All news by author: Dave Burke

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David Cameron visits Ukraine in first overseas trip since surprise return
New Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he didn't always agree with Boris Johnson, but support for the war-torn nation was the "finest thing" his rival did as PM
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Tory Rwanda plan in tatters as Supreme Court rules deportations are illegal
The long-awaited Supreme Court decision on the controversial Rwanda deportation project leaves Rishi Sunak's pledge to stop the boats in tatters after Suella Braverman accused him of having no Plan B
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Rwanda plan explained - eye-watering cost, cancelled planes and legal woes
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled the Government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, more than 18 months after it was announced by former Home Secretary Priti Patel
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Tories at war as Suella Braverman letter sparks 'grid of s***' warning for PM
Rishi Sunak is grappling to keep control of his deeply divided party after Suella Braverman's extraordinary attack accusing him of dishonesty and incompetence, with Jacob Rees-Mogg among those backing her
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Rishi Sunak faces Rwanda court D-Day as Suella Braverman loyalists attack him
On Wednesday the Supreme Court will deliver a final judgement on whether the Rwanda deportation scheme is legal amid calls from the Tory right for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
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No10 won't say what new 'common sense' minister Esther McVey will actually do
Rishi Sunak raised eyebrows when he appointed Esther McVey as a minister without portfolio in his cabinet reshuffle. Insiders said she would be responsible for pushing back against the 'woke agenda'
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Tory civil war looms as rebel MPs vow to raise hell over Cameron and Braverman
Supporters of ousted Home Secretary Suella Braverman have threatened to "raise hell", while the appointment of David Cameron has left MPs "agog and angry" amid fresh WhatsApp plotting by rebels
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Nadine Dorries tells Susanna Reid PM must call General Election amid Tory anger
Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told Good Morning Britain that Rishi Sunak "can't continue on the basis that he was elected" as she demanded a General Election
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Cameron makes admission in first Foreign Secretary interview
'Scandal-hit' unelected David Cameron is the new Foreign Secretary after James Cleverly moved to the Home Office after Suella Braverman was finally booted out after a string of controversies
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Suella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary with James Cleverly taking over
Tory Suella Braverman has been ousted as Home Secretary after weeks of controversy as she was accused of inflaming tensions around Armistice Day protests, with James Cleverly taking her place
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Top Tory admits Braverman partly to blame for violence as she faces sack today
Defence Minister James Heappey insisted Suella Braverman was 'not entirely' responsible for ugly scenes at the Cenotaph, as speculation builds that Rishi Sunak could hold reshuffle
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Suella Braverman 'to go nuclear with Rishi Sunak' if Rwanda plan deemed illegal
Under-fire Home Secretary Suella Braverman is likely to demand the UK withdraws from the European Convention on Human Rights (EDHR) if the Rwanda scheme is deemed illegal by the Supreme Court
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Liz Truss cut out of Theresa May's photo of former prime ministers together
Theresa May shared an image of former Prime Ministers at the Cenotaph - but there were only six in the shot, with flash-in-a-pan leader Liz Truss cropped out
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Liz Truss among seven former Prime Ministers paying respects at Cenotaph
Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major attended the national Remembrance Sunday service - though Ms Truss did not lay a wreath during her 49-day premiership
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Nadine Dorries asks if Michael Gove was 'playing to the gallery' by being mobbed
In an extraordinary broadside at her former cabinet colleague, Nadine Dorries told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that any "sensible" politician wouldn't have been at Victoria Station
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Grant Shapps squirms as Laura Kuenssberg asks if he's fed up of Suella Braverman
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was told by Laura Kuenssberg that cabinet members are fed up of Suella Braverman "shooting her mouth off"
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Suella Braverman lays wreath at Cenotaph 24 hours after clashes she's blamed for
Suella Braverman was at the Cenotaph alongside war heroes, royals and senior colleagues despite being accused of inciting ugly scenes at the memorial yesterday
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13 times Suella Braverman could have got a red card, and the one time she did
Rishi Sunak is once again weighing up whether to sack whether to sack Home Secretary Suella Braverman after numerous times he could have done so. She was previously booted out by Liz Truss
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Labour and Tory MPs unite to praise Daily Mirror's 'respect' front page
Former Tory Cabinet member David Davis said The Daily Mirror had got the issue "exactly right" after the Royal British Legion backed the right to protest
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Tory anger grows at Suella Braverman as cabinet members decline to back her
Suella Braverman's job as Home Secretary is hanging by a thread with cabinet members Jeremy Hunt and Robert Halfon both declining to back her and backbencher Tim Loughton saying 'it needs to stop'
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Minister racks up £11,000 bill for taxpayers using iPad on holiday
The massive taxpayer-funded bill was built up by the SNP's Scottish Health Secretary Michael Matheson, with roaming charges costing over £65 an hour for the seven days he was in Morocco
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Police officers must be banned from paying for sex to improve trust, MPs demand
A scathing new report by the cross-party Home Affairs Select Committee says steps to root out bad behaviour by officers "aren't good enough" and said a ban on paying for sex is among a raft of measures needed
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PM admits Suella Braverman defied him over police row but still won't sack her
Labour said Rishi Sunak has 'no backbone' as No10 confirmed Home Secretary Suella Bravermen did not get permission for a diatribe accusing the police of 'playing favourites'
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Rishi Sunak's key NHS pledge 'in tatters' as waiting list hits record level
Rishi Sunak is accused of failing patients after new figures reveal the NHS waiting list reached a new high of 7.77million at the end of September
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Labour calls on Sunak to quit if he doesn't sack 'dangerous' Braverman
Rishi Sunak was told that if he doesn't sack Suella Braverman it will prove he's "given up on serious Government" - as minister Mark Harper repeatedly refused to back her