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‘Absurd’ Williamson schooled as he wades into row over Oxford students’ removal of Queen’s portrait
“I’ll tell you what’s absurd.... Putting people through THREE lockdowns and then, delaying the end of restrictions due to your incompetence. Let’s start there.”
‘Furious’ world-renowned Opera singer slams Brexit as a ‘tragedy’ for musicians
"We are losing 27 countries, while the Europeans are only missing out on Britain."
Oxford dons refusing to teach until Rhodes statue removed
Oriel College was accused of “institutional racism” after its governing body said it would not seek to move the monument to the British imperialist.
Government and media ‘language’ explains Brexit, researchers say
“Politicians obscure exclusionary ideologies and policies behind inclusionary rhetoric that highlights the ‘value’ of migrant ‘contributions’," a doctoral researcher said.
Link between infections and deaths ‘broken’, says NHS boss
Chris Hopson, chief executive of the body which represents NHS trusts, said Covid hotspots are seeing lower death rates.
Leaks reveal richest 25 Americans paid ‘true tax rate’ of 3.4% as wealth soared
A bombshell ProPublica investigation revealed how little the super-rich, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, paid in federal taxes.
Johnson accused of ‘copper-bottomed, ocean-going incompetence’ as trade yacht flouts WTO rules
Plans to build the vessel in the UK breaks the WTO government procurement agreement signed by trade secretary Liz Truss just eight months ago.
A quarter of Brits have ‘amber list’ holidays booked amid travel chaos
Ministers have been accused of a U-turn on foreign holidays - but a large number of Brits say they'll ignore advice and go anyway.
Lloyd Webber: Boris will have to arrest me if he wants to stop my theatres opening on June 21st
“We are going to open, come hell or high water,” he told The Telegraph.