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...Labour’s manifesto will be finalised when Starmer holds a “Clause V meeting” attended by the shadow cabinet, union representatives and other senior party figures, but that cannot happen until Sunak calls...
...By now Heseltine, wearing his trademark blue V-neck under a dark suit, is tucking into his soup....
...Alexander McQueen appeared with Sarah Jessica Parker, both rather awkwardly swathed in yards of tartan, at the Met Gala in 2006. And so much more....
...Von der Leyen and Sunak made the announcement in front of a portrait of King George V, who inaugurated Northern Ireland’s parliament in 1921 with an appeal for unity....
...He’s only five percentage points behind Keir Starmer in the polls on who make the best prime minister as opposed to 20-something on the Labour v Tory one....
...The V&A’s Africa Fashion also has works by Ami Doshi Shah (pictured top), of Kenya, including her necklace of brass, sisal and salt....
...His Lily of the Valley designs are exclusive to the V&A, as are the giclée prints of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and Edward Lear....
...Her father, known as Bertie in the family, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. His elder brother, David, was expected to become king....
...Sebastian Payne George Parker, welcome back to the pod. We’ve made it through party conferences....
...One noted he was appearing on Monday evening at the Tory winter party at the V&A, as well as doing a speech in the City of London and attending a crucial House of Commons vote on the government’s social...
...Among the institutions receiving more money would be the V&A, Tate, Natural History Museum and National Museums Liverpool, the Treasury said....
...Even among Tory voters the positive differential has nearly halved, shrinking from around plus-44 to (67 ‘well’ v 23 ‘badly’) in January 2020 to plus-23 (58 ‘well’ v 35 ‘badly’) today....
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...Patrick Glynn-Jones, head of Strutt & Parker’s Winchester office, says that a five- bedroom detached house came up in the summer and sold for about £1.5m....
...Kim Jones’ first collection for Dior Men during spring/summer 2019 featured an update of the John Galliano-era Saddle bag, made popular on Sex and the City by Sarah Jessica Parker....
...The three-way wiring between media, crown and public that reshaped the modern monarchy did not, in fact, begin with Elizabeth II, but with her grandfather George V....
...b4e966790dba Lucid takes on Tesla as electric vehicle competition hots up https://www.ft.com/content/8e01e59e-5b89-46c2-a798-6945fa2f255d Note: This episode has been updated to reflect that the Sputnik V...
...“He’s v bright, tough and politically savvy with a small p,” tweeted Rupert Harrison, the former Tory chancellor’s one-time chief adviser....
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...The directors of the Science, Natural History, British and V&A museums, as well as the National and Tate galleries, said in a joint statement: “We welcome the chancellor of the exchequer’s declaration of...
...He said the BoE’s V-shaped recovery prediction would be “challenging”. On Thursday, the BoE forecast that the crisis will push the economy into its deepest recession in 300 years....
...The chancellor’s words reflect a Treasury view that early hopes of a “V-shaped” recession — an optimistic outlook shared by the Bank of England — were misplaced, and Britain is heading for a period of mass...
...The Office for Budget Responsibility this month modelled for a scenario with a “V-shaped” recession, with a 35 per cent drop in gross domestic product followed by a sharp rebound....
...Mr Hammond added: “I’m afraid that I think those who are forecasting a V-shaped recovery are probably erring on the side of optimism....
...The Treasury is not nearly as optimistic about a V-shaped recovery and this was reflected in an internal briefing paper which raised the possibility of tax rises and spending cuts....
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