Johnson says sorry for breaking his own Covid rules as he vows to stay as PM April 12, 2022 Boris Johnson has apologised for breaking his government’s Covid rules to attend his own work birthday party in 2020 and has vowed to stay on as Prime Minister. The PM, chancellor Rishi Sunak and Carrie Johnson were all handed Fixed Penalty Notices by the Metropolitan Police today for a lockdown-busting work birthday party in Downing [...]
Putin says sanctions against Russia won’t work as he vows to continue Ukraine invasion April 12, 2022 Vladimir Putin has said the West’s “blitzkrieg” of sanctions against Russia will not work as he vowed to continue his “noble” invasion of Ukraine. Putin today said peace talks with Kyiv are at a “dead end” and that the invasion is “going to plan”, despite Russian troops failing to achieve any of their major military [...]
Tories in turmoil as Johnson and Sunak fined by Met police for lockdown-busting parties April 12, 2022 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have been given police fines for attending Covid lockdown-busting parties, with pressure set to come on the Prime Minister and chancellor to resign immediately for breaking the law. Downing Street has confirmed the pair, along with Carrie Johnson, will be given Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) by the Metropolitan Police as [...]
Trades Union Congress chief Frances O’Grady to step down April 12, 2022 Frances O’Grady will step down as the general secretary of theTrades Union Congress (TUC) at the end of the year, after nine years in charge. O’Grady today said “leading the UK’s trade union movement has been the greatest honour of my life”. The TUC is an association body for the UK’s unions, with its chief [...]
Partygate: Met issues another 30 fines as police probe continues April 12, 2022 The Metropolitan Police has issued at least another 30 fines for breaches of Covid-19 rules in Downing Street and Whitehall as the police investigation into the partygate scandal continues. More than 50 fixed penalty notices have now been handed out to government employees that attended parties or social gatherings while England was under strict Covid [...]
Ukraine braces for renewed Russian offensive in the East April 11, 2022 Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a renewed offensive in the East of Ukraine as the town of Mariupol braces for what could be its last stand against Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today said “we are ready” for Russia’s push to take the entire Donbas region, which the Kremlin hopes will rejuvenate its [...]
Labour calls on PM to confirm no other ministers have ever been a non-dom April 11, 2022 Labour has called on Boris Johnson to confirm none of his other ministers have ever had non-domiciled tax status or are making use of tax loopholes in the wake of revelations about Rishi Sunak’s family. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer today said the Prime Minister “needs to bring this saga to a close and confirm that [...]
Full Russian energy embargo could stop war, says ex-Putin aide April 10, 2022 A full embargo on Russian energy exports by western countries could effectively end the invasion of Ukraine immediately, according to a former Vladimir Putin aide. Dr Andrei Illarionov said Putin “did not take seriously” the threats from the UK, EU and US to ban Russian oil and gas. European countries have vowed to end their reliance [...]
Brexit: Truss drops plan for Northern Ireland tax cut after Sunak opposition April 10, 2022 Liz Truss’ plan to give a post-Brexit tax break to Northern Ireland to entice hundreds of companies to return has been blocked by chancellor Rishi Sunak. The foreign secretary wrote to Boris Johnson last month to call for a series of measures to boost trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, including tax breaks and [...]
Sunak considered resigning over his wife’s non-domicile tax status April 10, 2022 Rishi Sunak considered resigning as chancellor last week amid a torrent of stories about his wife having non-domicile tax status in the UK, it has been revealed. It was reported by The Independent last week that Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy, who is worth around £700m personally and is the heiress to a £3.5bn fortune, was [...]
