Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser Lord Geidt resigns June 15, 2022 Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser Lord Christopher Geidt has resigned, just a day after telling a Westminster committee he almost resigned over partygate. “With regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post as independent adviser on ministers’ interests,” he said in a statement. Geidt told parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional [...]
Fuel war: RAC and AA at loggerheads over price speculation June 15, 2022 As petrol prices hit a new record high, a disagreement has opened up between major motoring groups the AA and RAC about speculation on fuel pricing.
Patel: UK’s Rwanda immigration policy is ‘legally compliant’ June 15, 2022 Priti Patel has said the UK’s policy to send Channel migrants to Rwanda is “fully compliant” with domestic and international law, while not ruling out a move to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Responding to a decision by European judges to block the first flight of immigrants to Rwanda, the home [...]
Russian man arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of spying for the Kremlin June 15, 2022 A Russian man in his 40s has been arrested at Gatwick airport on suspicion of spying for the Kremlin. Counterterrorism police with Scotland Yard made the swoop reportedly as the suspect was trying to get on a plane and leave the country, according to The Sun. The Met Police said in a statement to City [...]
Starmer says Johnson wants rail strikes so he can ‘feed off the division’ June 15, 2022 Boris Johnson wants this month’s widespread rail strikes to go ahead so he can “feed off the division” they will cause, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Starmer said during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that “I don’t want the strikes to go ahead”, after a series of Tory attacks pinning the blame for the [...]
Brexit row explodes as EU announces fresh legal action against UK and revives shelved measures June 15, 2022 The European Union just announced fresh legal action against the UK as part of a series of measures in response to the Government’s move to unilaterally scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The European Commission is also resuming legal proceedings against the UK that were shelved last year to facilitate negotiations on post-Brexit trade. [...]
Priti Patel’s Rwanda deportations increasingly descend into chaotic mess as world jumps on UK plan to ship off asylum seekers to Africa June 15, 2022 The government’s plans to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, which has become one of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s flagship policies, is rapidly descending into a chaotic mess, with legal proceedings piling up by the hour. Media around the world are branding the policy ‘racist’, ‘neo-colonial’ and ‘absurd’. Media across Africa and Asia are particularly critical, [...]
Minister says government is prepping next Rwanda deportation, hours after first flight is grounded June 15, 2022 One minister has said that government is preparing the next deportation flight to Rwanda, after the first flight of the controversial re-settlement scheme was grounded by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) last night. The court confirmed they had granted an urgent interim measure in regards to an Iraqi national, and it is understood [...]
UK Infrastructure Bank risks becoming a ‘plaything’ of Treasury under so-called Henry VIII powers, peers warn June 15, 2022 To prevent the UK Infrastructure Bank becoming a “plaything” of the Treasury, new safeguards are needed, according to concerned peers. Concerns have been raised at Westminster over proposals that would allow the Exchequer to change the body’s activities set down in legislation – so-called Henry VIII powers. Provisions would also allow the Treasury to amend [...]
Ministers push back against Jacob Rees-Mogg’s plan to scrap remaining EU laws June 15, 2022 Ministers have reportedly pushed back against a plan masterminded by Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg to scrap the remaining EU laws. The plan would see the last legislation thrown out on 23 June 2026, in what Rees-Mogg has described as “sunset clause” marking a decade since the EU referendum. However, two cabinet ministers have raised [...]