It’s taken three years to recover from China hack, election watchdog says

It’s taken three years to recover from China hack, election watchdog says The UK’s elections watchdog says it’s taken three years and at least a quarter of a million pounds to fully recover from a hack that saw the private details of 40m voters accessed by Chinese cyber spies. Last year, the Electoral Commission was… Continue reading It’s taken three years to recover from China hack, election watchdog says

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Labour body meet to plan race to replace Rayner as deputy

Labour body meet to plan race to replace Rayner as deputy 13 minutes ago Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Reuters Labour’s ruling body is due to meet to draw up plans for a deputy leadership election to replace Angela Rayner, who resigned last week after admitting to underpaying stamp duty. The party’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC)… Continue reading Labour body meet to plan race to replace Rayner as deputy

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Healey says more military sites could house asylum seekers

Healey says more military sites could house asylum seekers 9 hours ago Paul SeddonPolitical reporter The defence secretary has said the government is looking at expanding the use of military sites to house asylum seekers, as it seeks to move people out of hotels. John Healey also confirmed officials were considering other types of “non-military”… Continue reading Healey says more military sites could house asylum seekers

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Angela Rayner resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat

Angela Rayner resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat Angela Rayner has resigned as housing secretary and deputy prime minister two days after admitting she underpaid the stamp duty due on her £800,000 flat in Hove. She has also stepped down as deputy Labour leader, a position to which she was elected by party members.… Continue reading Angela Rayner resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat

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PM refuses to say if he will sack Rayner if she broke rules

PM refuses to say if he will sack Rayner if she broke rules 1 hour ago Chris MasonPolitical editor, Kate WhannelPolitical reporter and Billy KenberPolitics investigation correspondent Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say if he will sack Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner if his standards adviser concludes she broke the… Continue reading PM refuses to say if he will sack Rayner if she broke rules

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Head of UK’s Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat

Head of UK’s Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat 6 minutes ago Graham FraserTechnology reporter PA The chief executive of the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) has resigned following staff unrest and a warning the charity was at risk of collapse. Dr Jean Innes said she was stepping down from the Alan… Continue reading Head of UK’s Turing AI Institute resigns after funding threat

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Rayner consulted three people before flat purchase

Rayner consulted three people before flat purchase Angela Rayner initially consulted three people before the purchase of her £800,000 flat in Hove, which she has admitted to underpaying stamp duty on, the BBC understands. It is understood the deputy prime minister consulted one individual experienced in conveyancing and two experts on the law around trusts… Continue reading Rayner consulted three people before flat purchase

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Analysis: Rayner’s political future under threat after tax admission

Analysis: Rayner’s political future under threat after tax admission The housing secretary has admitted paying the wrong amount of tax on a house. That is pretty much the worst headline conceivable about any housing secretary, let alone Angela Rayner, who is also the deputy prime minister and spent years as Labour’s sleazehunter-in-chief. That’s the straightforward… Continue reading Analysis: Rayner’s political future under threat after tax admission

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Luigi Mangione’s likeness used to model shirt on Shein

Luigi Mangione’s likeness used to model shirt on Shein Fast-fashion giant Shein has launched an investigation after an image of Luigi Mangione – accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year – was used to model a shirt. An image with his likeness, which appeared to show him wearing a white,… Continue reading Luigi Mangione’s likeness used to model shirt on Shein

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