Tony Blair has launched a furious attack on Joe Biden's "imbecilic" withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the airport at the centre of evacuation efforts was forced to shut on Saturday amid horrific scenes.
In an extraordinary attack, the former prime minister, who took Britain into Afghanistan in 2001, said the "deep politicisation" of US foreign policy was "visibly atrophying" American influence, and claimed the debacle over the withdrawal risked Britain being relegated to the "second division" of global powers.
Mr Blair broke his silence as Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, concluded that Britain would have to turn to Russia and China to assist with exercising a "moderating influence" over the Taliban, as the UK presence in the country comes to an end, despite a deep mistrust of both regimes.
On Saturday night, Mr Raab told The Telegraph: "We're going to have to bring in countries with a potentially...
Boris Johnson's proposed green alternative to gas heating is inferior to traditional boilers, the Business and Energy Secretary has admitted, as he insisted that heat pumps were not "much worse" than the technology they are designed to replace.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Kwasi Kwarteng conceded that, while gas boilers had been "refined over many years ... heat pumps are still in their infancy".
Fears that the new technology provides significantly less heat in homes than traditional boilers were being "exaggerated", Mr Kwarteng insisted.
He added: "I don't think actually heat pumps are that much worse than boilers. All I'm saying is that they could be improved if there was more investment."
Mr Kwarteng says that providing incentives to firms to invest in the UK production of heat pumps and hydrogen will help the Government meet its target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to zero, as well as help...
Boris Johnson’s green agenda has been plunged into chaos amid fears that the costs of reaching “net zero” could cripple working class families in newly-won Tory seats.
A Treasury review of the costs of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 has been delayed since the spring. There are concerns the analysis highlights that the poorest households will be hit the hardest by the ambition, which will involve policies such as stripping out gas boilers and switching to electric or hydrogen cars.
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, is said to be increasingly concerned about a looming crisis over the cost of living for British households, as the country faces the triple threat of rocketing energy bills, the potential for rising prices as a result of inflation, and an as-yet unspecified suite of policies to enable the country to meet the net zero target.
The Treasury review has been held back amid fears that the analysis will lead MPs and the public to...
Telegraph Media Group has reached a record 603,000 paying subscribers and enjoyed a 76pc jump in operating profits before exceptional costs, the company said on Tuesday.
Digital subscription growth is continuing to perform strongly, driven by strong interest in politics, coronavirus coverage, the Royal family, lifestyle and financial news, according to a trading update from the company that publishes The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk.
The milestone of 600,000 paying subscribers was passed in March 2021, with the latest audited figure reaching 603,000 across print and digital as of the end of that month, as certified by PWC.
Total subscribers increased by 139,000 (33pc) from 423,000 in December 2019 to 562,000 in December 2020, a large acceleration on the previous year. Subscriber totals had risen by 60,000 (16.4pc) from 363,000 in December 2018 to 423,000 by December 2019. The company recorded 6.6m...
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