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Liaison committee day. This was Kier Time. He’d dreamed of it for most of his life
An appearance before the liaison committee – the supergroup of select committee chairs – is usually something that strikes fear into any prime minister. Sleepless nights. Panic attacks. Boris Johnson was so phobic that he frequently binned his invitations to show up. Not that it did much good. He was …
‘These water companies have got a damn nerve’: anger in England as 58,000 homes lose supply while bills surge
“It feels awful,” said Samantha Hargreaves as she trundled her bottle-laden trolley past queues of cars waiting for drinking water in an Asda car park. It was the second year in a row that her water supply had been cut off shortly before Christmas, and she was loading up her …
Man who falsely claimed to be bitcoin creator sentenced for continuing to sue developers
An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of bitcoin has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence after the high court in London ruled he was in contempt because he would not stop suing people.
Mr Justice Mellor had already found that Craig Wright, 54, repeatedly …
Why are Amazon workers on strike – and what does it mean for Christmas deliveries?
Amazon
warehouse workers across the countriesare on strike
after the company refused to start contract negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.Though it’s been well over two years since the first Amazon warehouse union …
Ofwat opts for expediency. It’s time for water companies to stop bleating | Nils Pratley
Nigel Farage and other MPs are mistaken over parliamentary privilege | Letter
Contrary to what Nigel Farage and many other MPs and peers appear to believe (
MPs consider naming Chinese ‘spy’ linked to Prince Andrew, 15 December
), there is no parliamentary privilege in our constitutional law that allows them to defy court orders or decisions if they think it …Seth Meyers on drones: ‘We’re all losing our mind’
Cheers, chants and hope for change: jubilant supporters thank Gisèle Pelicot for her bravery as rape trial ends
As Gisèle Pelicot walked down the steps of the Avignon courthouse at the end of the biggest rape trial in French history, hundreds of supporters who had travelled from across France and Europe burst into cheers and applause, chanting: “Thank you, Gisèle.”
Others stood with placards that read “shame has …
Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger
A spate of high-profile death penalty cases in 2024 have prompted an unprecedented outburst of public anger and frustration, as several condemned prisoners with credible claims of innocence have fought their pending executions in the court of public opinion.
Profound qualms about the reliability of death sentences have been raised …
Minister issues warning after British Sikhs report harassment by India
The UK will not tolerate attempts by foreign countries to harass or intimidate British citizens, the security minister has warned, after a number of Sikhs complained they were being targeted either by or on behalf of the Indian government.
Dan Jarvis has written to the Sikh Federation after reports of …