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Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of betrayal in scathing letter Former Health Secretary Suella Braverman has unleashed a scathing attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, just a day after he sacked her. In a letter to the PM, she said he had repeatedly failed on key politics and broken pledges over immigration. She said the PM had adopted “wishful thinking” to “avoid having to make hard choices”, she wrote. A ruling on the government’s Rwanda plan will be announced on Wednesday. It will be a key moment for the UK government and could reignite divisions among Tory MPs over the…

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He’s not an MP, so how can David Cameron return to the cabinet? The Guardian says To those not fully up to speed with UK politics, the idea of putting someone who retired as an MP seven years ago into a top government job might seem extremely odd. But David Cameron’s elevation to foreign secretary is not without precedent. How can Cameron be in the cabinet and not in the Commons? By being made a peer. The Downing Street announcement of Cameron’s job said that the former prime minister was immediately being made a life peer, meaning he will sit…

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David Cameron to return to cabinet table after seven years Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has returned to frontline politics, in a shock announcement from the government. Seven years after leaving politics, David Cameron has now been appointed Foreign Secretary in Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet. His recall to government sees him replace James Cleverly, who is now the new home secretary after Suella Braverman got sacked. Braverman was sacked following her criticism of the Met Police. David Cameron, now known as Lord Cameron, was appointed to the House of Lords on Monday. There are questions over how Cameron will be…

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Storm Debi: Thunderstorm warning in place for parts of England Thunderstorm warnings are in place for southern England after Storm Debi brought wild weather to part of the UK. A yellow warning has been put in place following the heavy rain and wind across northern England and Scotland, with gusts of over 70mph recorded in Wales and Northern Ireland. Dewnpours are expected across the south coast and London until noon on Tuesday. Debi is the fourth storm of this winter so far. The storm first hit Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, then Wales before moving eastwards and into…

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NHS struggling to open extra winter beds and fill staffing gaps A lack of funds means hospitals will need to scale back on opening extra beds to cope with winter, according to NHS Providers – which represents hospital managers. The warning came after the Treasury rejected pleas for an extra £1bn to cover the cost of strikes. Recruitment to plug gaps in the workforce was also having to be put on hold, NHS Providers said. But the government says winter planning is on track and pointed out the goal to open 10,000 “virtual” hospital beds had been met. This is…

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Tory reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out as Rishi Sunak reworks his cabinet The Independent says David Cameron has been confirmed as foreign secretary as Rishi Sunak begins a dramatic reshuffle of his top team by sacking Suella Braverman. The former PM walked inside No 10 shortly before 9am as Mr Sunak seeks to create a “united” frontbench before next years’ crunch election. After a tumultuous weekend, in which the home secretary was accused of stiring unrest on the streets and accusing the police of bias for allowing a pro-Palestine march to go ahead on Armistice Day, the prime minister…

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