Alex Wickham
@alexwickham
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05-11-2011 19:32:05
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Isabella Ward Andy Street tells me he’s “confident” because “extremely bluntly, do I think I’ve done a good job? Yes.”
But 'it's on a knife-edge' - with YouGov polling showing a gap so small between the candidates, it's within the margin of error.
Andy Street
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NEW Inside the contests in Tees Valley and West Mids, where Rishi Sunak's future may be decided
w Isabella Ward
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Locals preview Ailbhe Rea Isabella Ward
— Houchen expects to win
— Street toss-up
— Khan should win
— Tories to lose 400-500 councillors say Hayward, Rallings/Thrasher
— No10 think they’ll avoid letters
— but uncertain enough to keep it interesting
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Now a full-on diplomatic row between the UK and UAE over Sudan
— Science minister Andrew Griffith had Emirati visit cancelled this week
— Lord Mayor also snubbed as spat spreads to the City…
Story with Katherine Griffiths Simon Marks @aminsikka >>
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NEW: “You will be part of the greatest comeback in political history”
What Rishi Sunak told Tory staff at a private event at CCHQ last night
With Ellen Milligan >>
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Scoop w/Alex Wickham
Sunak told Tory staffers that they'll 'be part of the greatest comeback in political history” yesterday in a speech ahead of local elections
+ staffers have been told to ramp-up prep for a national campaign. More here:
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Scoop: US and some allies concerned ICC may issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials just as getting closer to a ceasefire deal with Hamas -- and potentially jeopardize it. Quiet diplomatic effort has been underway to convey that message to the court, sources told Alex Wickham
NEW: US+G7 allies concerned the ICC may issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials
— they say it could jeopardise a ceasefire they see as getting closer
— quiet diplomatic effort to get message to ICC
Story w/ Jennifer Jacobs Alberto Nardelli
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