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A nightmare verdict for Suella's dream
The Court of Appeal thwarts Home Secretary Suella Braverman's eye-wateringly expensive Rwanda plan (for now) - cue a government appeal and derision a…
2 years, 8 months ago
How water became a dirty word
As we record, the government is on standby in case Thames Water collapses. The country's largest water company has £14billion of debt, and is rudderl…
2 years, 8 months ago
Matt Hancock says sorry for Covid
Matt Hancock appeared before the Covid inquiry to offer a profound apology. He threw the government pandemic strategy under a bus with his assessment…
2 years, 8 months ago
Has Putin lost control?
On Saturday morning it looked like we might see the collapse of one of the world's longest standing dictators, Vladimir Putin. By Monday things were …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Titan submersible: when is tourism too extreme?
This week, the world has been captivated ( and wrapped up in hope) by the tragedy of the five people who've died in an attempt to visit the wreck of …
2 years, 8 months ago
Who's to blame for this mortgage pain?
For the thirteenth time in a row interest rates have gone up.
They’re now at 5% - the highest level since 2008.
What is the knock on effect for all o…
2 years, 8 months ago
Lost at sea - why are we obsessed with the sunken sub?
The world is watching a vessel we cant even find.
Newsrooms are counting down the hours of oxygen they think are left in the Titan capsule. Internati…
2 years, 8 months ago
Will Rishi regret running from the vote?
We have now learnt that just seven MPs supported Boris Johnson in last night's vote in parliament. But 235 of his colleagues abstained from it all to…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why are Tories bottling the 'Partygate' vote?
The Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has just confirmed to The News Agents that the Met are looking at the video evidence of a party during lockdown …
2 years, 8 months ago
Why Boris is the least of Rishi's problems
Boris Johnson has dominated the headlines this week. But, peek behind the bluster and noise, and the country has far bigger fish to fry. The question…
2 years, 8 months ago