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How does a Tory Party leadership contest work

Following Boris Johnson’s resignation, the Conservative Party will once again begin the search for a new leader. Here is how the complex process is expected to play out. – Who is in charge of the leadership contest? The 1922 Committee, a powerful backbench committee chaired by Sir Graham Brady, has the ultimate responsibility for setting the rules in any Conservative Party leadership contest. Leadership elections only happen if a Conservative leader resigns or if they lose a vote of confidence […]

July 7, 2022 34

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Dozens held in huge international operation to tackle Channel people smuggling

Dozens of arrests have been made in the biggest international police operation of its kind to catch a people smuggling gang suspected of being behind thousands of Channel crossings. A slew of raids took place in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of a joint operation co-ordinated by Europol with Eurojust, the European Union’s criminal justice co-operation agency. Operation Punjum, led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK, was carried out alongside Operation […]

July 6, 2022 39

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Manchester United accept Fulham offer for Andreas Pereira

Fulham have had an offer accepted by Manchester United for midfielder Andreas Pereira, Radio News Hub understands. The 26-year-old progressed through the Old Trafford youth system after joining from PSV Eindhoven in 2011. Pereira has made 75 first-team appearances for United, who have loaned him out to Granada, Valencia, Lazio and Flamengo down the years. The Brazil international recently returned from a spell at the latter and could now be making a permanent exit to Fulham. PA understands that the […]

July 6, 2022 52

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Cameron Norries father says watching quarter final conclusion was torture

Cameron Norrie’s father said watching his son’s final game in the Wimbledon quarter-final was “torture”. His son has kept hopes alive of a third home win in the Wimbledon men’s singles in a decade with a dramatic five-set victory over Belgium’s David Goffin in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The ninth seed twice recovered from going a set down to claim a 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5 victory on a raucous No 1 Court and become only the fourth British man […]

July 6, 2022 50

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England have beaten India by seven wickets at Edgbaston

They chased 378 to win the fifth and final Test and level the series at 2-2 England continued their record-breaking spree on Tuesday by chasing a mammoth 378 to beat India in front of a packed Edgbaston crowd. The successful chase was the largest in England’s history, stretching back more than 1,000 Test matches, and the eighth-largest recorded by any side. Under new captain Ben Stokes, England had already become the first side in Test history to chase three scores […]

July 5, 2022 43

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Mauricio Pochettino has left Paris St Germain

The former Tottenham and Southampton manager departs after only 18 months in the post Mauricio Pochettino has left Paris St Germain as the Ligue 1 club prepares to announce former Nice boss Christophe Galtier as his replacement. Pochettino had a year remaining on his current contract but speculation over his future had intensified following his failure to get the club beyond the last 16 of the Champions League, having made the semi-finals the previous year. The former Tottenham and Southampton […]

July 5, 2022 56

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Dettori to ride Emily Upjohn in Irish Oaks

Frankie Dettori partnered Emily Upjohn in a gallop at Newmarket on Tuesday morning when John Gosden confirmed the Italian would ride the filly in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks on July 16. Gosden, who trains in a partnership with his son, Thady, had said he and Dettori were undertaking a “sabbatical”, an announcement that followed several high-profile defeats this season. One of those came on Emily Upjohn in the Oaks when she lost by the barest of margins having stumbled coming […]

July 5, 2022 32

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Leeds and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips completes Manchester City switch

Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Kalvin Phillips from Leeds on a six-year contract, the Premier League champions have announced. City agreed a basic fee of £42million with Leeds for the England international last month, with a potential further £3m to be added in bonuses. Phillips, who came through the youth ranks at Leeds, switches to the Etihad Stadium after making 235 appearances for his hometown club over the past eight seasons. Phillips said: “I am absolutely delighted […]

July 4, 2022 107

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Fuel protesters bring M4 to standstill with rolling road blocks

Rolling roadblocks have brought parts of the M4 to a standstill as protesters target motorways in a demonstration over high fuel prices. Campaigners focused on a stretch of motorway between Bristol and South Wales, including the Prince of Wales Severn bridge crossing, as part of action calling for a cut in fuel duty. The protests are understood to have been organised via social media under the banner Fuel Price Stand Against Tax. Among those gathering at Magor services, near Caldicot, […]

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