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Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent hike claims
Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, Downing Street has confirmed. The move comes after she was accused of hypocrisy over the way she handled rent increases on a house she owns in east London. There were calls for her to step down from homelessness charities and opposition politicians. In a letter to the prime…
Journalist quits role after comparing French actions in Algeria to Nazi massacre
Jean-Michel Aphatie stands by comments he made on broadcaster RTL A prominent French journalist has said he is stepping down from his role as an expert analyst for broadcaster RTL after provoking an uproar by comparing French actions during colonial rule in Algeria to a second world war massacre committed by Nazi forces in France.…
‘Starmer blasts Musk’ and Canada’s ‘Trudeau quits’
“Starmer blasts Musk”, declares the Daily Mirror. Sir Keir is quoted as saying that “a line has been crossed” in the rhetoric being directed at members of the government. The Financial Times says the prime minister took Mr Musk “to task” over his “lies and misinformation” about grooming gangs. The Guardian describes Sir Keir’s condemnation…
Washington Post cartoonist quits after satire aimed at owner Bezos rejected
A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has resigned from the Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a cartoon satirical of its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. Ann Telnaes, a long-time Washington Post cartoonist, created a cartoon of Mr Bezos and other tycoons kneeling before a statue of President-elect Donald Trump. She said the paper’s refusal to…
A Pulitzer winner quits ‘Washington Post’ after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
David Folkenflik A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post has resigned after its editorial page editor rejected a cartoon she created to mock media and tech titans abasing themselves before President-elect Donald Trump. Among the corporate chiefs depicted by Ann Telnaes was Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos. The episode follows Bezos’ decision…
Austrian liberal party quits coalition talks leaving negotiations in disarray
Surprise move by Neos raises doubts about viability of forming centrist government excluding far right The smallest of three parties in talks to form Austria’s next government has unexpectedly quit the negotiations, throwing into disarray an effort to form a centrist ruling coalition without the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ). The surprise move by the liberal…