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Portrait of the week: Gaza deaths, Covid chaos and looting in Mexico

issue 04 November 2023

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Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, chaired a Cobra emergency committee meeting on the effects in Britain of Israel’s war against Hamas: his spokesman described videos and pictures on social media at the weekend as ‘extremely concerning’. A large pro-Palestine demonstration had again been held in London. Andy McDonald MP had the Labour whip suspended after using the phrase ‘between the river to the sea’ during the march. Paul Bristow MP was sacked as a Conservative parliamentary private secretary for calling for a ceasefire. A tornado tore the roof off a house in Littlehampton, West Sussex.

Plans to close ticket offices at railway stations were cancelled. The government granted 27 licences for oil and gas exploration and development in the North Sea. The Prime Minister invited people from around the world to discuss the safety of artificial intelligence at Bletchley.

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