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Wednesday briefing: How Rishi Sunak’s tantrum over the Parthenon marbles turned into a Greek tragedy

In today’s newsletter: Why the sculptures, taken by Lord Elgin in 1802, are still causing diplomatic strife 220 years later

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda is a proxy in the war for the Tory soul. It’s a war Rishi Sunak is losing

A brave leader would admit he is cornered and set out a new direction to his party and the public. He’s not that guy, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

On this day in 2015: Great Britain end long wait for Davis Cup win

Andy Murray was involved in all three points won by Great Britain in the final.

The Independent UK

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The history of Gibraltar, Spain and Britain as countries hold high-level meeting

Spain is said to be 'ready to sign deal on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar'

Evening Standard

How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK

Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute

The Independent UK

Acropolis Row: UK And Greece Quarrel Over Cancelled PM Meeting

Britain and Greece on Tuesday disputed claims about why a prime ministerial meeting was cancelled, in a diplomatic row against a backdrop of ownership claims to ancient sculptures on display at the British Museum.

International Business Times

David Cameron wants post-Brexit Gibraltar deal with Spain ‘as soon as possible’

‘I would sign a deal with Britain over Gibraltar tomorrow’, says Spanish minister after talks with Lord Cameron

The Independent UK

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Inequality and the rise of populism across Europe

Letter: Brian Marler says that in following neoliberal policies, the Netherlands has become the most unequal country in Europe and more rightwing

The Guardian - UK

Building houses on Britain’s vast, exclusive golf courses makes sense for everyone – even golfers

Such radical plans wouldn’t just help tackle our chronic lack of housing, but also let the sport shed its elitist tag, says Phineas Harper, chief executive of Open City

The Guardian - UK

What are the Elgin Marbles and why are they so controversial?

The diplomatic row over the ancient sculptures has intensified, after Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with the Greek prime minister at short notice

Evening Standard

How big UK housebuilders have remained profitable without meeting housing supply targets

We must “bulldoze through” the planning system to “get Britain building again”. So said Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour party’s last annual conference. He argued it’s time to “fight the blockers” and build the 1.5 million homes that he thinks Britain needs.

The Conversation

COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson 'struggled' with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips

In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph showing “the shape of an epidemic”. The red line depicting the number of predicted COVID cases rose to a steep peak before falling again. Vallance explained that delaying and reducing the height of…

The Conversation

Spain 'ready to sign deal on post-Brexit status of Gibraltar' as David Cameron set to meet Spanish counterpart

Spain is ready to sign a deal on the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar this week, the Spanish Foreign Minister has said ahead of a meeting with David Cameron.

Evening Standard

Omid Scobie Knows His Explosive New Book Might Be the End of His Career as a Royal Correspondent

He opens up exclusively to Marie Claire about why he chose to report on the royal family “completely fearlessly” in “Endgame.”

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Al Jazeera

Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis

The Greek PM expressed ‘displeasure’ that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles.

The Guardian - UK

‘The monarchy looks vulnerable’: will Britain’s republicans bring down the king?

Every day, we learn more about the royals’ colonial legacy and financial privileges – and it has given a huge boost to the republican movement

The Independent UK

Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders

A diplomatic spat has erupted between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Independent UK

Imran Khan’s former adviser attacked with acid in UK home in front of four-year-old daughter

Exclusive: Shahzad Akbar told The Independent a man wearing a motorbike helmet and armed with a plastic bottle squirted acid in his face in front of his four-year-old daughter at his home in Hertfordshire

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The Independent UK

Andrew Bailey says Britain’s growth prospects are among the worst he has ever seen

The governor of the Bank of England offered a scathing assessment of Britain’s future, saying interest rates will remain at 15-year highs and the rate at which inflation is falling will slow markedly this month

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister says asylum seekers are 'breaking into our country'

A CONSERVATIVE minister has said there was “no excuse” for asylum seekers who die crossing the Channel to arrive in Britain – as he described…

The Independent UK

UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes

Britain’s government has reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of strikes

The Independent UK

Michael Gove admits housing crisis is even worse than you think

High immigration putting ‘more pressure’ on Britain’s housing, says levelling up secretary amid cabinet row

The Independent UK

Tory minister Kemi Badenoch pushes Sunak for ‘much, much tougher’ immigration measures

Business secretary says she wants PM to do ‘whatever it takes’ to bring down numbers

The Independent UK

Britain’s top civil servant won’t appear at Covid inquiry this year due to ill health

Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett formally excused the cabinet secretary from giving evidence in 2023 ‘due to ill health’

The Independent UK

Brexit gave Britain freedom to ‘make a mess of it ourselves’, says Farage

Ex-Brexit Party leader calls Fred Sirieix’s anti-Brexit views ‘absolute b******s’ – but makes revealing admission

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