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The Tory leader said she would like teachers and builders as her MPs |
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Tony Diver Political Editor |
Wanted: prospective Conservative MPs. Wets need not apply.
That is Kemi Badenoch’s message to her party in The Telegraph, where she reveals that several former colleagues have been rejected as candidates for their love of net zero and the ECHR.
In a striking article, the Tory leader says she will not let her party become a “retirement home for failed politicians” and would prefer to select former businesspeople, builders and teachers as MPs rather than former parliamentarians.
It is her latest pitch as she seeks to modernise the Conservative Party, which has only just begun to shake off the unpopularity of its years in government. The latest polls show Badenoch’s party tied with Labour, and just four points behind Reform UK.
It comes amid speculation that Andy Burnham will be unable to resist pressure to call a general election after he takes office later this month, prompting an all-out war between the three largest parties for No 10.
If that happens, Badenoch says she is “ready” and will not field a list of familiar faces when the country goes to the polls.
“Just because someone had a seat before does not mean the party owes them another one,” she declares. “Everyone starts from scratch. Everyone has to earn their place.”
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Kemi Badenoch: The Conservative Party is for serious people, not a retirement home for failed politicians ➤ |
Nirav Modi became the most wanted man in India in 2018 after being accused of committing the largest fraud in the country’s history |
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Mick Brown Features Writer |
In March 2019, Robert Mendick, The Telegraph’s Chief Reporter, and I, found ourselves loitering in London’s Soho Square, waiting for India’s most wanted man, whom we had been tracking for the previous 10 weeks.
That man was Nirav Modi, an Indian diamantaire who in less than 10 years had established a chain of luxury diamond stores across three continents, challenging the likes of Cartier and Harry Winston, and making himself a billionaire in the process.
In January 2018, Modi vanished, shortly before he was accused of defrauding an Indian bank of £1.3bn, the largest fraud in India’s history, and one of the largest in the world.
Our encounter with Modi led to an extraordinary chain of events, and seven years later Modi is still being incarcerated in a British prison, despite the best efforts of the Indian government to bring him back to face trial.
My own memory of coming face to face with Modi remains vivid, not least for a bizarre conversation on a crowded Oxford Street.
You can hear all about that and the full story of Modi’s rise and fall in The Diamond King, our new podcast.
Listen to the first episode ➤ |
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Rowan Pelling Unfortunately for Furious Farage, our country will never trust ‘establishment’ politicians who can’t laugh at themselves Continue reading ➤
Simon Heffer If Norway can be proud of the Vikings, why are England embarrassed by our history? Continue reading ➤
Sketch by Tim Stanley Reform is a party with a sense of humour, but it’s rubbish at taking a joke Continue reading ➤ |
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Kylian Mbappé scored again for France, his eighth goal of the World Cup |
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Oliver Brown Chief Sports Writer at Gillette Stadium, Boston |
They are, quite simply, the team of a generation. France swatted Morocco aside with such disdainful ease here on the sultry outskirts of Boston that you would be hard pushed to bet against them making their fifth World Cup final in 28 years.
Their supremacy in this quarter-final was unanswerable from the first minute to the last, with Kylian Mbappé shrugging off a first-half penalty miss to move alongside Lionel Messi as the leading Golden Boot contenders with both on eight goals. Didier Deschamps’ side are setting the standard for everybody else to emulate.
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Police officer in hospital after clashes with Morocco fans in London ➤
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Simon Briggs Tennis Correspondent |
When Arthur Fery completed his Wimbledon quarter-final win over Flavio Cobolli on Wednesday, the roars were so loud that play had to be halted briefly on neighbouring No 1 Court.
Fery has captured the British public’s imagination with his run at Wimbledon |
Fery now faces an even more daunting challenge against Alexander Zverev, the third seed from Germany. A match that millions of viewers could miss after it was brought forward to avoid a clash with the BBC’s World Cup coverage.
Whatever happens this afternoon, Fery is already guaranteed to be ranked inside the world’s top 40 after this tournament – not bad for a man who came in with 114 by his name. Here, we chart his journey from young talent to Wimbledon semi-finalist.
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Mark Rutte, Nato secretary general, and Donald Trump hold a meeting at the Nato summit |
The real drama at Nato rarely unfolded in front of the cameras, writes Roland Oliphant, our Chief Foreign Analyst. From frantic diplomatic manoeuvres and Donald Trump’s unpredictable interventions to Ukraine’s last-minute gains and an unexpected feline stealing the spotlight, the summit was characterised by tension and theatre. Continue reading ➤ |
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Sir Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming adaptation of The Odyssey has come under scrutiny for its casting |
Sir Christopher Nolan, arguably the most brilliant British film director today, and certainly the most successful, has followed up Oppenheimer with his version of The Odyssey. He talks exclusively to Robbie Collin about handling the backlash over his casting choices, reinventing Batman and why he doesn’t own a smartphone. For subscribers only ➤ |
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Imagine turning on the tap to find nothing but a dry hiss. By 2053, this dystopian nightmare could become a reality for the south of England. Scientists warn we are rapidly sliding towards a catastrophic shortfall of five billion litres of water a day, threatening to trigger post-war style food rationing. With a five-year window to act, emergency blueprints are already in place for the military to oversee local hydrants, leaving neighbours to fight over the final drops. Continue reading ➤ |
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While millennials drown in mortgages and nursery fees, their retired parents are living a very different reality. From Zambian safaris to New York theatre trips, today’s over-65s are spending their wealth on glamorous adventures. As inheritances vanish, a bitter generational resentment is brewing. Continue reading ➤ |
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Dr Adrian Boyle: ‘It’s always the same handful of habits that send people to the emergency department’ |
A spike in temperatures is always followed by a surge in A&E admissions, writes Dr Adrian Boyle. I have seen the same handful of habits send people to the emergency department during every British heatwave over the past two decades. These are the mistakes that could result in a trip to A&E and my tips on how to enjoy the hot weather safely. Continue reading ➤ Here is another article you may find helpful this morning:
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A revelation: Sam Ryder delivers a career-defining performance as Jesus |
Theatre Jesus Christ Superstar ★★★★★ With his angelic voice and Jesus-like looks, Sam Ryder proved Britain’s miracle worker at Eurovision in 2022, finishing as runner-up. Although he’s an uncanny physical fit for the Son of God, it is still a leap of faith to cast the 37-year-old singer-songwriter as the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar. Happily, he’s divine in this astonishing revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which is back in the West End after 30 years.
Read Dominic Cavendish’s review ➤ Exhibition The Picture Gallery, Buckingham Palace ★★★★★ With pristine silk wall coverings and freshly conserved Old Masters, the newly rehung Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace provides a suitably grand setting for royal events and state functions. Yet, as I strolled between its bays, perusing a Rembrandt (or five) here and a Titian there, this plush treasury provoked a question: is it right that the British public, for whom this extraordinary art is held in trust by the King, must pay to see it?
Read Alastair Sooke’s review ➤ Television How to Get Filthy Rich With Gary Stevenson ★★☆☆☆ Gary Stevenson is the working-class former City trader who became a millionaire at 25 then quit to campaign against economic inequality. He spreads the gospel with revolutionary zeal via YouTube, where he has 1.62 million subscribers and the slogan: “Other economists make predictions, but my ones are actually right.” Hmm. Did he predict that this documentary would make him look so embarrassingly out of his depth? His plans for a “wealth tax” seem impossibly naive.
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Reader misfortunesEvery weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
It’s of course deeply unbecoming to laugh at the misfortunes of others. On the other hand, I did enjoy this article, in which Telegraph writers describe their least dignified injuries, a la Jordan Henderson.
In fairness, I still bear the scars of two preposterous childhood mishaps. One is an actual scar on my lip from when I was speared by my own surfboard (in very calm conditions). The other is a chipped tooth, the consequence of sitting too close to an enthusiastic somersaulter.
Readers have been sharing their own stories. Chris Yates wrote: “In my thirties, I was putting wallpaper in the small space above a fitted wardrobe, when my head hit the ceiling. The automatic response was for my head to go down; my nose hit the sharp edge of the wardrobe, resulting in a serious cut. I am now nearly 80 but my nose still bears the scar. If asked how I got it, I delight in saying: ‘I did it wallpapering’.”
Rob Burton offered a tale of hubris: “Totally sober, I tried to show off to a girlfriend by taking a run-up and sliding down an ice-covered slope. Despite her concern, I said I had great balance and not to worry. Cue a trip to A&E with a broken clavicle. I made it about five yards before it all went wrong.”
Ruth Bennett, meanwhile, recalled: “A visiting two-year old approached me in the kitchen some years ago. As I bent down to her, she proffered a bitten Pringle, the sharp edge of which scratched the outer surface of my eye.
“At A&E the next morning, by which time my eye had swollen and was completely closed, the doctor who saw me asked: ‘Is it true what it says on this piece of paper?’ I like to think that Pringles might now carry a health and safety warning.” What’s your silliest injury? Send your responses here, and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
Please confirm in your reply that you are happy to be featured and that we have your permission to use your name. |
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1962 | Martin Luther King Jr arrested during demonstration in Georgia
1980 | Alexandra Palace burns down for a second time (see the picture which ran on the front page the following day below)
2019 | Sir Kim Darroch resigns as US ambassador after leaked messages showed he called Trump administration “clumsy and inept”
2023 | Joe Biden visits Britain, meeting the King at Windsor Castle and Rishi Sunak in Downing Street
Birthdays: Sofia Vergara (54), Jason Orange (56), Virginia Wade (81)
Plus, in the news today, a British gardener has set a world record for growing the largest garlic bulb. How much does it weigh?
Graham Barratt with the giant elephant garlic that won him his tenth world record for vegetable growing |
1. 1.75kg
2. 3kg
3. 10kg
4. 2.5kg
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Chris Evans, Editor |
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