Tory MP criticised for tweet about colleague’s arrest for rape which showed ‘callous disregard for the alleged victims’ May 18, 2022 A veteran Tory MP has been accused of showing “callous disregard” for victims of rape, after appearing to joke about the arrest of his colleague for it. Conservative MP for Lichfield Michael Fabricant caused uproar this morning over a message about the shock arrest yesterday of a Tory colleague on suspicion of rape. The party [...]
Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape and told to stay away from Westminster is bailed May 18, 2022 A Conservative MP arrested on suspicion of rape and asked to stay away from the parliamentary estate – has been bailed. The Metropolitan Police said the alleged sexual offences were committed between 2002 and 2009. The force said he had been bailed to a date in mid-June. A statement from Scotland Yard on Wednesday : [...]
Second London man charged over fatal stabbing of ‘loving father’ near St Paul’s Cathedral May 18, 2022 Police have charged a second London man over the fatal stabbing of a 32-year-old father near St Paul’s Cathedral. Jordell Menzies, 25, of Tennyson Road, Brent, was charged with murder Emmanuel Odunlami from Romford. The victim was found in Gresham Street, suffering from a fatal stab wound at 11:30pm on May 1, 2022. Menzies has [...]
Impact of post-Brexit trade deal with New Zealand examined by parliamentary committee May 18, 2022 Post-Brexit trade with New Zealand is being brought into focus this morning, with Westminster’s top trade committee examining the impact of the free trade deal signed in February. The arrangement between the UK and the Pacific nation, which is more than 18,000 miles away, is being looked at by two panels, focusing on services and [...]
Starmer calls windfall tax ‘inevitable’ as Tories show signs of wobbling over the levy May 18, 2022 Internal government polling has found support for a windfall tax on the profits of energy firms is “wildly” popular..
Britain not ‘scrapping’ the Northern Ireland protocol, but ‘fixing’ it, says foreign secretary May 18, 2022 Foreign secretary Liz Truss has insisted the UK is not looking to scrap the Northern Ireland protocol, but is looking to fix the agreement which “isn’t working” in wake of the Brexit vote. The cabinet member told Sky News this morning there needed to be “sensible pragmatic changes” to it, with a stalemate over trade [...]
Liz Truss plays down calls for windfall tax May 18, 2022 Foreign secretary Liz Truss has played down calls for a windfall tax on energy firms, saying “we need to attract investment”, and a tax would be a deterrent. Speaking on Sky News this morning, she appeared to be at odds with calls made by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday, who said nothing was off the [...]
Rare items from personal collection of legendary Radio1 DJ John Peel to be auctioned off May 17, 2022 Rare items from the extensive personal archive of pioneering DJ John Peel will be up for auction, including by John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and a hand-written note from Queen’s Freddie Mercury. The legendary BBC Radio 1 host, who died in 2004, had an enormous musical collection of 120,000 albums estimated to be [...]
Russia brands G7 plan to use frozen assets in Ukraine’s rebuild ‘outright theft’ May 17, 2022 Using Russia’s frozen reserves to rebuild Ukraine would be “outright theft” according to the Kremlin. A new proposal from G7 leaders to seize assets from Moscow to finance the reconstruction of decimated Ukraine has been condemned by Russia. The proposal was made by German finance minister Christian Lindner, who according to Reuters, said proposals were [...]
Watch as retired Russian military leader says the ‘Kremlin is in total geopolitical isolation and the whole world is against us’ May 17, 2022 A retired Russian military leader has said the Kremlin is in “total geopolitical isolation and the whole world is against us”, speaking on state television. Military analyst and retired colonel Mikhail Khodarenok made his comments on the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, during an interview with anchor Olga Skabeyeva, known as the “Iron [...]
