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Boris Johnsons political career in peril after combative partygate inquiry hearing

He'll now have to await the verdict of the Privileges Committee Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after MPs investigating his partygate denials denounced the “flimsy” assurances they were based on. In at times short-tempered testimony lasting more than three hours, the former prime minister insisted there was not a “shred of evidence” to show he lied to MPs. It would have been “utterly insane” for him to have misled Parliament, he told the Privileges Committee that could recommendRead More

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Sport

“We still believe we can win the league, we’ve got no qualms about that,” says Linnets boss

King's Lynn Town manager Tommy Widdrington has not yet given up on winning the National League North title, despite rivals AFC Fylde showing little sign of slipping up.The Coasters hold a five-point lead over the Linnets at the summit following Tuesday night's 1-0 at The Walks, but crucially have two games in hand.But Widdrington, whose side travel to Hereford on Saturday, is refusing to throw in towel just yet, insisting that the title is very much still up for grabsRead More

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National News

Sunak claims strong support for NI Brexit deal after seeing off Tory rebels

Rishi Sunak has hailed the “incredibly strong support” for his new deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland after seeing off a backbench revolt by Tory hardliners. A total of 22 Conservative rebels, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, defied a three-line whip to vote against regulations to implement a key plank of the Windsor Framework agreement. The so-called Stormont brake, designed to give a veto over the imposition of new EU rules inRead More

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National News

Strong Support for Windsor Framework insists Sunak

Rishi Sunak has hailed the “incredibly strong support” for his new deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland after seeing off a backbench revolt by Tory hardliners. A total of 22 Conservative rebels, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, defied a three-line whip to vote against regulations to implement a key plank of the Windsor Framework agreement. The so-called Stormont brake, designed to give a veto over the imposition of new EU rules inRead More

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National News

British number one stunned in Miami

Emma Raducanu fell at the first hurdle of the Miami Open following defeat to Bianca Andreescu. Raducanu, looking to build on her run to the fourth round of last week’s BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, was out of sorts early on as her Canadian opponent eased into the lead by taking the first set 6-3. However, Raducanu, 20, raised her performance in the second – which included a marathon 21-minute game – to take the match to a decidingRead More

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National News

Mixed feelings after teens apprehended in Sussex

Two children have been arrested after an altercation in a Superdrug store that has been widely shared on social media. A video appears to show a black 15-year-old boy being restrained and handcuffed by two civilian security staff, with one kneeling across his legs. Sussex Police said its officers were called to the shop in East Street in Chichester, West Sussex, shortly after 3.30pm on Wednesday to reports that a group of teenagers had become involved in an altercation. ARead More

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National News

Mixed feelings after Sunak publishes tax return

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has said Rishi Sunak’s newly-published tax summary shows he pays a “far lower tax rate than working people”. She said: “After much delay, it is right that the Prime Minister has published his tax returns. “They reveal a tax system designed by successive Tory governments in which the Prime Minister pays a far lower tax rate than working people who face the highest tax burden in 70 years. “His refusal to scrap non-dom status, hisRead More

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Sport

Linnets boss apologises after fan confrontation

King's Lynn Town boss Tommy Widdrington has issued an apology to the club's supporters following an angry confrontation with a home fan after the home defeat to AFC Fylde.Lynn's boss had to be restrained by his first team coach Mark Hughes after being on the receiving end of what he described as 'vitriolic abuse' from an individual after the 1-0 defeat.Widdrington was incandescent with rage at the time of the incident and said: “The fans have come out in goodRead More

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National News

Johnson and Truss to vote against Sunaks Brexit deal

Both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss are to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal in Parliament. The two former prime ministers will form part of an expected backbench rebellion against the agreement negotiated with Brussels, although the extent of Tory opposition remains unclear. Mr Johnson confirmed on Wednesday that he will not be backing the deal when MPs vote on the Stormont brake in the Commons later on Wednesday, with Ms Truss set to follow suit. In a statement, MrRead More

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