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Tory rebels warned they will be punished over 'confidence vote' in 1.30am U-turnThe 36 MPs who abstained include Boris Johnson, Kwasi Kwarteng, Theresa May and Liz Truss herself
Missing couple found dead in Lefkada ravineA man and a woman who went missing in Lefkada, western Greece, on Tuesday afternoon were found dead in a ravine at the south of the island.The couple was found trapped in its car in an inaccessible area in Ponti and firefighters were trying to retrieve the bodies, the Fire service said.
Greece jumps four places in OECD's International Tax Competitiveness Compared to the 38 OECD members, Greece ended up 29th in 2022 from 33rd in 2021, with 59.2 points in the current index (2022), over 58.6 points in 2021.
How Liz Truss lettuce news became a global jokeWhat started as a bit of fun by one British newspaper was the tip of the iceberg
MPs condemn Nadine Dorries for claims Channel 4 faked TV showThe Conservative MP sparked the bizarre row earlier this year when she told parliament that Channel 4 had faked a reality TV programme by employing actors who pretended to be struggling families.In 2010 Dorries spent a week living in a deprived community for the Tower Block of Commons show, which was designed to show MPs the reality of life in poverty. The politician said she later discovered many of the people she met while filming the show “were actually actors” while others were students at acting school.But the House of Commons culture select committee has now concluded Dorries’ claims of fakery are not “credible” and suggested she “appears to have taken an opportunity, under the protection of privilege, to traduce the reputation of Channel 4”.At the time she made the accusation Dorries was leading government efforts to privatise Channel 4.
Feast Day Of Agios Gerasimos, Patron Saint Of Kefalonia
Liz Truss is ‘charmless, graceless, brainless, and useless’, former Tory minister saysEdwina Currie says prime minister will not survive as Tory leader
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Eurovision: Bulgaria is latest country to pull out of Liverpool song contest
Liz Truss resigns: Boris Johnson expected to run in Tory leadership race as PM quits - live updates Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the Tory leadership contest to replace his successor Liz Truss, The Telegraph understands.
A Tory MP has just sent me this tweet and says: "If this happens I will immediately defect to the Labour party."
Truss has just resigned, will stay as PM until new leader chosen by Conservative MPs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63309400
Amazon could pay UK shoppers £900m compensationAmazon shoppers in the UK could receive a share of £900m in compensation, once a legal claim is submitted against the technology giant.The proposed claim alleges the company breached competition law and caused customers to pay higher prices.
Liz Truss can claim £115,000 every year from taxpayer despite serving for just six weeksTruss survived just 45 days in No 10, consigning herself to the history books as the country’s shortest serving prime ministerIn addition to this already significant sum, claimants are also able to claim a pension allowance to contribute towards their staff pension costs capped at 10 per cent of the PCDA.
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