Macron summons parties for crunch meeting in frantic effort to appoint PM

All parties except National Rally and La France Insoumise called on by president to show ‘collective responsibility’

Emmanuel Macron has summoned the leaders of several political parties to his office to demand they show “collective responsibility” as he attempts to appoint a new prime minister amid a deepening political crisis.

All political parties except Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, which is the biggest single opposition party, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s leftwing La France Insoumise were called to the meeting at the presidential palace before Macron’s self-imposed deadline to name a new prime minister by Friday night.

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Deadly earthquakes strike Philippines, triggering temporary tsunami warnings – CBS News

  1. Deadly earthquakes strike Philippines, triggering temporary tsunami warnings  CBS News
  2. M 7.4 - 20 km E of Santiago, Philippines  U.S. Geological Survey (.gov)
  3. Tsunami threat passes in Philippines and Indonesia after powerful quake, warning agency says  BBC
  4. A second powerful earthquake strikes off southern Philippines after first one kills at least 5  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. At least 7 dead after Philippines hit by twin quakes, tsunami warning up  Reuters
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The £1m man: why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Exclusive: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher Harborne

As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.

Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepted what is thought to be the largest donation ever to an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest and most private political donors.

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