Amy Gibbons
Political Correspondent at The Telegraph
Political correspondent @Telegraph • #30ToWatch 2024 • Get in touch: [email protected] • Was @PA, @Tes & @EADT24 • Loves birds 🐦⬛ • Views mine
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5 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Charles Hymas |Amy Gibbons
Lord Wolfson, the shadow attorney general, said that in his view military action against Iran was lawful under conventions allowing collective self-defence, the right to take "proportionate" action to avert Iranian attacks on UK bases and personnel, and to prevent Iran realising its "genocidal intentions" against Israel. He accused Sir Keir of welcoming the end results of the attack but prevaricating over the means.
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1 week ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Martin Evans |Tim Sigsworth |Danielle Sheridan |Amy Gibbons
It is not topped with barbed wire or any other anti-climbing defences, and would provide little resistance to a determined terrorist with a spring in their step. There is even a hole in the fence at one point for anyone who cannot quite manage the climb. Red warning signs attached to the fence declare: "No unauthorised access. Protected site under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. Trespass on this site is a Criminal Offence.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Poppy Wood |Amy Gibbons
Labour has been accused of abandoning its flagship manifesto pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers. In its pitch for the 2024 election, the party vowed to enlist 6,500 extra teachers in key subjects to tackle shortages across the country. The Government has since claimed it is on the right track, pointing to more than 2,000 new teachers recruited last year.
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2 weeks ago |
aol.co.uk | Amy Gibbons
A Cabinet minister has been ridiculed for comparing Rachel Reeves to the creator of the iPhone. In an attempt to defend Labour’s spending plans, Peter Kyle, the Technology Secretary, said the Chancellor was fixing the public finances in much the same way Steve Jobs saved Apple from the brink of bankruptcy in the late 1990s. Mr Kyle’s comments prompted a swift backlash from the Tories, who argued it was ridiculous to liken Jobs’s achievements to Ms Reeves’s record tax rises on businesses.
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2 weeks ago |
aol.co.uk | Amy Gibbons
Plans for a new Chinese “super-embassy” in London must be blocked after a warning from the White House, the Tories have said. Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said the proposals for a huge new complex near the city’s financial hub pose a “security risk” and should be thrown out. The proposed “mega embassy” at the former Royal Mint site near the Tower of London has been locked in a planning battle for years, with the decision called in for review last year.
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