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No 10 refuses to deny Sunak was given informal warning about Raab’s behaviour before he made him deputy PM – as it happened

Dominic Raab under increasing pressure as civil servants’ union calls for him to be suspended until bullying inquiry concludes

The Guardian - UK

Day of disruption in UK as up to half a million join walkout

Up to half a million workers are expected to go on strike across the U.K. in what’s shaping up to be the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade

The Independent UK

Watch: Paddington station looks deserted after train drivers strike

Britain is facing strike chaos on Wednesday as up to half-a-million civil servants, teachers and train drivers walk out simultaneously in the most significant day of industrial action in a decade.

Evening Standard

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Sorry, Jeremy Hunt, we older people want to work. But bosses just don’t want us to

The chancellor says that Britain needs us oldies back in employment, but the discrimination we face is an outrage, says Dorothy Byrne

The Guardian - UK

Labour to use May vote to sharpen campaign ahead of general election

Exclusive: local elections will be chance to test regional organisers, digital operation and a slogan: ‘Build a Better Britain’

The Guardian - UK

London strikes latest: Over half of schools closed or partially closed due to teacher strike

Over half of schools were partially closed or closed due to teacher strikes on Wednesday, according to government figures of state-funded primary, secondary and special schools in England.

Evening Standard

UK's teachers and civil servants join mass strike on 'Walkout Wednesday'

Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands.

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Worst UK strikes for a decade shut schools, cripple rail network

Swathes of office staff will be forced to work from home Wednesday as widespread industrial action closes schools and cripples Britain’s rail network.

Tribune News Service

Campaigners challenge British arms export licences to Saudi Arabia

Britain is unlawfully allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the war in Yemen despite evidence of repeated violations of international humanitarian law, campaigners told London’s High Court on Tuesday.

Reuters

Few sanctioned Russian oligarchs disclose UK property, despite new law

Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year, Britain trumpeted new legislation requiring property-ownership disclosure aimed at cracking down on Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites laundering illicit wealth.

Reuters

UK to be worst-performing major economy in 2023 (including Russia), says IMF

Friends say I’m obsessed with the US economy. And they’d be right. First, there’s its sheer size: 24 per cent of global GDP on 4 per cent of the population. Second, its relentlessness: prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, America was enjoying its longest-ever economic expansion. Third, the wealth it generates…

Evening Standard

Why is the UK economy doing worse than the rest of the G7?

Factors behind IMF’s latest forecast which shows UK will be only large economy to contract this year

The Guardian - UK

Britain sanctions firms for supplying Myanmar military

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned two companies and two individuals it said had supplied Myanmar's air force with aviation fuel used to carry out bombing campaigns against the Asian country's own citizens.

Reuters

Brexit branded ‘complete disaster’ as £100bn a year loss to UK revealed

Brexit ‘a bunch of complete and total lies’, says ex-Tory donor Guy Hands on third anniversary of exit

The Independent UK

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Is Liz Truss plotting a comeback with the help of US Republicans?

LIZ Truss, Britain’s shortest-ever serving prime minister, is reportedly plotting a political comeback with advice from right-wing US politicians.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Britain’s economy is falling behind, with little end in sight

After national security, a strong economy is the top priority for any democratically-elected government. Sustainable growth and low inflation don’t just look good in Budget red books, they materially improve the lives of citizens. But in absolute and relative terms, Britain is falling behind.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Says It’s Not Practical to Send Ukraine Fighter Jets

Britain does not believe it is practical to send its fighter jets to Ukraine, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday, after Kyiv indicated it would push for such Western planes. "The UK's ... fighter jets are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly.…

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Britain says it's not practical to send Ukraine fighter jets

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The Independent UK

Lines through history: uncovering the secrets of lost Roman roads

Christopher Hadley goes on a journey to ancient Britain in an extract from his new book ‘The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past’

The Independent UK

Government schemes that can give you a discount on rent

Britain’s economic woes make finding affordable housing an even trickier prospect than usual

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under fire for his silence on costs of Brexit to Britain three years after leaving EU

Rishi Sunak was set on Tuesday to maintain his silence on the costs of Brexit to Britain amid growing warnings of the economic harm it is inflicting.

The Independent UK

Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine without Brexit, suggests top MEP

‘I think maybe without Brexit, maybe there was no invasion’, says Guy Verhofstadt

Reuters

Major Russian assault in Vuhledar unlikely to yield breakthrough, UK says

A major new Russian assault on the Ukrainian-held bastion of Vuhledar could make local gains but is unlikely to lead to an operational breakthrough, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Teachers join mass walkout in Britain after decade-long pay squeeze

London school teacher Lucy Preston will miss her son's fourth birthday on Thursday because she has to work a second job in the evening as a private tutor to make sure she can pay for her childcare and mortgage.

The Guardian - UK

Britain to be worst-performing major economy this year, warns IMF; UK mortgage approvals tumble and company insolvencies surge – as it happened

Britain is the only G7 economy forecast to shrink in 2023, the IMF says, as higher energy prices, rising mortgage costs and increased taxes hit growth.

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