Boris Johnson’s Tory leadership bid has received a new boost with the backing of Health Secretary Matt Hancock who pulled out of the contest last week. Despite having ruled out a no-deal Brexit during his campaign, in contrast to Mr Johnson, he said the former foreign secretary was now the best candidate to re-unite the
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A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed in east London. The victim, believed to be aged in his 40s, was found collapsed and suffering stab wounds in Whalebone Lane, near West Ham Lane, in Stratford on Monday morning. It comes after a weekend of bloodshed in the capital, which saw three
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Tory leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has hit out at frontrunner Boris Johnson, saying the party did not need a leader who could be seen as part of the “privileged elite”. The former Brexit secretary poured scorn on Mr Johnson’s reluctance to appear in the television debates, questioning whether he had the “mettle” to be prime
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Conservative Party leadership race front-runner Boris Johnson has claimed it is “perfectly realistic” to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement to allow Britain to leave the European Union in October. In his first broadcast interview of the contest, he agreed to take part in a BBC debate – but suggested he would miss one hosted by Channel
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Spain’s Supreme Court has denied a request by a Catalan separatist leader to leave jail so he can become a European Parliament member after being elected last month. The court said Catalonia’s former vice president Oriol Junqueras will not be allowed to attend a session on Monday at the Spanish Parliament where elected candidates to
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Conservative leadership hopeful Michael Gove has said he “deeply regrets” taking cocaine “on several occasions”. The Environment Secretary said he used the drug 20 years ago and branded it “a mistake”. It comes after fellow Tory contender Rory Stewart apologised for smoking opium at a wedding in Iran. Mr Gove told the Daily Mail: “I
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