Republican threat to oust McCarthy over shutdown deal grows
The Guardian|October 02, 2023
Simmering hostility between Republicans over the bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown descended into open political warfare yesterday, with a rightwing congressman saying he would move to oust Kevin McCarthy and the embattled speaker insisting he would survive
Richard Luscombe
Republican threat to oust McCarthy over shutdown deal grows

"We need to rip off the Bandaid. We need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy," the Florida representative Matt Gaetz told CNN's State of the Union, saying he would file a "motion to vacate" in the next few days.

Gaetz claimed McCarthy lied about "a secret deal" struck with Democrats to later introduce a standalone bill to continue funding Ukraine that was left out of the compromise agreement, and misled Republicans about working with the opposition.

The bill keeping the government funded for 47 days passed the House of Representatives on Saturday night 335-91, 209 Democrats joining 126 Republicans in support.

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When it comes to cocktails, a new word has been added to the traditional order: as well as \"shaken\" or \"stirred,\" drinkers are increasingly asking that their martini be \"small.\"

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'Racist' tweet Telegraph columnist Pearson at heart of row with police
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Daily Telegraph readers have woken up this week to successive front-page headlines alleging a grave threat to free speech, triggered by a star columnist's \"Kafkaesque\" encounter with police.

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Kidman wants work with Scorsese - 'if he does a film with women'

In 2011 Meryl Streep famously said \"I would like Martin Scorsese to be interested in a female character once in a while, but I don't know if I'll live that long.\"

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For some of us, being without our smartphones for a few hours prompts panic. Think of all the messages we would miss. For others, however, going off-grid sounds like pure bliss.

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Rescue begins after mysterious deaths of at least 100 crayfish
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Rescue begins after mysterious deaths of at least 100 crayfish

A \"rescue mission\" to save native crayfish is under way in Northumberland after scores were found dead with mysterious patches on their shells.

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Three officers who accessed Everard files guilty of gross misconduct
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Three officers who accessed Everard files guilty of gross misconduct

A serving Metropolitan police officer has been sacked after accessing confidential files about the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard.

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Drug-resistant bugs need taking more seriously, says expert

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Weather warning for snow and ice in parts of Scotland and England

A yellow weather warning has been issued for snow and ice across parts of Scotland and the north of England.

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US spy tech firm spoke to MOJ about analysing prisoners' 'reoffending risks'

The US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) about using its technology to calculate prisoners' \"reoffending risks\", it has emerged.

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