arriving at a swiss court earlier. the former fifa president denying wrongdoing ahead of the verdict in his trialforfraud. i am not innocent in life, but in this case i will survive. also in court, the man once favourite to succeed blatter, co defendant and former uefa president michel platini. the two men were accused of an unlawful payment of £1.6 million between fifa and platini in 2011. they said it was backdated pay for advisory work. that the former french footballing legend had done a decade earlier. a panel ofjudges today ruling the pair s account of a gentleman s agreement was credible and that doubts existed about the prosecution s claim it was a bribe linked to a blatter re election bid. both men acquitted. it sjustice, but it s a victory for me, definitely. in the case of myjob, my work, 44 years working in fifa. for me, it s so important. it s so important that this case has been settled on the highest swiss level. the payment had emerged amid the corruption sca
union that represents civil servants i asked him earlier whether he welcome the news of the new appointment. we welcome the appointment because it has been six months without anyone able to investigate allegations against ministers that have been made by civil servants and as the correspondent said we have had to appoint an independent lawyer to investigate the deputy prime minister. but rishi sunak had a real opportunity to reset the relationship between ministers and civil servants and to actually put action behind the words that he said on the steps of downing street, but instead of that he has followed the same path as borisjohnson did, so he is continuity johnson when it comes to the ministerial code. not only is he the final arbiter of any decision, he gets a veto of whether there is even an investigation and the committee for standards in public life have made it clear that is not acceptable and that is not fit for purpose
SARAH VINE: There are many reasons why Liz Truss has had such a torrid few days. Her Government s so-called mini-Budget precipitated mortgage misery and spooked the markets.
obviously is a strong contender for the centre ground type of candidate, i soppose the centre ground type of candidate, i suppose. obviously going to be the leading contender at least at the outset leading contender at least at the outset. the question for him, which we will outset. the question for him, which we will come outset. the question for him, which we will come onto in some of the other we will come onto in some of the other papers, is, can he be a unifying other papers, is, can he be a unifying candidate? how receptive will people be to this very serious message will people be to this very serious message he s taking? under attack from the message he s taking? under attack from the labour party about what youhe from the labour party about what you re going to do with the cost of living you re going to do with the cost of living crisis. you re going to do with the cost of living crisis, people are feeling worse living crisis, people are feeling worse off
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