Look: the Boris Johnson government wins the confidence with 349 votes
Conservative MPs will vote again on Tuesday in the Conservative leadership candidacy as the race for second place intensifies after Tom Tugendhat was knocked out.
Rishi Sunak remained the favorite with 115 votes, while Tugendhat received only 31 votes from the Conservative MPs in the third ballot.
Penny Mordaunt, who last week created a significant lead over Liz Truss, saw a drop in the vote share as she received 82 votes against the Foreign Minister’s 71, while Kemi Badenoch remained in the end of the race with 58 votes.
Mr Tugendhat had not yet said publicly which camp he could support, but Ms Mordaunt made a first effort to woo her support, tweeting that she had “admired” him for years.
Sky News, meanwhile, was forced to cancel the third and final televised debate, after leaders Sunak and Truss withdrew from the event on Tuesday evening amid reports of fears that the previous two debates had inflicted damage. “amazing” in the Conservative Party.
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Look: Grant Shapps warns it will take “decades” to adapt UK infrastructure to climate change
Grant Shapps warns it will take “decades” to adapt UK infrastructure to climate change
Emily Atkinson July 19, 2022 9:07 AM
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Liz Truss is committed to increasing defense spending
The hopeful number 10, Liz Truss, has pledged to get defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), a measure the size of the economy, by the end of the decade if it becomes in prime minister.
According to current plans, spending is expected to reach around 2.5% by 2030.
Ms Truss said: “We live in an increasingly dangerous world where the level of threat is higher than a decade ago, and we need a stronger deterrent to address these threats and ensure that Britain leads the global scenario.
“In the end, this requires more resources. My number one priority is to keep this country safe and people can trust me to do so.
“Britain and the free world are facing a turning point. We need a prime minister capable of leading internationally, who can also drive the economic growth we need here at home. I’m the best candidate to do it. “
Emily Atkinson19 July 2022 08:52
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“Decades” to fix the deformed railway lines and asphalt that are melting due to the climate crisis, warns the cabinet minister
It will take “decades” to fix the UK’s dilapidated infrastructure for the climate emergency, a cabinet minister warned, as the country prepares for the hottest day in history.
Grant Shapps said the problems of railroad buckling, airline sinking and road asphalt melting will be repeated for many, many years, Grant Shapps said in a gloomy message to the public .
The Transport Secretary agreed that the government had received prior notice of the current heat wave, but argued that it would take “decades to build and replace” the affected infrastructure.
Our Deputy Political Editor Rob Merrick reports:
“Decades” to fix the deformed railway lines and the melting of asphalt by the climate crisis – Minister
Grant Shapps says the rail network was only built to withstand 35 ° C, because “it was never imagined” that the UK would face higher temperatures
Emily Atkinson19 July 2022 08:43
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Truss rejects Sunak’s “socialist” brand
In an interview with The Times, hopeful leadership Liz Truss has vowed to use her first day as prime minister to eliminate Rishi Sunak’s 2.5 percent national insurance increase, reversing the plans to increase cooperation tax and eliminate green taxes on energy bills.
It was in response to his brand by the former chancellor as a “socialist” during Sunday’s leadership debate, an accusation stemming from Mr. Sunak of the Secretary of State’s plans to reduce more than 30 billion pounds in taxes.
After rejecting Mr. Sunak, Truss told the newspaper: “I am a conservative with low taxes, I think the way to achieve higher economic growth is through lower taxes, less regulation, investing in skills and attracting business to this country. You can’t record your path to growth. “
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Emily Atkinson July 19, 2022 8:31 AM
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The UK’s travel infrastructure “can’t cope” with the heat wave, Shapps admits
When asked if the UK’s transport system can cope with the weather, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps acknowledged: “The simple answer at the moment is no.
“Where these tracks are at 40 degrees in the air, on the ground they can be 50, 60, 70 and more. So you have a severe danger of breaking the tracks, what we can’t have are trains that pass over d ‘them and a terrible derailment.
“We have to be very careful and aware of that, so there are reduced speeds in large parts of the network.”
Emily Atkinson19 July 2022 08:14
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Shapps defends Johnson in the face of criticism from the heat wave
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has insisted that Boris Johnson did not come out before No. 10 after being criticized for not playing a direct enough role in the fight against the heat wave.
He told Sky News: “It’s literally not true, in fact the exact opposite is true.”
Shown by the Prime Minister’s trip on a Typhoon fighter jet, Shapps tried to defend the flight.
“In the end, it’s the responsibility of UK security,” Shapps said.
“There is a war in Europe. Why the hell wasn’t he going to meet with the RAF?
Emily Atkinson July 19, 2022 8:00 p.m.
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The “vicious cycle” forces children and adolescents into crisis after funding for early aid has been cut
Major cuts in funding for early childhood care have created a “vicious circle,” with thousands of more foster youth in need of crisis assistance, according to a new report backed by some of the world’s largest children’s charities. United Kingdom.
As Sure Start Centers, youth clubs, and family substance abuse services have closed, children and teens told reporters they believed they should “get hurt or hurt someone “before they can get help.
And the report found that the country’s poorest areas have been the hardest hit, with councils in England halving spending on early intervention services from £ 3.8 billion to £ 1.9 billion between 2010-11 and 2020-21.
Our political editor Andrew Woodcock has more:
The “cycle of vices” forces children and adolescents into crisis after the reduction of funds
Charities are asking for more government money for youth clubs and family support centers
Emily Atkinson19 July 2022 07:50
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Badenoch praises Tugendhat in the afternoon
Kemi Badenoch praised Tom Tugendhat on Monday evening, hours after he was eliminated from the competition’s conservative leading rival.
“And one last thing before you go to bed,” Mrs. Badenoch tweeted.
“Thank you and congratulations to my friend Tom Tugendhat for a well fought campaign.
“Like me, I deeply love our country and I know it would be an asset to any future Conservative government.”
Emily Atkinson19 July 2022 07:35
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Heat wave and Covid milestone on the agenda of the Prime Minister’s final scheduled cabinet
The outgoing Prime Minister is ready to praise the resistance of schools and the NHS in the face of the extreme heat in what is expected to be his last scheduled cabinet.
Boris Johnson, whose prime minister plummeted when support collapsed around him earlier this month, will also take the opportunity to commemorate a year since England took the fourth step on the roadmap. Covid, when most of the remaining restrictions were lifted.
Photo of the brochure issued by the UK Parliament of Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons
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Ministers will look back at the deployment of the vaccination program, said No. 10, as well as the NHS’s ability to deliver during the heat wave.
Speaking before the cabinet, the prime minister is expected to say, “We were the first country in the world to administer approved vaccines.
“Thanks to our scientists, NHS and volunteers who struck millions of guns, we built the strongest defense wall possible and were able to open our economy safely.”
Namita Singh July 19, 2022 7:20 AM
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The government will control inflation, says Chancellor Zahawi
The government will once again control inflation, Nadhim Zahawi is expected to say in his first speech as chancellor today.
Mr Zahawi, in a speech to City Hall, will say the country should “trust” that the government can control inflation as the pressure of the cost of living in households continues to rise.
He will also promise that the government will take care of the “task at hand”.
UK Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi reacts while visiting an Asda supermarket on July 4, 2022
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The newly installed chancellor, just out of his own unfortunate attempt to become a Conservative leader, will deliver the speech while the remaining candidates to replace Boris Johnson face up to the proposed tax cuts.
Namita Singh July 19, 2022 7:10 AM