Former PM Liz Truss charged thousands for ‘summer parties’,bathrobes,slippers

Former PM Liz Truss charged thousands for ‘summer parties’,bathrobes,slippers

The former British PM has been asked to pay for costs incurred while she spent time at the Chevening estate as foreign secretary.

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BBC chairman Sharp resigns after report finds rules breached over Johnson loan
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BBC chairman Sharp resigns after report finds rules breached over Johnson loan

The resignation follows months of choppy waters at the BBC after a controversy involving football broadcaster Gary Lineker led to a staff boycott and the suspension of programming.

Brits suffer through government’s bungled emergency alert trial

Brits suffer through government’s bungled emergency alert trial

An alarm on every mobile phone in Britain was supposed to go off at 3pm to test a new national warning system. It did not go as smoothly as had been hoped.

  • byRob Harris
UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation
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UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation

Dominic Raab denied claims that he belittled and demeaned his staff,saying he had “behaved professionally at all times”.

  • byBrian Melley
Biden urges Northern Ireland’s leaders to restore power-sharing pact

Biden urges Northern Ireland’s leaders to restore power-sharing pact

US President Joe Biden earlier met separately with the leaders of the five parties that made up the pact,stressing a resumption as part of the peace deal.

  • byRob Harris
Sunak urges Northern Ireland’s politicians to start governing again

Sunak urges Northern Ireland’s politicians to start governing again

Republican protests were largely peaceful in Northern Ireland on Easter Monday ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.

  • byBrian Melley
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Northern Ireland raises threat alert ahead of Easter Monday parades

Northern Ireland raises threat alert ahead of Easter Monday parades

Northern Ireland police have warned of “very strong” intelligence that officers would be targeted on Easter Monday following heightened tensions.

  • byRob Harris
Jeremy Corbyn blocked from running as a UK Labour candidate ahead of next election

Jeremy Corbyn blocked from running as a UK Labour candidate ahead of next election

The move,put forward by Labour leader Keir Starmer,now risks plunging the opposition back into a round of vicious factional disputes.

  • byRob Harris
Humza Yousaf set to become Scotland’s first Muslim leader

Humza Yousaf set to become Scotland’s first Muslim leader

Along with Rishi Sunak,a Hindu,and Sadiq Khan,also a Muslim,Yousaf will be one of the three most prominent – and powerful – leaders in Britain.

  • byWilliam Booth
Four hours of chaos may have killed off any hope of a Johnson comeback

Four hours of chaos may have killed off any hope of a Johnson comeback

Having been handed just enough rope by his parliamentary colleagues,Boris Johnson may have finally ended any chance of being British prime minister again.

  • byRob Harris
Rishi Sunak paid more than £1 million in tax in past three years

Rishi Sunak paid more than £1 million in tax in past three years

Sunak is one of the richest MPs in British Parliament,and the prime minister’s personal wealth is something opposition parties have often used as a political attack line.

  • byRob Harris