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“He gives the general impression that he is a buffoon and that he is not taking things seriously; and what people think of that, I am sure, will come out in the election result," a Shropshire councillor and Tory mayor has said.

Overall, 36 universities admitted they received funding from eight oil firms, but others refused to say whether they received funding, meaning the total amount of funding could be much higher. 

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss reportedly have donors lined up. Other possible candidates are Michael Gove, Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt, Tom Tugendhat and Matt Hancock.

New modelling suggests a median peak could see thousands of daily hospital admissions in England and the Omicron variant evading both vaccines and boosters.

At the time, non-essential shops, leisure and entertainment venues were closed as well as pubs, bars and restaurants, and people were urged to stay at home except for limited reasons including work if it could not be done from home.

A well-known UK lawyer said the £300-million government strategy which would punish recreational drug users is not "compliant with human rights law".

“Boris Johnson is too busy denying what he knows and when he knew it that he’s missing in action. He’s lost his grip, and people are paying the price," Labour leader Keir Starmer has said.

A new poll shows the Tories now have their lowest score among voters since 2019.

"This pay deal should be a benchmark for all other bus companies to follow."