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BT boss Jansen bags £1.8m bonus as group plans to slash workforce
Philip Jansen secured the annual bonus despite the firm’s sweeping cost-cutting plans raising the alarm among unions.
Tories raise £12m in three months thanks to boost from billionaire treasurer
Conservative donations far outstripped those to rival parties, but Labour has been promised £5 million before the next election.
Sunak urged to put Johnson’s honours list ‘through the shredder’
The Liberal Democrats said giving the green light to Boris Johnson’s peerage recommendations would be a reward of ‘failure’.
Cancer patients face worsening treatment delays due to lack of staff
A report has shown staff shortages meant people were waiting longer than necessary to start chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Tories approach to debt relief for poorer nations ‘not good enough’, MPs say
The International Development Select Committee said the current approach of ‘market-based solutions’ to the problem is ‘not good enough’.
Rishi Sunak guest of honour at Major League Baseball game in Washington DC
The Prime Minister watched Washington Nationals take on Arizona Diamondbacks during his trip to the US.
‘Eco-zealots’ are writing Labour’s energy policy, says Sunak
Sunak suggested Labour’s plans to end North Sea oil and gas exploration amounted to an ‘energy surrender’ which would benefit Vladimir Putin.
Long Covid ‘has devastating effect on sufferers’ lives’
Researchers found average fatigue scores were similar or worse than for patients with cancer-related anaemia or severe kidney disease.