Rishi Sunak kicks off crucial pre-election Tory conference TODAY as poll shows the gap with Labour narrowing again – and Jeremy Hunt hints that the country will go to ballot boxes as soon as inflation falls to 3%

Rishi Sunak kicks off crucial pre-election Tory conference TODAY as poll shows the gap with Labour narrowing again – and Jeremy Hunt hints that the country will go to ballot boxes as soon as inflation falls to 3%

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Rishi Sunak is kicking off a crucial pre-election Tory conference today with polls showing the gap to Labour is narrowing – but infighting still threatening to dominate. The PM is giving his traditional BBC interview as the gathering – his first since taking control of Downing Street – gets under way in Manchester.  It is…

A war on motorists? A solution to the climate crisis? Or a genuine bid to save lives? Tell us what YOU think about the 20mph zones taking over the UK

A war on motorists? A solution to the climate crisis? Or a genuine bid to save lives? Tell us what YOU think about the 20mph zones taking over the UK

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A war on motorists? A solution to the climate crisis? Or a genuine bid to save lives? Tell us what YOU think about the 20mph zones taking over the UK 28million drivers live under local authorities where 20mph speed limits are set to come in. The debate: while many are in support of the measures,…

Revealed: Map shows UK’s 20mph hotspots as Rishi Sunak clamps down on councils’ powers to impose lower speed limits – with 28million people living under authorities with them in place or set to come in

Revealed: Map shows UK’s 20mph hotspots as Rishi Sunak clamps down on councils’ powers to impose lower speed limits – with 28million people living under authorities with them in place or set to come in

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An interactive map has revealed the UK’s 20mph hotspots as Rishi Sunak is set to unveil pro-motorist measures limiting council powers to impose the zones. The map by campaign group 20’s Plenty For Us shows areas where it says local authorities ‘accept 20mph as the right speed limit where people live, work or play’. Some 28million…

Rishi Sunak is battered over HS2 ‘betrayal’ as he tours regional radio studios but insists taxpayer must get ‘value for money’ – and suggests fixing potholes is as important as rail links

Rishi Sunak is battered over HS2 ‘betrayal’ as he tours regional radio studios but insists taxpayer must get ‘value for money’ – and suggests fixing potholes is as important as rail links

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Rishi Sunak is battered over HS2 ‘betrayal’ as he tours regional radio studios but insists taxpayer must get ‘value for money’ – and suggests fixing potholes is as important as rail links By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 05:51 EDT, 28 September 2023 | Updated: 09:59 EDT, 28 September 2023 Rishi Sunak was battered…

Ministers have known the business case for HS2 does not stack up for nearly two years, sources claim – prompting anger as critics say the project will not deliver its promised boost

Ministers have known the business case for HS2 does not stack up for nearly two years, sources claim – prompting anger as critics say the project will not deliver its promised boost

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Ministers have known for nearly two years that the business case for much of HS2 does not stack up, it was claimed yesterday. Sources involved with the beleaguered project said officials were aware in the winter of 2021 that they would get as little as 90p of benefit for each pound of public money spent….

One million crimes go unsolved in ‘Blue Wall’ constituencies in southern England with no suspect identified in half of recorded crimes in some areas

One million crimes go unsolved in ‘Blue Wall’ constituencies in southern England with no suspect identified in half of recorded crimes in some areas

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One million crimes go unsolved in ‘Blue Wall’ constituencies in southern England with no suspect identified in half of recorded crimes in some areas Four of the five worst-performing police forces for car thefts are in the Blue Wall  By Kumail Jaffer Political Reporter Published: 19:51 EDT, 24 September 2023 | Updated: 19:54 EDT, 24…

Convicted rapists are to be barred from early release as part of a crackdown on crime to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak

Convicted rapists are to be barred from early release as part of a crackdown on crime to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak

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Convicted rapists will be forced to serve their full sentence as part of a ‘gear change’ on crime to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has been asked to draw up proposals for a change in the law which would put an end to the possibility of early release from prison for…

XL Bully ‘campaigner’ is attacked by one of the dogs he is trying to save after ‘vicious owner set the animal on him when he asked him to put it on a lead’

XL Bully ‘campaigner’ is attacked by one of the dogs he is trying to save after ‘vicious owner set the animal on him when he asked him to put it on a lead’

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An XL Bully ‘campaigner’ who stood up for them and urged people to stop ‘blaming the wrong end of the leash’ has been mauled by one of the dogs after its owner set it on him Married father-of-three Ben Cźyżyk, 38, from Wolverhampton, had puncture wounds and deep bruising after the brutal attack on Friday…

Hundreds of XL Bully owners mount angry protest against plan to ban their pets (after deciding to leave their dogs at home) after spate of attacks on children and passers-by sparked outrage

Hundreds of XL Bully owners mount angry protest against plan to ban their pets (after deciding to leave their dogs at home) after spate of attacks on children and passers-by sparked outrage

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Hundreds of XL Bully owners massed in London today to protest at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to ban the breed. The muscular mutts have become public enemy number one in the dog world after a series of attacks by the powerful beasts in recent months. The breed is set to be banned by the end…

When in Bordeaux…King Charles samples local red wine and tucks in to cheese platter after he and Queen Camilla were greeted with huge cheers by crowd waving Union flags as they arrived in the French city for last day of state visit

When in Bordeaux…King Charles samples local red wine and tucks in to cheese platter after he and Queen Camilla were greeted with huge cheers by crowd waving Union flags as they arrived in the French city for last day of state visit

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla received a rapturous welcome in Bordeaux today where His Majesty enjoyed some cheese and a drink or two in the wine capital of the world. Their Majesties ended their three-day French state visit in south-west France where September showers failed to dampen their spirits.   The King enjoyed a livener or…

Bonjour Charles! King and Queen Camilla are greeted with huge cheers by French crowd waving Union flags as they arrive at Bordeaux town hall on last day of state visit before heading to vineyard and visiting Royal Navy frigate

Bonjour Charles! King and Queen Camilla are greeted with huge cheers by French crowd waving Union flags as they arrive at Bordeaux town hall on last day of state visit before heading to vineyard and visiting Royal Navy frigate

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla have landed in Bordeaux for the final day of their state visit to France, with the streets lined with hundreds of people waving Union and French flags. They were greeted with cheers and shouts of ‘Vive le Roi’ – long live the King in French – from the huge crowds…

XL Bully dogs are banned from mass protest walk ‘to show how gentle the breed’ is in Birmingham after huge backlash

XL Bully dogs are banned from mass protest walk ‘to show how gentle the breed’ is in Birmingham after huge backlash

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The organisers of a mass protest walk intended to show that American Bully XL’s are ‘gentle’ has banned owners from bringing the dogs along to the march which is scheduled to happen in Birmingham this weekend.  The protestors initially said they wanted to show how ‘gentle the breed really is’ and hoped to see ‘as…

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Common sense will reap political rewards

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Common sense will reap political rewards

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Common sense will reap political rewards By Daily Mail Comment Published: 20:27 EDT, 21 September 2023 | Updated: 20:27 EDT, 21 September 2023 In some quarters, Rishi Sunak has acquired the unfortunate reputation of being a bloodless technocrat who prefers poring over complex spreadsheets to duffing up political foes. So how refreshing that…

Keen gardener King Charles visits Parisian flower market named after his beloved mother – before speaking to firefighting heroes who battled to save Notre-Dame cathedral from flames

Keen gardener King Charles visits Parisian flower market named after his beloved mother – before speaking to firefighting heroes who battled to save Notre-Dame cathedral from flames

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The King and Queen took a colourful trip down memory lane on a pit stop to a Parisian flower market named after the late Queen. Just as pouring rain which had drenched the streets either side of the Seine, Charles and Camilla downed their umbrellas to warmly greet two stall holders who met Her Majesty…

Shop staff attacked with NEEDLES, Iceland boss reveals – as Co-op, John Lewis and Waitrose tell how police ‘inaction’ has caused crime epidemic with thieves using medieval maces to openly loot shelves

Shop staff attacked with NEEDLES, Iceland boss reveals – as Co-op, John Lewis and Waitrose tell how police ‘inaction’ has caused crime epidemic with thieves using medieval maces to openly loot shelves

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Iceland staff have been attacked by shoplifters with hypodermic needles, the chain’s boss has told MailOnline.  Richard Walker, executive chairman of Iceland Foods, is the latest retail leader to speak out about the increase in violent attacks on staff working at high street stores.  ‘Every single week I receive an average of 12 reports of…

Rishi takes axe to Tory green plans warning current 2030 target would cost families £15,000: PM delays ban on gas boilers and petrol and diesel cars, scraps plans for seven bins per home and says there will be no extra tax on flights or meat

Rishi takes axe to Tory green plans warning current 2030 target would cost families £15,000: PM delays ban on gas boilers and petrol and diesel cars, scraps plans for seven bins per home and says there will be no extra tax on flights or meat

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Rishi Sunak officially watered down a string of flagship Tory environmental measures tonight, warning that the UK was on ‘auto-pilot’ towards green decisions that would cost struggling families thousands of pounds. The Prime Minister hosted a Downing Street press conference to confirm plans to delay bans on new petrol car sales and gas boiler installation to 2035….

‘We’re not going to save the planet by bankrupting the British people’: Suella Braverman says the government will put the economy before the environment as Rishi Sunak moves to delay 2030 petrol car ban despite industry anger at ‘confusing’ change

‘We’re not going to save the planet by bankrupting the British people’: Suella Braverman says the government will put the economy before the environment as Rishi Sunak moves to delay 2030 petrol car ban despite industry anger at ‘confusing’ change

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Rishi Sunak is set to perform a major U-turn on one of the government’s flagship environmental policies by delaying a ban on new petrol and diesel cars to ease the financial burden on voters.  The Prime Minister is poised to push back a deadline to outlaw fossil fuel vehicle sales from 2030 to 2035 amid…

Trump claims ‘nobody’ showed up to Biden’s UN ‘surrender’ speech – five years after audience laughed at him: Ex-president mocks Joe as attendees are seen scrolling through their phones

Trump claims ‘nobody’ showed up to Biden’s UN ‘surrender’ speech – five years after audience laughed at him: Ex-president mocks Joe as attendees are seen scrolling through their phones

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Former President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that ‘nobody’ showed up to watch President Joe Biden’s United Nations General Assembly ‘surrender’ speech, despite footage showing a nearly full house for the Democratic president.  Biden’s address, which clocked in under 30 minutes, was met by some delegates scrolling Instagram and Google maps on their phones, according to a pool…

I love my XL Bully dog – owners should go out and prove how good they can be by walking them with pride

I love my XL Bully dog – owners should go out and prove how good they can be by walking them with pride

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A British woman who owns an XL bully dog has urged other owners to ‘get out there’ and show their dog is safe as ‘now is not the time to hide’. Sophie Coulthard, 39, who goes by Training Billy the Bully on social media, has a one-year-old dog called Billy who ‘loves cuddles’ and has…

How convicted drug dealers are running businesses selling XL Bullys from behind bars – as rogue breeders share videos of ‘bite work’ sessions using leather sticks, steroids and treadmills to exploit their pet’s aggression

How convicted drug dealers are running businesses selling XL Bullys from behind bars – as rogue breeders share videos of ‘bite work’ sessions using leather sticks, steroids and treadmills to exploit their pet’s aggression

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Gangsters and criminals are running lucrative businesses breeding dangerous American Bully XL dogs – with one allegedly overseeing his firm from behind bars. Drug kingpin Thomas Rayment was serving a six-year jail sentence while still seemingly running Muscletone Bullys UK, selling bulked-up Bully puppies. Rayment, who is a father, was 30 when he was jailed…