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Rishi blames EU ‘low-growth mentality’ as he pledges to scrap European laws in new plea to Brexiters
“We need to capitalise on these opportunities by ditching the mass of unnecessary regulations and low-growth mentality we’ve inherited from the EU.
Fury as Starmer drops pledge to end private sector outsourcing in the NHS
"Liz Truss isn't the only person in UK politics at the moment trying to impersonate Margaret Thatcher..."
General strike? Unions’ anger at potential pay offer to public sector workers
"Nursing staff would not find this remotely acceptable. Years of pay cuts from ministers should not be capped off with yet another real-terms fall in salaries."
No 10 won’t say if Johnson will join Cobra heatwave meeting as he ‘prepares for Chequers party’
"As the disgraced PM prepares to party while Britain boils, the public will have no confidence in this zombie government’s emergency response."
Watch: GB News host tells meteorologist to be ‘happy’ about heatwave – Don’t look up
"Meteorologist John Hammond stars in the latest UK remake of #DontLookUp: the #heatwave edition."
Sunak says greatest weakness is perfectionism as spelling gaffe teased on social media
Mr Sunak is the frontrunner in the Conservatives’ leadership race, with 101 votes in the second ballot, but the mistake drew ire from some on Twitter.
Watch: ‘Every Tory leadership launch’ satire video is almost too real
"This is SO good," wrote Stewart Reynolds after watching the parody video, which could end up being essential viewing for future Tory candidates!
Watch: Spoof telephone caller blames Corbyn for rail strikes and everything else
"This made me laugh out loud," wrote one person after watching the clip.
Watch: Comedian and activist Mark Thomas crucifies Johnson at graduation ceremony
‘That man should be publicly horse-whipped once a week, every week, touring round cities and towns in the UK," said Mark Thomas.