Churchill wrote: “I am shocked that the Ministry of Works contemplates two or three years. The Ark did not take so long.” John Major enthusiastically supported Manchester’s bid for the 2000 Olympics, but ministers and officials were less convinced – the city ended up losing to Sydney. At a meeting of the centre-left Labour First group on Tuesday she attacked the Labour leadership over its response to antisemitism complaints. The headlines say “Bomber bro flown to UK to face justice” and “Back to face British justice”. Sign upThe Guardian Morning Briefing is delivered to thousands of inboxes bright and early every weekday.

Source: The Guardian July 18, 2019 05:36 UTC