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Rishi Sunak is facing demands to renegotiate the UK’s Brexit deal amid warnings the car industry in Britain faces an “existential threat” without changes, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Vauxhall’s parent company Stellantis told MPs it will be unable to keep a commitment to make electric vehicles n(EVs) in the UK without changes to the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) with the European Union. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer […]

Downing Street has denied an accusation from former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage that Britain’s European Union exit “has failed”. Mr Farage accused the Conservative Government of mismanaging Brexit since the UK left the bloc in 2020. Responding to the former Eurosceptic campaigner-turned-broadcaster’s comments, No 10 pointed to freedoms being enjoyed in the British farming sector as an example of how the divorce from the EU was allowing the UK to take a more tailored […]

The Duke of Sussex is attempting to bring a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements when in the UK. Harry is seeking the go-ahead from the High Court to secure a judicial review over a decision that he should not be allowed to pay privately for his protective security. The early stage legal action is among five other civil cases that the duke is pursuing […]

Wigan’s owners say they have now paid all their players and non-playing staff their wages for this month, with chairman Talal Al Hammad apologising for the stress the delay had caused. The Latics’ players were given a day off training earlier this month amid the latest hold-up, with Wigan having not paid players or staff on time on four previous occasions this season. Those delays resulted in a three-point deduction […]

The UK will provide Ukraine with air defence missiles and attack drones, Downing Street has announced, as Volodymyr Zelensky met Rishi Sunak at Chequers. In the latest leg of the Ukrainian president’s tour of western allies, Mr Zelensky said the two leaders would have “substantive negotiations” on the response to Russia’s invasion. Downing Street said the Prime Minister would welcome Mr Zelensky to the country retreat in Buckinghamshire as the […]

Nurses are “living in poverty” and many are leaving the profession because “they can no longer afford to stay in it”, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said as it called on the Government to reopen talks about pay. Pat Cullen, chief executive and general secretary of the RCN, said the Government’s revised pay offer was rejected by nurses because it “isn’t sufficient to address those really critical issues”. She urged ministers […]

Overall immigration to the UK must come down, Suella Braverman is set to tell a Conservative conference later. The Home Secretary will use a speech in London to stress the need for the Tories to re-commit to the party’s 2019 manifesto commitment, which on immigration promised “fewer lower-skilled migrants and overall numbers will come down”. Ms Braverman will be among the star turns at the National Conservativism Conference on Monday, […]

Mae Muller has admitted her second-from-bottom Eurovision finish was “not the result we hoped for” as the grand final in Liverpool became the most watched in history. The live broadcast saw an average of 9.9 million UK viewers and a peak of 11 million tune in to watch London-born singer Muller finish 25th with I Wrote A Song, according to overnight ratings. Germany was the only nation to finish below […]

Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan continued his scoring streak with another two goals as Manchester City edged closer to a fifth Premier League title in six seasons following a 3-0 win over Everton. Pep Guardiola’s side now only need a maximum of six points from their final three matches to extend their stranglehold on the championship trophy after a straightforward afternoon at Goodison Park Gundogan took his tally to four in two […]