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Rishi Sunak weighs in on Joey Barton controversy
The Prime Minister said the profession should be ‘open to everybody’ after criticism of female commentators by ex-sportsman Joey Barton.
Centrica boss: There is no justification for my £4.5 million salary
Chris O’Shea said there is no point trying to justify such a large pay packet when the average UK salary is closer to £30,000.
One-third of UK adults will run out of money by the end of January, survey says
The survey states most people start to rely on credit to ease their financial hardship.
Home Office accused of lying about clearing asylum backlog by statistics watchdog
UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir Robert Chote said the ‘episode may affect public trust’.
BBC responds to criticism over its reporting of Israel genocide case at ICJ
Questions have been raised after the BBC broadcast uninterrupted coverage of Israel's defence at The Hague after shunning South Africa's oral submissions.
Eni Aluko leaves UK following online abuse sparked by Joey Barton
Aluko said she ‘felt like something is going to happen to me’
UK departure from ECHR would be akin to Brexit 2.0
"The possible departure of the UK from the ECHR would be utterly catastrophic," Sir Nick Harvey said.
Rwandan president offers Britain a refund
Asked about the current political and legal obstacles around the deal witht he country, Paul Kagame said that it was "not Rwanda's problem".
Home Office shelves plans to acquire more asylum accommodation barges
It comes as the Bibby Stockholm in Dorset has been beset by problems.