Simon Walters
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Salman Rushdie: I long for the demolition of Trumpâs vanity ballroom and arch (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Author Sir Salman Rushdie has said he longs for the day when Donald Trumpâs new White House ballroom and his proposed âArc de Trumpâ are torn down. Sir Salman denounced the âhorrifyingâ behaviour of the âthin-skinnedâ US president and claimed the âcultâ he had created was beginning to crumble. In an exclusive interview with The Independent editor-in-chief Ge
Badenoch âjealousâ of ex-cabinet minister Mordaunt in Commons comeback row (opens the original)
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The row over reports that Kemi Badenoch is blocking a Commons return by Dame Penny Mordaunt has taken a new twist after a claim that the Tory leader is âjealousâ of the âcharismaticâ ex-defence secretary. Dame Penny, who played a prominent part in King Charlesâ coronation ceremony, has reportedly had her bid to become a parliamentary candidate held up by Tory chiefs. She lost her Commons seat in 2024 and is said to be the latest victim of âculture warriorâ Ms Badenochâs Tory âp
England cricket hero Andrew Straussâs Damning Verdict On Sunakâs Warring Tory MPs (opens the original)
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Former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss made scathing comments about the lack of loyalty of Tory MPs to Rishi Sunak in the run up to his general election defeat in 2024. Strauss, previously tipped to become a Tory MP, revealed he âdidnât fancyâ Sunakâs chances in No 10 after the cricketer gave a pep talk to Conservative MPs at a boozy event hosted by the former prime minister. Embattled Mr Sunakâs aim was to use Sir Andrewâs record in uniting a divided England cricket team
Rishi Sunak DID plot to oust Boris Johnson as prime minister, new book claims (opens the original)
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The row over Boris Johnson’s allegation that Rishi Sunak “stabbed him in the back” to become prime minister has been reignited by a new book that says Mr Sunak did plot against him. Political biographer Sir Anthony Seldon says aides of Mr Sunak, then chancellor in Mr Johnson’s government, “worked forensically with Sunak’s tacit support to undermine Johnson”. His book, Sunak at 10 : The Last Conservative Prime Minister?, which is being serialised in The Independent, says that Mr Sunak “together w
Cameron pleaded with Sunak not to go ahead with election that led to Tory wipeout (opens the original)
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David Cameron begged Rishi Sunak to call off the decision to hold the snap election in July 2024 which led to the biggest Conservative defeat in history, according to a new book. Former prime minister Lord Cameron, who was foreign secretary in Mr Sunak’s government, told him he was “wrong” and the Tories would do better if he delayed. Lord Cameron told him his policies were “finally” working and he had duty to see them through, writes Sir Anthony Seldon in his book Sunak at 10, the Last Conserva
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