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Catch the latest Financial News EventsStarmer defends investment on defence as he vows to fight any leadership challenge – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of the amount of funding involved; he also...
Who is Dan Jarvis, the new defence secretary replacing John Healey?
Ex-paratrooper, once touted as a leadership contender, described by MPs as ‘honourable’ and ‘generally a good bloke’MPs who know Dan Jarvis are not surprised he accepted the cursed job of defence secretary – even knowing he might only last a few weeks in the job.The...
‘Go Knicks!’: from Wu-Tang to Trump, New York is gripped by basketball fever
City has become caught up in the drama as team stands on brink of a first NBA championship in 53 yearsAfter the New York Knicks’ furious comeback over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, the last place anyone in the city wanted to be was at home. Taylor Swift...
‘I’m not walking away,’ says Starmer despite defence secretary’s exit
PM promises to fight any leadership challenge, saying any successor would face same problems as himUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said he knows he has to “turn things around” after a series of crises culminating in the resignation of John Healey,...