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The Observer

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Sister newspapers The Guardian
The Guardian Weekly
Editors Paul Webster
Circulation175,904 (March 2018)
First issue date1791
Format Berliner
OCLC number50230244
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The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its sister papers The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly, whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993, it takes a social liberal or social democratic line on most issues.

Diane Abbott attacks Labour investigation as 'fraudulent'

Diane Abbott attacks Labour investigation as 'fraudulent'
Sep 19,2023 3:51 pm

... Her suspension came after she wrote in a letter to The Observer newspaper that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people " undoubtedly experience prejudice" which she said is " similar to racism"...

Lucy Letby inquiry should be led by judge, committee chair says

Lucy Letby inquiry should be led by judge, committee chair says
Aug 20,2023 11:51 am

... Mr Chambers has also told The Observer newspaper that he took " prompt action" including to move Letby off the neonatal unit when concerns were first escalated to him in June 2016...

William Gladstone's family to apologise for slavery links

William Gladstone's family to apologise for slavery links
Aug 20,2023 6:31 am

... Charlie Gladstone told The Observer: " John Gladstone committed crimes against humanity...

Newspaper headlines: 'BBC under fire' over star in 'photos probe'

Newspaper headlines: 'BBC under fire' over star in 'photos probe'
Jul 9,2023 1:10 am

... is the headline in The Observer which reports that this is the view of the former environment secretary and leading Tory Brexiteer, George Eustice...

Keir Starmer's allies purging Labour left, says John McDonnell

Keir Starmer's allies purging Labour left, says John McDonnell
Jul 4,2023 4:41 pm

... The Labour whip was withdrawn from the veteran left-winger in April, pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism to The Observer...

Keir Starmer denies targeting Labour left-wingers after Abbott suspended

Keir Starmer denies targeting Labour left-wingers after Abbott suspended
Apr 28,2023 1:51 pm

... The Hackney MP suggested Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism " all their lives" in a letter to The Observer newspaper...

Diane Abbott's comments were antisemitic, Labour leader says

Diane Abbott's comments were antisemitic, Labour leader says
Apr 24,2023 8:21 am

... She later apologised and withdrew the remarks, written in a letter to The Observer newspaper...

Diane Abbott suspended as Labour MP after racism letter

Diane Abbott suspended as Labour MP after racism letter
Apr 23,2023 6:50 am

...Diane Abbott has been suspended as a Labour MP pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for The Observer, the party has said...

Newspaper headlines: Rudd resigns and Johnson's 'threat to EU'

Mar 26,2023 6:10 am

Amber Rudd gave a "withering" assessment of the Prime Minister

The Sunday Times leads on in which she announces her resignation from the government and the Conservative Party .

It says The Intervention is all the More "explosive" because Ms Rudd was one of Boris Johnson 's closest personal friends in the Cabinet - But has now given a "withering" assessment of his conduct.

Many of The Other papers consider how Boris Johnson will respond to the passing of a law, drafted by opposition MPs, compelling him to request a delay to Brexit he's been adamant he won't seek.

The Sun on Sunday reports by "paralysing" EU decision-making, to "provoke them into kicking the UK Out . "

"The gloves are off", a senior Westminster source tells The Paper .

The Sunday Telegraph suggests, with Dominic Cummings - the Prime Minister 's chief aide - creating a "shadow" team of advisers to work on The Plan .

A senior Whitehall source tells The Paper Mr Johnson's allies will "take a chainsaw to anything in order to leave".

The Sunday Express publishes what it calls "a heartfelt appeal" from the Prime Minister to its readers.

He says he will give Jeremy Corbyn "one Last Chance " to agree to a general Election - and if he refuses the government will "simply carry on".

That would be a very risky strategy,

The Paper has seen the advice given to Labour by a team of leading QCs, which concludes Mr Johnson would be declared In Contempt of court if he ignores The Law MPs have passed.

"Britain is a rule-of-law country, so he will comply or leave office," says one of the barristers. "All other talk is bluster. "

Non-aggression pact

With an Election likely looming, several of the papers explore potential alliances that might be struck.

The Sunday Times says rebel Tories expelled from The Party in The Past week are in about an electoral non-aggression pact.

Meanwhile, sources have told the Sunday Express that is "getting closer".

Writing in the New York Times, the columnist Jenny Russell focuses on the, Dominic Cummings .

A "single-minded insurgent", he has deliberately created a confrontation with parliament so Mr Johnson can win an Election as "the people's champion", she suggests.

Adviser Dominic Cummings had been branded "poisonous" by some Tories

"One of the weakest links" in The Plan , she says, is Mr Johnson, He "wants power accompanied by endless applause", But sources say he cried when his brother resigned last week.

According to the Sunday Mirror , by some "mutinous" Tory MPs.

It says a "furious delegation" is set to tell Boris Johnson This Week he is "poisonous" and should be "booted Out ".

But the Sunday Telegraph, in its editorial,

Yes, Boris Johnson 's axing of so many rebels was "brutal", it says, But "what choice did he have?"

He must "stay the course", it urges. The Alternative approach under Theresa May won The Party just 9% at the European elections, The Paper recalls.

This is "a moment of great realignment" that will probably be "remembered for centuries to come", it suggests.

'Chorus of rage'

The Sunday Telegraph also reports that Britain "is in the grip of a growing opioid crisis", with.

Last year, 141 million prescriptions were issued for such drugs, up from 89 million in 2008. An addiction charity calls the figures "worrying".

Many an opera performance has drawn a sniffy review from critics down The Years .

But The Observer says nothing has drawn as English National Opera's decision to stop offering professional reviewers an extra seat when they attend performances.

Instead "young bloggers" are to be invited in - an attempt to broaden opera's appeal. "Expect a revolt," says The Observer 's own opera critic.

More badgers are At Risk as the government's culling scheme expands, the papers say

Up to under the government's controversial culling scheme, The Observer also reports - nearly double last year's number.

It says the increase will be caused by a predicted expansion in licensed culling zones.

However, it also suggests there are signs Boris Johnson 's government is ambivalent about killing badgers as a way of controlling bovine TB.

A potential licence for a culling zone in Derbyshire has been withdrawn, The Paper says.

And according to the Sunday Telegraph, there's a new fly in the ointment - or rather, on the windscreen - regarding.

It's because the sophisticated sensors that such vehicles rely on are often located on windscreens, and bugs flying into them can stop them working properly.

These sensors are constantly working to deliver The Best possible picture of The World , a Ford technician explains, and can be seriously interfered with by an "untimely splat".



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