud’, claims Rishi Sunak’s team

Britain should designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation following the brutal attack on Sir Salman Rushdie, Rishi Sunak has said, as he warned that the stabbing should be a “wake up call for the West” . The former chancellor said Iran’s response to the stabbing bolstered the case for proscribing Tehran’s elite military unit, which acts as a protection force to the regime. He also suggested that the nuclear deal that lifted sanctions against Iran could have reached “a dead end”. Mr Sunak’s intervention came after Iranian politicians and media celebrated the attack on the 75-year-old writer in the United States. The suspect, Hadi Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, was on Saturday charged with attempted murder and assault and remanded without bail. Mr Matar entered a plea of not guilty in a New York court on Saturday. He appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white face mask, while his hands were cuffed in front of him. A … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak: We must sanction Iran over Salman Rushdie stabbing