Monday evening news briefing: Sunak warns Houthis after fresh missile attack
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Good evening. Rishi Sunak has warned the Houthis of further Western airstrikes, after a missile from the rebel group hit a US-owned ship near Yemen. Elsewhere, an extremist group responsible for a pro-Palestine protest is to be banned in Britain.
Sunak warns Houthis after fresh missile attack
Challenged in parliament on further military action, the Prime Minister said: “Of course we will not hesitate to protect our security, our people and our interests.” This statement comes after a missile from the rebel group hit a US-owned ship near Yemen.
Pro-Palestine extremist group to be proscribed as terrorist organisation
An extremist group that organised a pro-Palestine protest at which there were chants of “jihad” is to be banned in Britain for allegedly promoting Hamas, James Cleverly, the Home Secretary, has announced.
Jeremy Hunt among the Tory big beasts on course to lose their seats
Jeremy Hunt would be among 11 Cabinet ministers to lose their seats if Rishi Sunak went to the country now, the biggest opinion poll since 2019 has revealed.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
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Simon Clarke | Small boats must be stopped before Tories are ‘destroyed’
Crime | Heir to £230 million fortune charged with murder of best friend
Comment and analysis
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David Frost | If the Tories don’t act, there will soon only be smoking rubble left
Ross Clark | Gary Lineker is brazenly making a mockery of the BBC
Andrew Orlowski | The Post Office scandal is proof we trust technology too much
Lucy Burton | Writing off the super-rich’s favourite ski resort is a slippery slope for Britain
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Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
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Brian Moore | ‘When broadcasters don’t like your sport, you know you’ve got a problem’
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