The Independent

Dame Priti Patel has said she will stand to be Tory party leader, making her the fifth Conservative MP to throw her hat in the ring.She joins Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick in the race to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader.She wrote on Twitter: “I am standing to be the new Leader of the Conservative Party. We must unite to win!“I can lead us in opposition and unite our party and get us match fit for the next election, with unity, experience and strength.”I am standing to be the new Leader of the Conservative Party.🇬🇧We must Unite...

Priti Patel becomes fifth to declare Tory leadership bid

 Mel Stride offered a four-word response when asked why he should be the next Conservative Party leader.The former work and pensions secretary has become the fourth MP to announce they are joining the race for the Tory leadership.He told BBC Breakfast on Friday 26 July he has been “fully nominated” as a candidate, joining Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick in the race to replace Rishi Sunak.Mr Stride was also quizzed on why he should be the next leader despite being the “broadcast face” of the “failed Tory general election campaign”.“I’m a team player,” he responded.      Read More               Rishi Sunak jokes Team GB won’t take winning tips from him at Paris OlympicsJames Cleverly pays tribute to parents in Tory leadership bid videoCleverly hints he will launch Tory leadership bid      

Mel Stride’s four-word response on why he should be next Tory leader

The Guardian

The former home secretary joins the contest with Kemi Badenoch expected to confirm she will run and Suella Braverman at risk of insufficient support

Patel accuses rivals of waging ‘personal vendettas’ as she launches Tory leadership bid

 James Cleverly will become the first Tory to throw their hat in the ring and replace Rishi Sunak in what promises to be a fierce leadership battle.The former home secretary said he could “unite the Conservative Party and overturn Starmer’s loveless landslide” as he blew the race wide open with an emotional pitch featuring clips of home video of his childhood growing up in south London.In a post on social media, the shadow minister said he was running to “restore the confidence of the British people in us as a party” and “re-establish our reputation” as a party that...

James Cleverly enters race to become next Tory leader

Shadow leader of the House of Commons Chris Philp has said the Government’s majority will be “gone by Easter” due to their “significant back bench rebellion” over the two child benefit cap.During Business questions in the Commons on Thursday, Mr Philp derided Labour’s 167 majority, saying that former Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority Government had not “managed a rebellion within three weeks of an election”.On Tuesday the Government comfortably defeated an SNP-led amendment to scrap the two child benefit cap, but seven Labour MPs had the whip suspended for defying the party line and backing the amendment.Former shadow chancellor John...

Government majority ‘gone by Easter’ if rebellion continues – shadow minister

Beccy Barr who became a firefighter after leaving the BBC is described as an "inspiration to many".

'Inspirational' former BBC TV presenter dies

Police are investigating a "sickening, heartless assault" on a horse, which was found dead and mutilated in a field. Nottinghamshire Police said Alfie, a 16-year-old traditional tri-coloured cob, was found at a property off Owday Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, at about 10:30 BST on Thursday. Alfie was last seen fit and...

Horse killed and mutilated in 'cruel' attack

Up to 115 jobs are at risk under plans to close a McCain Foods factory in Lincolnshire. The manufacturer said it had launched a consultation into the future of the plant near Grantham. McCain is proposing to end production of a brand of microwave chips called Fries To Go, which...

Chips factory closure plan puts 115 jobs at risk

The Reform UK leader was showered in drink while launching his general election campaign last month.

Woman denies assault after Farage milkshake attack

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A Somerset man who attacked his wife with a baseball bat and broom has been jailed. Ashley Jeanes was sentenced to three years and one month at Taunton Crown Court on Thursday. Between March 2019 and January 2020, Jeanes assaulted and injured his wife on multiple occasions, the court heard.

Man who attacked wife with baseball bat jailed

The victim, aged 30, remains in hospital in a serious, but stable condition, police say.

Man attacked with bat in serious condition

A man in his 60s has died after a two-vehicle crash in Wiltshire, police say.

Motorcyclist dies after crash with van

The brother of a woman murdered in 2008 says he is worried for his family if her killer is released from prison. Jason Burrows was jailed for a minimum of 15 years in 2009 after strangling his ex-partner Gemma Sisley in Milton Keynes when she was collecting her belongings after ending their relationship.

Brother fears for family if killer is released

Two boys were reportedly attacked by a group of eight to 15 teenagers.

Boy severely injured in group attack

A woman is arrested after a festival-goer suffered a serious head injury at the event, police say.

Arrest after woman seriously hurt at music festival

Witnesses tell police five men attacked the boy before fleeing in a car.

Boy,17, stabbed multiple times

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of an 82-year-old man in Doncaster. Emergency services were called to Mexborough just after 07:30 BST on Thursday, following reports a body had been found in the River Don. Ambulance crews attended and the man was pronounced dead...

Murder arrests after body found in river

A group of men who started a violent mass brawl that turned a boxing tournament "into a warzone" have been sentenced in court, with the majority handed prison terms. Twenty-three men were convicted following the disorder that saw axes wielded at a sports hall in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, on 15 February 2020.

Mass brawl turned boxing event into warzone - police

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The Wyoming Democratic Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman to apologize for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a diversity, equity and inclusion hire. “It took only three days for Harriet Hageman to disgrace herself on national television by launching a reprehensible and racist attack on Vice President Kamala Harris,” the WDP wrote in a statement .

Wyoming Dems demand Hageman apologize for calling Harris a ‘DEI hire’

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Priti Patel vows to unite Tories in leadership bid

The former home secretary is the fifth MP seeking to replace Rishi Sunak as party...

Priti Patel vows to unite Tories in leadership bid

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