Steven Wild
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I’m delighted that Alaa Abd El-Fattah has arrived in the UK and is with his family. Alaa’s case has been a top priority for our Government and I welcome President Sisi’s granting of this pardon. I pay tribute to Alaa’s family for their tireless determination to be reunited.
BREAKING: Former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been given a six-month suspended sentence, after being found guilty of malicious communication over posts he made on X towards Eni Aluko, Jeremy Vine and Lucy Ward 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
BREAKING The OBR says it informed Rachel Reeves as far back as ***September 17*** that the downgrade in productivity forecasts was offset by 'increases in real wages and inflation'. The deficit was in fact just £2.5billion By October 31 that deficit had turned into net positive of £4.2billion. That basic forecast did not change from that point So from what the OBR is saying it looks like Rachel Reeves and the Treasury were briefing ahead of the Budget that there was a £20billion black hole in the public finances that didn't actually exist The £30billion worth of tax rises in the Budget are predominantly a consequence of her decisions to increase public spending, particularly on welfare, and have £21.7billion worth of headroom As @Peston @PippaCrerar @hzeffman have all pointed out, it makes the Budget build up - and the narrative that big tax rises were coming because of a deterioration in the public finances - look frankly surreal in hindsight
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Cristiano Ronaldo WILL NOT be banned for Portugal's 2026 World Cup opener. Ronaldo received a 1-game suspension, and this was already served as he missed the game vs. Armenia. — @Record_Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo has avoided a suspension for the start of next summer’s World Cup after FIFA handed the Portugal captain a three-match ban, with the final two games suspended for “a one-year probation period”. Ronaldo was sent off in Portugal’s penultimate World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland for swinging an elbow at Dara O’Shea in an off-the-ball incident. The red card meant Ronaldo would automatically serve a one-game ban, ruling him out of Portugal’s final World Cup qualifier against Armenia, but the suspension was extended by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, who deemed the offence worthy of a longer three-game ban. However, the committee ruled that the final two matches of Ronaldo’s extended ban would be suspended “under a one-year probation period”, meaning he will avoid missing any further fixtures provided he does not commit “another infringement of a similar nature”. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/68095…
