UK doubles support for Ukraine with £1bn military aid June 30, 2022 THE UK has pledged to give an extra £1bn in military aid to support the Ukrainian war effort, Boris Johnson said at the NATO Leader’s Summit yesterday. The extra money will almost double the total sums Britain has given in military aid to Ukraine so far, in bringing the total amount to £2.3bn. The UK’s extra [...]
NI Protocol: Top Brussels official says EU wants to ‘get Brexit done’ June 29, 2022 Brussels’ top Brexit negotiator has said the EU wants to “get Brexit done”, while hitting out at the UK’s position on the Northern Ireland Protocol. European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told a Bloomberg event in London that the “EU’s door remains open”, but that negotiations on the post-Brexit agreement are made more difficult “when [...]
Top West Midlands police boss questions mayor’s role with Metropolitan Police June 29, 2022 One of West Midlands’ top police bosses has questioned whether the mayor of London should retain control over the Metropolitan Police, after the force was put into special measures. It comes as Sadiq Khan and the government reignited a long-running row today, with both sides pointing the finger at each other for Scotland Yard’s failures, [...]
Russia’s second-richest man and Putin’s cousin are latest targets for UK sanctions June 29, 2022 Russia’s second richest man and president Vladimir Putin’s first cousin once removed are he latest targets of British sanctions against the Kremlin. Owner of major conglomerate Interros, Vladimir Potanin, has been targeted by the UK government because he “continues to amass wealth” that supports Russia’s war against Ukraine. Potanin, who acquired Rosbank and shares in [...]
Brexit ideas: Boris Johnson wants to recreate the Roman Empire to achieve UK-EU co-operation June 29, 2022 Boris Johnson wants a modern recreation of the Roman Empire as a way of achieving co-operation between Europe and its neighbours. The Prime Minister set out his vision of a partnership that included Turkey and North African states as an alternative plan to Emmanuel Macron’s idea of a European political community. Macron said the Prime [...]
UK extends China steel tariffs for another two years June 29, 2022 The UK has moved to extend steel tariffs on China and other countries for a further two years in a move that could set up a row with the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The decision was made after the government decided that the trade barriers were needed to protect the UK steel industry from cheaper [...]
If Putin were a woman there would no ‘toxic, crazy, macho’ war in Ukraine, says Boris Johnson June 29, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the “crazy, macho” war in Ukraine if he were a woman, Boris Johnson firmly believes. The Prime Minister also said that while G7 leaders “desperately” want the war in Ukraine to end, there is “no deal available”. Speaking after the G7 summit in Bavaria, Johnson told German [...]
Metropolitan Police placed in special measures after litany of scandals June 28, 2022 The Metropolitan Police has been to be placed into special measures by a police watchdog in the wake of a series of scandals, including the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving officer. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services has sent a letter to Met bosses to say there have been “substantial [...]
‘Extreme caution’ urged over census data collected in pandemic despite ONS saying it has ‘full confidence’ in its figures June 28, 2022 Census figures collected during the national lockdown should be treated with “extreme caution” according to a council leader, after appearing to leave off three per cent of the capital’s population. It has been claimed that the Office for National Statistics’ latest data failed to include 300,000 Londoners compared to the previous projection, despite the organisation [...]
Tory donor did not take legal action against Sir Nicholas Soames because of ‘close proximity to Prince of Wales’ June 28, 2022 A businessman and Conservative Party donor who is suing one former Conservative MP for libel has told a High Court judge why he decided not to take legal action against another. Mohamed Amersi has accused Charlotte Leslie, former MP for Bristol North West, of publishing a “series of documents” to a number of “influential individuals” [...]