Prime Minister Boris Johnson aims to protect more households with £1bn energy efficiency boost June 16, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is drawing up plans to insulate hundreds of thousands more homes before winter with up to £1bn funding.
Johnson making ‘a mockery’ of Ministerial Code, says outgoing adviser Lord Geidt June 16, 2022 Boris Johnson is making “a mockery” out of the government’s Ministerial Code, according to the Prime Minister’s outgiong ethics adviser. Lord Christopher Geidt wrote that he was put in an “impossible and odious position” this week, when asked to defend what he saw as deliberate breaches of the code, which led to him quitting his [...]
France’s Macron, Germany’s Sholz and Italy’s Draghi take train to Ukraine and offer Kyiv a ‘message of unity’ June 16, 2022 German, French and Italian leaders have visited Kyiv to send a “message of unity” to Ukraine, as officials push for more weapons to be sent to the country. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi took an overnight train, on a secret trip which reportedly took months to [...]
Government to make statement today on resignation of ethics adviser Lord Geidt, says deputy PM Raab June 16, 2022 The government will make a statement later today about the sudden resignation of ethics adviser Lord Geidt, following reports he was about to extend his role for another six months. Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab told BBC Breakfast he is expecting a “further update” from the government, but declined to confirm if Boris Johnson himself [...]
Government to publish renters reform bill to tackle ‘no-fault’ evictions and rent hikes June 16, 2022 The government is readying to publish its Renters Reform Bill white paper today, in a bid to tackle ‘no-fault’ evictions, rent hikes and make it easier for tenants to keep pets. The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities has described the Bill as “the biggest shake-up of the private rented sector in 30 years.” [...]
Russia attacking eastern city of Luhansk ‘in nine different directions’ June 16, 2022 Ukraine has said the Kremlin is attacking the eastern Luhansk region from nine different directions. The head of Kyiv’s military said Moscow was launching strikes across the north of the region of eastern Ukraine. This comes amid major concerns about the encirclement of the city of Sievierodonetsk in the Donetsk region, leaving thousands of people [...]
Labour to announce review to ensure more start-ups list in London June 15, 2022 Labour will tomorrow launch a review that aims to ensure that the UK is the best place in the world for start-ups, with the party wanting more to go public in London. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has enlisted former Tory Treasury minister, and renowned economist, Lord Jim O’Neill to “explore how to ensure start-ups can [...]
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 [...]