Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims

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Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’

Kemi Badenoch plotted with fellow Conservative cabinet ministers to remove Rishi Sunak as prime minister months before the general election, it has been claimed.

Anthony Seldon, who has written political biographies of every prime minister since John Major, has alleged in a new book that Badenoch, who was business secretary at the time, phoned several other cabinet ministers to ask “if anyone was interested in changing the captain”.

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One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts ‘in two minds’ about whether gay people should be equal

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Footage shows senator on stage at the Church and State conference responding to question about party’s director James Ashby

One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts told a conference earlier this year that he was in “two minds” about whether gay people should have equal rights.

In footage from June’s Church and State conference, released on Sunday, the senator can be seen responding to a question about James Ashby, the party’s director, who is gay.

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‘Forget about going back’: 9 years on, Rohingya crisis enters dangerous phase – NPR

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  1. ‘Forget about going back’: 9 years on, Rohingya crisis enters dangerous phase  NPR
  2. Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar  AP News
  3. What would justice look like if there were no Rohingya left in Myanmar?  Al Jazeera
  4. Why Rohingya refugees still can't return to Myanmar  dw.com
  5. UN Member States urged to end impunity for Rohingya genocide  United News of Bangladesh
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Ukraine Just Got More French Crotale Air Defenses. Bad News for Russia’s Shaheds and Cruise Missiles – UNITED24 Media

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  1. Ukraine Just Got More French Crotale Air Defenses. Bad News for Russia’s Shaheds and Cruise Missiles  UNITED24 Media
  2. France, UK step up missile support for Ukraine as European leaders meet  CNBC
  3. Britain, France pledge stronger support as Ukraine marks Independence Day  Reuters
  4. Ukraine’s allies convene in Kyiv as Zelenskyy seeks air defence boost  Al Jazeera
  5. Burnham says UK with Ukraine ‘all the way’ despite ‘outrageous threats’ from Russia – Europe live  The Guardian
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Andrew Tate Rented Yacht And Supercars To Look Rich Online, Lawyers Say – Forbes

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  1. Andrew Tate Rented Yacht And Supercars To Look Rich Online, Lawyers Say  Forbes
  2. Andrew Tate exaggerates and did not own supercars in photos, his lawyers say  BBC
  3. Andrew Tate rented supercars to appear ‘uberwealthy’, says his lawyer  The Guardian
  4. Tate brothers fake their wealth for social media, say lawyers  The Telegraph
  5. Barron’s Manosphere Pals Forced to Make Embarrassing Wealth Admission  The Daily Beast
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Ukraine’s Double-Barreled Drone Strikes Snarl Russian Oil Flows – Bloomberg

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  1. Ukraine's Double-Barreled Drone Strikes Snarl Russian Oil Flows  Bloomberg
  2. Two killed, refinery on fire in Russia’s Krasnodar after drone attack  Al Jazeera
  3. Putin Left Reeling as Russia Is Hit Where It Hurts  The Daily Beast
  4. Deadly Ukrainian Strikes in Southern Russia Force Oil Refinery to Shut Down  The Moscow Times
  5. Ukraine hits Russia's Afipsky oil refinery and Astrakhan gas processing plant – facilities supplying Russian  Українська правда
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Ukraine Gets More Patriot Missiles Alongside New Air Defense Support – Kyiv Post

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  1. Ukraine Gets More Patriot Missiles Alongside New Air Defense Support  Kyiv Post
  2. What happens when interceptor missiles run out  The Economist
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Small batch of Patriots arrives as Zelenskyy pleads for more  The Guardian
  4. Dwindling Patriot Supplies Leave Kyiv in the Line of Fire  WSJ
  5. Tiny Asian Country Emerges as Europe’s “Savior” as Interceptor Missiles Run Dry, U.S. Stocks Plunge  EurAsian Times
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UK officials prepare for potential Trump talks as Burnham plans New York trip

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PM known to be keen to attend UN general assembly after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine

UK officials are making preparations for a potential meeting between Andy Burnham and Donald Trump after the prime minister said he hoped to attend next month’s UN general assembly in New York.

Burnham is known to be particularly keen to attend the annual gathering after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, when he pledged to help drum up more international support for Ukraine.

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UK officials prepare for potential Trump talks as Burnham plans New York trip

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PM known to be keen to attend UN general assembly after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine

UK officials are making preparations for a potential meeting between Andy Burnham and Donald Trump after the prime minister said he hoped to attend next month’s UN general assembly in New York.

Burnham is known to be particularly keen to attend the annual gathering after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, when he pledged to help drum up more international support for Ukraine.

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