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Johnson dodges LBC radio host’s questions about his children

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Johnson dodges LBC radio host's questions about his children PM refuses to comment when asked how involved he is in his children’s livesAll the day’s politics news – liveBoris Johnson has refused to disclose how many children he has or whether he is involved in their lives, in an appearance on a radio phone-in show during which he was questioned over past comments about single mothers.Answering listeners’ questions on LBC, Johnson was challenged by one caller about an article he wrote in 1995 in which he blamed single mothers for “producing a generation of ill-raised, ignorant, aggressive and illegitimate children.” Continue reading... Go to Source

How Kamala Harris’s Campaign Unraveled

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How Kamala Harris’s Campaign Unraveled Ms. Harris is the only 2020 Democrat who has fallen hard out of the top tier of candidates. She has proved to be an uneven campaigner who changes her message and tactics to little effect and has a staff torn into factions. Go to Source

General election: Boris Johnson holds press conference with former Vote Leave campaigners – live news

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General election: Boris Johnson holds press conference with former Vote Leave campaigners – live news Prime minister’s no-show at leaders’ climate debate dominates morning politicsJohnson deflects question of how many children he hasTories left on ice as leaders vie to show climate credentialsWho won the general election climate debate?Sign up for the morning briefing 11.48am GMTQ: Have your views on single mothers changed since 1995?Johnson says he has addressed this. 11.45am GMTQ: You have blamed everyone for the failure to deliver Brexit. Are any of you willing to take responsiblity for the fact that you started this project without a plan?Johnson says this is a great project. It is a tragedy that parliament has blocked it. Continue reading... Go to Source

Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Malta PM vows to stay until investigation complete

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Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Malta PM vows to stay until investigation complete Anger from protesters as Joseph Muscat says his job is to ‘see this investigation concluded’Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, emerged from a marathon cabinet meeting at 3am on Friday to announce that he would stay in the job until the investigation into the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was complete.In a night of high drama in Valletta, Muscat had summoned ministers to his office to decide whether to grant a presidential pardon to a businessman arrested last week on suspicion of masterminding the journalist’s assassination in October 2017. Continue reading... Go to Source

Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups

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Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups Revelations raise questions about influence of foreign funding on British politicsHow the right’s radical thinktanks reshaped the Conservative partyEleven wealthy American donors who have given a total of more than $3.7m (£2.86m) to rightwing UK groups in the past five years have been identified, raising questions about the influence of foreign funding on British politics.The donations have been given to four British thinktanks that have been vocal in the debate about Brexit and the shape of the UK’s future trade with the EU, and an organisation that claims to be an independent grassroots campaign representing ordinary British taxpayers. Continue reading... Go to Source

Arsenal sack Unai Emery and appoint Ljungberg as interim head coach

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Arsenal sack Unai Emery and appoint Ljungberg as interim head coach • Spaniard departs after 18 months in charge• ‘We have full confidence in Freddie to take us forward’Arsenal have sacked Unai Emery after a disastrous run of form led to the Spaniard’s position becoming untenable.Emery’s dismissal had seemed a matter of time in recent days, with Arsenal eighth in the Premier League and unable to achieve any semblance of consistency in their performances. The decisive blow was a 2-1 Europa League defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night in front of a half-empty Emirates Stadium, which forced the club’s board to act after weeks of deliberation. Freddie Ljungberg, the first-team coach, will take over as interim head coach. Continue reading... Go to Source

Hillsborough families voice outrage at not guilty verdict

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Hillsborough families voice outrage at not guilty verdict Families furious as former police chief David Duckenfield is cleared of manslaughterHow David Duckenfield’s trial left Hillsborough families distraught againBereaved Hillsborough families have reacted with outrage to the not guilty verdict delivered in the prosecution for manslaughter of the former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield, who was in command of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at which 96 people were fatally injured.The verdict followed a 30-year campaign for justice by the families, which in 2012 led to the quashing of the original 1991 inquest and its verdict of accidental death, and a new legal process. Continue reading... Go to Source
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