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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson ‘very angry’ small boat arrivals numbers may have passed 100,000 – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

NHS waiting lists hit new record high eight months after Rishi Sunak pledged to cut them

Prime minister breaking promise to bring waiting times down

The Independent UK

What the papers say – August 10

A wide variety of stories feature on the front pages across Britain.

The Independent UK

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Welsh secretary has ‘history of hostility’ towards Traveller communities

Leaflet is latest example of Tory MP’s hostile comments about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities over 25 years

The Guardian - UK

Tory rift after Rishi Sunak backs Lee Anderson over migrant f-word slur

‘Foul language’ will turn off floating voters and risks ‘making the Tories the even nastier party’ says Grieve

The Independent UK

Former Tory minister considering backing Labour over climate concerns

Zac Goldsmith quit as environment minister in June with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: the UK’s own Alcatraz?

Arriving on the Bibby Stockholm was like “entering Alcatraz prison”, according to one of the first asylum seekers to board the controversial barge.

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Tory peer Zac Goldsmith says he could be tempted to back Labour on climate

Former climate minister ‘desperately hoping’ Tories comes to senses on environmental issues

The Guardian - UK

Who is Lee Anderson? As former Tory MP accused of ‘stoking division and hate’ joins Reform UK

The MP for Ashfield, known by many critics as ‘30p Lee’, is no stranger to controversy

The Independent UK

The ECHR, why it is back in the spotlight and the implications of the UK leaving

The UK may leave a major international human rights agreement to help tackle small boats crossing the English Channel.

The Independent UK

Top Tory and Boris ally Zac Goldsmith ‘very tempted’ to back Labour at next election

Ex-minister attacks Rishi Sunak and urges Keir Starmer to show ‘commitment’ to climate change to win his support

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries should go now after failure to resign as promised, says Tory minister

Robert Jenrick says ex-culture secretary must realise ‘soon’ she is failing constituents

The Independent UK

Britain is trapped in political purgatory – waiting for its undead government to fall

Policy that can’t work and laws written purely for campaign slogans are clear symptoms of a moribund regime, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Early election dilemma for Rishi Sunak as economists warn of recession

Recession more likely than not by end of 2024 when Tories will have to go to country

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Risk of UK recession at next general election is 60%, says thinktank

Economic experts say it will take until third quarter of 2024 for output to return to pre-pandemic peak

The Conversation

How 25 years of education policy led us to believe we can only succeed in life with a degree

The UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is putting measures in place to restrict student numbers on what he has termed “rip-off degrees”: university courses that have high drop-out rates and are unlikely to lead to highly skilled jobs.

Evening Standard

‘Politicians will be judged on delivery of net zero strategy,’ UN climate chief tells world leaders

Exclusive: You’re the ringmasters in fight to save planet, UN’s new climate chief tells world leaders

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London ‘can’t just be a city for the wealthy,’ says IWG founder Mark Dixon amid surge in demand for suburban office space

Dixon said he was racing to keep pace with demand for office space in suburban locations

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Here’s what we know about Sunak now: where the anti-green extremists lead, he will follow

He should stand firm against the headbangers in his party, but he won’t. They speak, he listens, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

What the papers say – August 8

A variety of stories feature on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Bibby Stockholm: a gesture of self-defeating cruelty

Editorial: The Home Office is doomed to failure for as long as it insists on treating refugees like criminals

The Independent UK

Migrants kept off Bibby Stockholm barge after legal challenges – charity

Human rights campaigners have condemned using the barge to house asylum seekers.

The Guardian - UK

Bridge has youth appeal in spades

Letters: Trump card | Giant chess | Rishi Sunak’s trousers | Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels

Yvette Cooper said data showed a ‘shocking’ 25% increase from December, when Rishi Sunak promised to end the placement of migrants in hotels.

Evening Standard

OPINION - ‘Small boats week’ suggests Tories have settled on a core vote strategy

Government is difficult but there is at least one basic principle to political communication: talk about popular things. If the economy is growing, that’s all that matters. If exam results are up, what could be more important than our children’s education? If NHS waiting lists are falling, this is evidence…

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