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Government strategy sidesteps Sewell race report’s most criticised conclusions
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When Tony Sewell released the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities last March, it was met by an avalanche of criticism. Wednesday’s reaction from ministers, after a year of delay, artfully ignores i...
Liz Truss says Boris Johnson is doing a ‘fantastic job’ but sidesteps leadership question
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The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has backed Boris Johnson, saying he is doing “a fantastic job” as prime minister, that he has her “100% support”, and should remain in Number 10 “as long as possible”. Truss, in Sydne...
NSW chief health officer sidesteps question of whether she told government to lock down earlier
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The New South Wales chief health officer has repeatedly ducked questions on whether she urged the government to introduce a lockdown during a 10-day window between the first community case of Delta in Sydney and stay-...
Kamala Harris sidesteps question of her role to take Biden’s message on the road
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White House aides and allies stress it’s still too early to define the type of portfolio Kamala Harris will have as vice-president. They bristle at the suggestion that Harris would be confined to one project or focus ...