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Republicans to open Biden impeachment inquiry
The US House speaker Kevin McCarthy has called for a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden, claiming a committee has uncovered a “culture of corruption” around Mr Biden’s family, with allegations of abuse of power and obstruction.
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Would new North Sea oil and gas make Britain more energy independent?
The government will grant hundreds of new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea, Rishi Sunak said on Monday. The initial decision was announced last year, but Mr Sunak reiterated the plan this week alongside “millions of pounds” for so-called “carbon capture and storage” technology — which the government says would help reduce…
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“Not convinced by the evidence for a windfall tax on the banks”, says shadow chancellor
Labour wants banks to be compelled to follow a new set of rules – rather than just leaving it up to them.
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Farage bank row: ‘This is not the first case like this’, says David Davis MP
Earlier Matt spoke to the former Brexit secretary, David Davis, who’s described the decision to close Nigel Farage’s account as “thinly veiled political discrimination”.
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NatWest chief exec resigns for breaching customer confidentiality over Nigel Farage’s account
The boss of NatWest, Dame Alison Rose, has resigned after admitting she gave information to the BBC about Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank, and had made a “serious error of judgement”.
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‘The status quo doesn’t work’ – Wes Streeting MP on child poverty, coming out and reforming the NHS
Wes Streeting MP joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to talk about his journey from a Stepney council estate to the Labour frontbench in Westminster, his optimism that poverty is a trap we can escape and his vision for an NHS ‘fit for the future’ on the eve of the 2024 UK general election, on this week’s Ways to Change the World podcast.
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The iconic images of a tumultuous year in British politics
This has been something of a tumultuous year in British politics – three prime ministers, two monarchs, a major European war and a cost of living crisis.
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Boris Johnson could be out within days, says former private secretary
Joining Krishnan is Caroline Slocock, who was a senior civil servant at Number 10 and is now director of the Civil Exchange think tank.
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‘The dam has half broken’, Spectator editor says of ministerial resignations
Matt is joined by the editor of the Spectator Fraser Nelson.
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Loyal Boris Johnson PPS, Jonathan Gullis, hands in letter of resignation
MPs in the Commons are tonight reacting to the news of the resignations. Our policy correspondent Paul McNamara has been gauging the mood here.
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Power imbalance in Parliament needs to be addressed, General Secretary of the FDA says
Dave Penman who is general secretary of the civil servants union, the FDA, discusses our exclusive investigation into the extensive allegations that there is a culture of harassment and bullying in Parliament.
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Labour MP Chris Byrant says it’s ‘perfectly possible’ to change PM as he calls for general election
Joining Krishnan is Chris Bryant, who is chair of the Parliamentary Standards committee.
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Conservative MP Andrew Murrison resigns as Trade Envoy after “mulling over it for some time.”
The Conservative MP Andrew Murrison has announced he is resigning as a Trade Envoy, he tells Krishnan why.
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Chris Pincher scandal: Two police forces received reports of sexual assault
Let’s not forget where this whole scandal started – with allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the former Deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. Tonight this programme can reveal that two police forces, Stafforshire and the Met, received reports of sexual assault by a man believed to be Mr Pincher, one in 2019 and one six years…
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“I wouldn’t get too excited about resignations” says Jacob Rees-Mogg as senior cabinet ministers resign
Minister for Brexit opportunities Jacob Rees Mogg joins Matt Frei from the Houses of Parliament.
