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Replacing Westminster gas lamps with LED replicas would be 'cultural vandalism', say Tory MPs

There are almost 100 gas lamps in London which could be replaced with more eco friendly replicas

Evening Standard

Turnip Taliban bid to unseat Liz Truss

Exclusive: Tory rebel and ex-army officer who quit party over her selection as MP set to challenge Ms Truss – as he resigns as deputy lieutenant of Norfolk to mount challenge

The Independent UK

Six decades after original ‘Dog House,’ to-go Portillo’s opens in Rosemont

A drive through-only Portillo’s is now open at Mannheim and Higgins roads in Rosemont. It’s the chain’s second drive-through-only outlet.

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Bill Bailey’s Australian Adventure review – you don’t get this level of strangeness from Michael Portillo

From ferociously singing sweary shanties with locals to rubbing his face against old stones, Bailey’s jaunt Down Under is extremely eccentric – and all the better for it

The Guardian - UK

Hannah Lowery obituary

Other lives: Archivist who spent a quarter of a century at Bristol University, where she expanded its collection of documents

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt ‘to offer support for first-time buyers’ ahead of autumn Budget

It comes as the chancellor was forced to deny rumours he is planning to quit as an MP at the next general election because he fears losing his seat

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt ‘set to quit as MP’ in fear of a Portillo moment

The chancellor will stand down before the election as likelihood of defeat in new Surrey seat looms, senior Tories say

The Guardian - UK

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Labour’s backtracking on casual workers will weaken the rights of all employees

The party wants to look business-friendly but risks condemning even more people to living precariously

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Why Sadiq Khan is pressing ahead with Ulez extension

“Why are you doing this now?“ The greatest moment in election night history (and I’ve recently re-watched a bunch of them, sadly) wasn’t Michael Portillo in 1997 or Peter Mandelson in 2001, but Stephen Kinnock in 2017.

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Our highlights for Monday, June 19

Litvinenko is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

WhatToWatch

OPINION - What I learnt from watching every election night broadcast from 1992

George Costanza, the stocky, balding and painfully insecure anti-hero from the Nineties sitcom, Seinfeld, contended that the lifecycle was backwards.

Evening Standard

60 Days on the Estates review – how to make a great show about social housing? Don’t involve Tory MPs

This look at life on two inner-city estates is a gentle, sincere take that sees survivalist Ed Stafford spend three weeks living there. It’s a far cry from the patronising work of Michael Portillo et al

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Dominic Raab avoids his ‘Portillo moment’ – by standing down as MP

If I could go back in time to one moment in history, it would be to 20 July 1969 at 21:17 BST, when Neil Armstrong stepped on the surface of the moon. I mean, just look at Walter Cronkite’s face. But given a second whirl in the time machine, I’d…

Evening Standard

No 10 rejects claim Sunak ‘dithering’ over whether to order inquiry into claims Braverman broke ministerial code – as it happened

Prime minister’s spokesperson says he is gathering ‘all the facts’ before making a decision

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys season 2: release date, locations and all we know

Great Coastal Railway Journeys season 2 guide — Michael Portillo gives us the inside track on his new adventures and tells us about his upcoming milestone birthday.

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker was singled out from a long list of BBC stars who express political views

From Alan Sugar and Karren Brady to Richard Osman and Nadiya Hussain, there is nothing new about TV presenters writing about politics

The Guardian - UK

Michael Caine might not like it, but Zulu shows cinema’s power to rewrite history

By turning an armed invasion into a plucky underdog story, the classic war movie propagated a very dubious British mythology

Evening Standard

Tory grandees are split on Rishi Sunak’s election chances

Will it be 1992 or 1997 for Rishi? We asked Michael Portillo and Lord Heseltine

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‘Proud to be a disruptor’: GB News faces growing pains as it tries to clean up image

Right-leaning TV channel to cut costs, hire new talent and enforce ‘discipline’ as it aims for growth

Daily Mirror

Network Rail paid £2,000 for Michael Portillo to record messages at King's Cross

The spend on messages from Michael Portillo comes despite the government vowing to crack down on endless annoying announcements to passengers

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove lined up to become presenter on News UK’s Times Radio

Exclusive: MP and former minister may also write articles for the Times newspaper, according to sources

Chronicle Live

Northumberland heritage railway appeals for volunteers due to increase in popularity

The Aln Valley Railway is holding a volunteer fair on October 1

The Guardian - UK

Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel: ‘Risk, jeopardy, challenge. Whatever you want to call it we’ve got it’

Next week the former BBC stars launch The News Agents, their new daily podcast for Global. They talk about impartiality, making their TikTok debut – and how they drive each other mad

The Guardian - UK

Chris Patten: ‘We have a populist government that is – fatally – not popular’

The Tory grandee, publishing his diaries of his time as governor of Hong Kong, on the ‘greedy’ west giving China an easy ride – and his party’s ‘long nervous breakdown’

Manchester Evening News

The Greater Manchester bids to host Great British Railways HQ - and who they'll be up against

Bolton, Heywood and a mysterious Greater Manchester bid are among the 42 hopefuls trying to make the most of their rail heritage

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