<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Yorkshire Post Ismail Mulla</title>    <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/author/ismail-mulla-0/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Yorkshire Post Ismail Mulla and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:47:08 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-16T07:47:08Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/author/ismail-mulla-0/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The folly of the welfare sticking plaster is becoming abundantly clear - Ismail Mulla]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/the-folly-of-the-welfare-sticking-plaster-is-becoming-abundantly-clear-ismail-mulla-9283190</link>          <description><![CDATA[Britain has no choice but to confront some of the cold realities that this country faces. Successive governments have failed to remedy the systemic issues that are not only holding the country back economically but potentially threaten to drag Britain down into a deep, dark, abyss. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:44:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9283190</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU5MmJiNzMzLTgyMDUtNGFjNS1hMmUxLTRjZmM0MzhlOGMxMDpiNjYzODNhMC02MTlkLTQ1NDQtYTQwNS0zZDViMTM5Y2M5YWQ=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Annabel Lee-Ellis</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey speaking during the Labour Party Conference. PIC: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire -  (Annabel Lee-Ellis)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ismail Mulla]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-12T17:44:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>