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Major Tory donor accused of bribing former governor of Puerto Rico
Last night, the FBI arrested the former governor of Puerto Rico on bribery charges. The US Department of Justice alleged an international banker made political donations in return for tampering with an investigation into his bank.
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Liz Truss abandons plans to cut public sector pay
Conservative Party leadership candidate Liz Truss has abandoned plans to cut almost £9 billion from public sector pay in cheaper regions outside London – after furious senior Conservative MPs warned her it would hit nurses, police officers and teachers hard. Rishi Sunak’s campaign has called it a dramatic U-turn on a policy she announced just…
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Conservative MPs hold confidence vote in Boris Johnson’s leadership
“I will lead you to victory again” – that was Boris Johnson’s appeal to backbench Tory MPs this afternoon as he gave the speech of his political life, urging them to back him in tonight’s confidence vote and warning against what he called a “pointless fratricidal debate”.
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FactCheck: do Labour or the Conservatives charge lower council tax in England?
Senior figures from both parties have made claims this week.
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The frontline of Britain’s lockdown drink problem as alcohol deaths soar
Britain must urgently address its alcohol problem to stop more record-breaking deaths, one of the country’s leading liver specialists has warned as Channel 4 News was granted exclusive access to a specialist liver unit.
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FactCheck: Some Conservatives did defend fans who booed England
A number of Conservative MPs, including several ministers, did defend fans who booed England players for “taking the knee” before their Euro 2020 matches.
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ExxonMobil chief exec apologises over revelations of lobbying war against climate legislation
The chief executive of ExxonMobil has issued a public apology after secret filming of one of its senior lobbyists was broadcast exclusively on Channel 4 News exposing tactics used by the oil giant to water down US climate legislation.
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Revealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation
A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist has been captured on camera revealing how the oil giant is using its power and influence to water down US climate legislation.
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Revealed: British police received further complaint of sex crimes in relation to Jeffrey Epstein in 2019
A Channel 4 News investigation can reveal a woman contacted the Metropolitan Police in December 2019 to make allegations of sexual assault.
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Revealed: Epstein and Maxwell implicated in multiple UK abuse claims over a decade
Serious questions raised about why Met Police chose not to investigate alleged offences. Police said today they will ‘review the information’ reported by this programme.
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‘There is panic everywhere – people are running for hospitals’ – doctor in New Delhi
We hoped to speak to India’s ruling BJP party, but at the last hour they said they were unable to do it.
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Donald Trump’s ‘Project Alamo’: an insider speaks out
Former staffer speaks for the first time to Channel 4 News about the 2016 digital campaign.
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FactCheck Q&A: Boris Johnson’s offshore wind plans
The government has confirmed a previously-announced target to increase offshore wind capacity to 40GW by 2030.
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‘We may not have a peaceful transition of power,’ says Democratic strategist
We were joined by Cornell Belcher, a political strategist and pollster who served the Democratic Party and the polling teams for both Obama Presidential campaigns.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in hospital after suspected poisoning
It’s not the first time the outspoken leader of Russia’s main opposition party has been poisoned.