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‘I’ve had worse reviews’ Ben Elton defends calling Rishi Sunak a sociopath
The Blackadder writer has been criticised for his comments on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.
Minister gets schooled as she refuses to accept wage recommendations by pay bodies
She said the UK Government would need to “look at what we can afford”/
New suspect named over Stephen Lawrence murder
A suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence has been identified for the first time, with police apologising for past mistakes.
Billionaires locked out of Naples as new superyacht regulations provoke anger
A source at the port said the move was “incomprehensible” given that megayachts had been able to dock there for the past 20 years.
Grenfell families call for ‘accountability’ at Glastonbury Festival talk
Members of Grenfell United spoke at the festival’s Left Field tent on Sunday afternoon.
Sunak warns ‘no alternative’ to curbing inflation as he defends rates hike
The Prime Minister urged homeowners to ‘hold our nerve’ as mortgage rates soar once again.
Ben Elton brands Rishi Sunak a ‘narcissistic sociopath’ in furious on-air rant
We don't think Laura Kuenssberg was quite ready for a response like this. Ben Elton was in no mood to go easy on the PM.
£100k a year for this? Lee Anderson shovels cold beans into Tory MP’s mouth
Lee Anderson's first show on GB News took a strange turn on Friday, after he spoon-fed some cold beans to a fellow Tory MP.
The only wage growth contributing to inflation is in high-paying sectors – BoE
For anyone who says upping the wages of junior doctors, nurses and railway workers will only contribute to rising inflation.