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...Sir Richard Dearlove, former chief of MI6, said: “The government are not going to make their China policy dependent on a single spy case — nor should they.”...
...Richard Sharp, a friend of Johnson who helped facilitate the arrangement, subsequently resigned as chair of the BBC for failing to disclose the “potential perceived conflict of interest”....
...Simon Case, who as cabinet secretary is responsible for half a million civil servants, and spy chief Richard Moore on Wednesday separately said they resigned from the club after facing criticism for their...
...A YouGov poll this week put Street on 41 per cent, just two points ahead of his Labour challenger Richard Parker on 39....
...Lucy Fisher Miranda....
...Richard Tice, leader of Reform, said Anderson would be a “no nonsense” champion for the red wall, the swath of traditionally Labour-voting constituencies in the Midlands and north of England, many of which...
...Now the Conservatives’ own attack line about taking voters for granted is being mounted against the party itself by populist insurgents in Reform UK, led by Richard Tice....
...Lucy Fisher(Laughter) Oh, well, if they’re listening, maybe that’ll give them ideas to deepen their fortunes further....
...I’m Lucy Fisher and this is Political Fix from the Financial Times....
...Asking these voters how they had come across Nigel Farage and Richard Tice’s party, the answer was uniform: the rightwing broadcaster GB News....
...Lucy Fisher Hang on a minute, Jeremy. No tax cuts for you....
...“What is more surprising is that sea surface temperatures are at record levels over regions far away from the centre of El Niño action, such as the tropical Atlantic and Indian Ocean,” Richard Allan, professor...
...Lucy Fisher So do you think he’s coming across as disingenuous, do you think?...
...Reform leader Richard Tice will stand in Tory-held Hartlepool in the north-east of England and the party will focus predominantly on red wall areas....
...Richard Holden, Tory party chair, argued that Starmer “will say anything to get elected”, adding: “This is yet another classic example of him saying what he thinks people want to hear.”...
...A government official insisted the UK had ministerial cover throughout the conference, with Lord Richard Benyon representing the foreign office....
...“Business as usual with Fujitsu sends a troubling message to those wanting the scandal to be fully acknowledged,” added Richard Moorhead, a professor of legal ethics and another compensation board member...
...Richard Betts, head of climate impacts research at the Hadley Centre of the UK’s Meteorological Office, said the past 12 months’ record-breaking temperatures showed the “profound changes” in the global climate...
...Sunak’s concern that the numbers could be close was symbolised by net zero minister Graham Stuart’s return from COP28 in Dubai for the vote, leaving only peer Lord Richard Benyon representing the UK government...
...Richard Drax, Conservative MP for South Dorset, where the barge is located, said the individual had died by suicide....
...Lucy Fisher(Laughter) Seen only in the entertainment districts of major cities....
...The chair of the UK Conservative party Richard Holden has warned it would be “insanity” for Tory MPs to try to oust Rishi Sunak before the next general election, saying that unity was the biggest challenge...
...richard.waters@ft.com...
...Richard Holden, Tory chair, had a blunt answer to those thinking of a leadership challenge. “It would be insanity to do that,” he told a Westminster press lunch this week....
...Other names touted by Sunak’s allies for promotion in a reshuffle include relative Westminster newcomers Laura Trott, pensions minister, and Richard Holden, transport minister....
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