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Football could be key part of Labour’s election manifesto, reveals Keir Starmer

Exclusive: The Labour leader tells The Independent his party will be pushing for a ‘fairer’ sport and promises to ramp up the number of community football pitches if he becomes prime minister

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson timeline as former Conservative Party deputy chairman becomes first Reform UK MP

From Tory deputy chairman to the first MP for Reform UK - we chart the political life of Lee Anderson

Evening Standard

Tory email hints at date for next general election after Rishi Sunak's surprise reshuffle

An email aimed at introducing new Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands - who will take charge of the Tory election campaign - appears to have revealed when we'll be going to the polls

Daily Mirror

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After Brexit, Britain’s competitors are running rings around us. Sunak’s not even at the races

This reshuffle will make little difference: we’re going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead end, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

BBC chair concedes he acted as a sort of ‘introduction agency’ over £800k loan for Boris Johnson

Richard Sharp also admitted he discussed job at broadcaster with the then PM before he applied

The Independent UK

UK and EU look for new roles after Brexit

Britain has made moral and military support for Ukraine a fundamental plank of its post-Brexit foreign policy, winning support in Eastern Europe and aligning itself with the US, Alexander Zevin writes is this month's Monde Diplomatique

Radio France Internationale

Sharp practice? Never! BBC chair is just one of life’s natural born winners

Reluctant participant faces Commons select committee with an interest in that £800k credit facility Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

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BBC chairman denies he gave Boris Johnson financial advice

BBC chairman Richard Sharp has denied that he gave Boris Johnson financial advice. He was appearing before the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, after the disclosure that he helped Mr Johnson secure a loan of up to £800,000 before the then-prime minister backed his appointment to lead the…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson's decision to hand top BBC job to pal was 'a bit banana republic', says MP

Tory donor Richard Sharp is accused of helping Boris Johnson secure a loan of up to £800,000 before the then-prime minister backed his appointment to lead the BBC

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson agreed Brexit protocol knowing it was a ‘mess’, says John Major

Johnson’s administration made promises over Northern Ireland deal it knew were unworkable, former PM tells MPs

The Guardian - UK

Greg Hands: From pool attendant to Tory chair, the Remainer and Germanophile who’s replaced Zahawi

Hands doesn’t easily commend himself to the Tories’ Ukippy membership, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps given net zero brief - what's his voting record on climate issues like?

Shapps is now in charge of energy security as well as the portfolio to meet emissions targets - but what is his voting record on climate?

The National (Scotland)

Richard Sharp says he told PM he wanted BBC chair job before applying

Comment comes as MPs grill Sharp about role in facilitating loan for Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Richard Sharp BBC appointment branded 'a bit banana republic' in grilling by MPs

RICHARD Sharp’s explanation of how he was involved in facilitating an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson before being appointed BBC chairman has…

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The Independent UK

BBC chair Richard Sharp denies role in loan for Boris Johnson before appointment

Mr Sharp insisted he acted ‘in good faith’ as a ‘go-between’ for Mr Johnson’s cousin Sam Blyth and the Cabinet Secretary.

The Independent UK

UK leader Sunak shakes up govt to focus on business, energy

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shaken up his government in a bid to assert control amid ethics scandals and sniping from Conservative Party colleagues

Evening Standard

Tory grandees are split on Rishi Sunak’s election chances

Will it be 1992 or 1997 for Rishi? We asked Michael Portillo and Lord Heseltine

The Conversation

Data bombing and dead cats – how PR uses practices of secrecy to influence media and society

More than 100 years ago, sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that secrecy is a core part of all human relationships. The ratio of secrecy to openness in a society, he argued, can tell us much about that society. I explore this in my new book, examining how public relations secrecy techniques…

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The Guardian - UK

Britain, we had a thing with Truss and Johnson but it was toxic and we were right to end it. Just walk away

Both blame us for the breakdown and want to try again, but that just speaks to their self-delusion, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

BBC chair Richard Sharp denies giving Boris Johnson financial advice before getting job

BBC chairman Richard Sharp insisted he has “never given financial advice” to Boris Johnson as he was grilled by MPs on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

The awkward truth is that Liz Truss isn’t wrong about everything

It is a truth acknowledged by everyone who is not Liz Truss that her defence of a firefly era as prime minister has more flaws than selling points. Her essay in the Sunday Telegraph and a spirited interview by Spectator editors last night yield the conclusion that Truss blames systemic…

Daily Mirror

Shameless Boris Johnson and Liz Truss must take blame for 'chaos' says ex-Tory leader

Former Conservative leader William Hague slammed remorseless ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for failing accept responsibility for their disastrous stints in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss should admit blame for ‘chaos’, says ex-Tory leader

Troublesome ex-PMs ducking responsibility for ‘failure’, says William Hague

The Independent UK

BBC chairman to be grilled by MPs amid questions over Boris Johnson loan

Richard Sharp will appear before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Independent UK

Why are MPs questioning the BBC chair on Boris Johnson’s finances?

Questions over the ex-prime minister’s personal finances are set to come to the fore once again, writes Sean O’Grady

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