After a tumultuous European election that saw a lurch to the right, which G7 leader isn’t a lame duck?
Labor could abandon Ukraine, says Rishi Sunak
By Martin Beckford
A Labor government would risk abandoning Ukraine if it fails to match Tory plans for defense spending, Rishi Sunak warned last night.
The Prime Minister said Sir Keir Starmer could not provide the same guarantee of future military support as he could offer President Volodymyr Zelensky.
He spoke out yesterday at the G7 summit in southern Italy, where he met one-on-one with Zelensky, and where he and his fellow Western leaders agreed on a landmark plan to lend $50 billion to Ukraine, as a guarantee against the interest rates on frozen Russian central banks. bank assets.
Mr Sunak said it was ‘a demonstration that the G7 is willing to do what it takes’ and that he is one of those ‘around the table increasing investment in defence. Keir Starmer can’t say he would do the same.’
Mr Sunak, who came under fire for leaving recent D-Day commemorations in northern France early to record a TV interview, denied he had been snubbed due to bilateral meetings at the summit and explained from: ‘You can have a lot of meetings with people on the margins of things and that is exactly what I did.’
One person who seemed happy to see Mr Sunak was Italian leader and G7 presenter Giorgia Meloni, who has emerged as something of an ally. She greeted the Prime Minister with a kiss.
The Prime Minister said the actions of Craig Williams (pictured) in placing the £100 bet with a bookmaker on May 19 were ‘very disappointing’.
The name of YouTuber Niko Omilana (photo) – who ran in the London mayoral elections three years ago – is on the ballot papers as an independent
Prime Minister dismayed by Aid’s election bet
By Martin Beckford
Rishi Sunak last night expressed his dismay that a close associate had placed a bet on the election date three days before it was called.
The Prime Minister said Craig Williams’ actions in placing the £100 bet with a bookmaker on May 19 were ‘very disappointing’.
But he refused to say whether his parliamentary private secretary had been at any of the top-secret meetings where election day was decided. And he will not say whether he would disown Williams as the Tory candidate for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr, citing a Gambling Commission investigation.
Mr Sunak said: ‘It is very disappointing news and you will have seen that Craig Williams has said it was a huge error of judgement.’ He added: “I’m sure you understand that it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to comment on that [the] the investigation is ongoing.”
Mr Williams, who previously apologized in a BBC interview, is said to have won £500 at odds of 5/1.
YouTuber on 11 poll ballots
By Martin Beckford
An internet prankster appears to have declared his candidacy for the general election in eleven constituencies, including Rishi Sunak’s seat.
The name of YouTuber Niko Omilana – who ran in the London mayoral election three years ago – appears as an independent on the ballot papers, but it is unclear whether it is the same candidate or different candidates who have legally changed their names.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said it was ‘liaising with the relevant authorities’.
