Johnson to face no further fines as partygate probe ends May 19, 2022 The Prime Minister will face no further fines over the so-called 'partygate' scandal after the Met closed its investigation into Downing Street parties today, a government spokeperson confirmed.
Policing minister and BRC say ignore call for ‘discretion’ prosecuting shoplifters May 19, 2022 The policing minister has urged officers not to let people off the hook if they steal food in order to feed their families amid a cost of living crisis. Kit Malthouse hit out at the “old-fashioned” thinking put forward by Andy Cooke, the new chief of HM Inspector of Constabulary, who said police should use [...]
Russia threatens to send supplies to other countries if EU brings in oil ban May 19, 2022 Russia is prepared to send any supplies rejected by European countries to other regions such as Asia if it brings in more energy sanctions.
Humiliating setback for Priti Patel as government is forced to delay deportation flights to Rwanda May 19, 2022 The Government has been forced to delay its first deportation flights to Rwanda after campaigners lodged a legal campaign against the controversial policy. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said last weekend that 50 asylum seekers have already been told they are due to be flown to the East African nation within a fortnight, which would be [...]
Invest more to help ease cost of living crunch, Sunak tells business chiefs May 19, 2022 The chancellor Rishi Sunak has called on businesses to ramp up investment in training and innovation to help alleviate a cost of living squeeze, in a speech to the country’s top business chiefs last night.
French citizenship confirmed: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley becomes EU national while UK faces Brussels head on over Brexit May 19, 2022 European media are reporting that Stanley Johnson, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has obtained French citizenship. Johnson Sr was given a French/EU passport after he applied for citizenship in January 2021. According to various media across the continent, including the Italian newspaper La Stampa, the procedure to obtain French citizenship has ended and [...]
Ex President George Bush mocked for gaffe: ‘wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. I mean Ukraine’ May 19, 2022 Former American president George Bush Jr has come in for ridicule after accidentally referring to the “illegal invasion of Iraq” during a speech about the war in Ukraine. The ex Republican leader, 75, made the Freudian slip during an event in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, at an institute in his name. In a video posted [...]
Calls in Canada for Queen to make full apology over indigenous children scandal May 19, 2022 The Prince of Wales has not apologised on behalf of the Queen for the “assimilation and genocide” of Canada’s indigenous residential school children but instead “acknowledged” the nation’s dark past, First Nations leaders have said. RoseAnne Archibald, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, appealed directly to Charles for an apology from the monarch [...]
Jaws drop as it emerges UK Health Security Agency pays 1,400 consultants as much as £3,100 per day May 19, 2022 It emerged today that the UK Health Security Agency is paying consultants as much as £3,100 per day. While the number used by the UKHSA has reduced, as of January 31 it was still employing 1,476 management consultants. In a letter to the Public Accounts Committee, the UKHSA said that the majority of these consultants [...]
Government to hunt down ‘callous’ benefit fraudsters in new £600m crackdown that should save £2bn May 19, 2022 A new crackdown on benefit fraud should save the taxpayer £2bn over the next three years. A £600m plan is to be unveiled by the Government. The plan will involve 2,000 trained specialists reviewing two million universal credit claims over the next five years. DWP officers will also be bolstered with new powers, including to [...]