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What was Boris Johnson’s national flagship project and why was it terminated?

The national flagship yacht was meant to promote the UK abroad

Evening Standard

Watch: National flagship plans terminated by Defence Secretary

A £250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped as part of a squeeze on government spending. The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braced for cuts in the November 17 autumn statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The…

Evening Standard

Sunak sinks new royal yacht plan in favour of ocean surveillance ship

Defence capabilities prioritised over Johnson’s £250m ‘vanity project’ for successor to HMY Britannia

The Guardian - UK

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Having two Tory PMs at COP27 is 'enormous credit to UK', Rishi Sunak claims

IT says something “great about the UK” that more than one Tory prime minister is at COP27, Rishi Sunak has claimed ...

The National (Scotland)

Sunak defies calls to sack Gavin Williamson despite ‘not acceptable’ messages

The Prime Minister is under fire for bringing the twice-sacked minister back into Government despite a bullying investigation.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak torpedoes Boris Johnson's £250m plan for a new royal yacht

The idea of replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia has been well and truly sunk as Jeremy Hunt prepares to announce billions of pounds of spending cuts and tax rises at the Autumn Statement

Daily Mirror

Sunk: Boris Johnson’s £250million ‘national flagship’ plan scrapped in cost cutting drive

Plan to create Royal Yacht Britannia successor sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braces for autumn statement cuts

Evening Standard

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National flagship plans sunk by Sunak as public finances face squeeze

Plans for a £250 million successor for the Royal Yacht Britannia were announced by Boris Johnson, but have been scrapped under Rishi Sunak.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak has surrounded himself with yes-men. What he really needs is a Willie

As Margaret Thatcher knew, a PM’s success depends on wise advice – and Sunak should look to his backbenches to find it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Boris Johnson promises support for Sunak but warns against backsliding on net zero

Boris Johnson warned Tories against going soft on climate change targets as he suggested that rising temperatures in Westminster may have contributed to his ousting. The former prime minister dismissed the “nonsense” of calls to resume fracking and return to fossil fuels in response to the soaring energy prices triggered…

Evening Standard

Leaks, grades and texts: Gavin Williamson’s political blunders

Gaffes have dogged the minister across various departments, from controversy over A-levels to being sacked over Huawei

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says 40C heatwave may be to blame for summer of ‘turmoil’ at No 10

The Conservative Party had a chaotic summer as the UK baked in extreme heat

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson jokingly blames UK heatwave for his downfall as Prime Minister

Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested that the summer heatwave may have contributed to the 'unexpected political turmoil' which saw him kicked out of office

Daily Mirror

‘Positive noises’: EU hoping for better relations with UK under Sunak

PM has yet to fully spell out his approach to EU but early interactions with bloc have been promising

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Glasgow Live

Glaswegians react to Boris Johnson declaring himself the ‘spirit of Glasgow’ at COP27

Glasgow locals have taken to social media after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed to be the 'spirit of Glasgow' during a speech at this years UN Climate Change Conference.

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak backs Gavin Williamson after abusive, threatening texts to colleague

Sunak previously said threatening and abusive texts sent by Sir Gavin Williamson to a colleague were “not acceptable or right”

The Guardian - UK

‘Like watching your girlfriend kiss someone else’: the artists who had their songs co-opted by politicians

Today’s stage-managed politics depend on everything being on-message – including choosing the perfect conference walk-on tune. But what do artists think when their music is used to support policies they abhor?

Daily Record

Boris Johnson declares himself 'spirit of Glasgow' during COP27 speech

The former Prime Minister, who resigned earlier this year following a number of scandals, is in the north African country to urge world leaders to build on the success of COP26

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Evening Standard

Will Boris Johnson get help from his psychic new neighbour?

Boris Johnson has an interesting new neighbour: a psychic medium.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson jokes about climate change causing his downfall as PM

40C summer temperatures contibuted to ‘political turmoil’ in Tory party, suggests ex-PM

The National (Scotland)

Scotland reacts as Boris Johnson declares himself the 'spirit of Glasgow' at COP27

BORIS Johnson has said a lot of questionable things in his time in politics but his most recent statement at the COP27 climate conference is a…

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak ‘retains full confidence in Sir Gavin Williamson’ amid row over abusive texts

The PM’s official spokesman said at the time Mr Sunak was not aware of the ‘substance’ of the messages sent by Sir Gavin to the then chief whip Wendy Morton

The Guardian - UK

Cop27 day one: UN chief warns world is ‘on highway to climate hell’ – as it happened

António Guterres warns leaders of catastrophic consequences of failure to act as conference in Egypt opened

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson to attack ‘corrosive cynicism’ on net zero at Cop27

Ex-PM to contrast optimism at Cop26 last year with failures of governments – including UK – to follow through

The Independent UK

Gavin Williamson texts not acceptable or right, Rishi Sunak says

Rishi Sunak insisted he had not seen the expletive-laden messages sent by Sir Gavin to a colleague before appointing him to Cabinet

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