Day: June 18, 2023
Sunak ‘expected to skip debate’ on damning Boris Johnson partygate report – reports
June 18, 2023R ishi Sunak is reportedly set to skip a debate of the damning report that found Boris Johnson lied over partygate, amid reignited anger over the scandal following a newly published video. The motion on the Privileges Committee’s findings comes as Scotland Yard is “considering” the footage from a 2020 Christmas gathering at Conservative Party […]
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Perception Boris Johnson unpopular in Scotland ‘false’, claims Jack
June 18, 2023Mr Jack, an ally of the beleaguered former premier who was found last week to have deliberately misled MPs in his denials over partygate, said he had never witnessed any abuse when Mr Johnson had visited Scotland. An Ipsos Mori poll of 1,000 Scots released in May last year in the midst of press reports […]
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Cameron and Osborne must be ‘taken to task’ for austerity at Covid inquiry – BMA
June 18, 2023D avid Cameron and George Osborne must be “taken to task” at the Covid inquiry over austerity-era decisions that “left us so unprepared” for the pandemic, a doctors’ union has said. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the pair should be questioned this week about the “parlous state” of the NHS due to a decade […]
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Man fighting for life after shooting at crowded venue in east London
June 18, 2023A man is fighting for his life after being shot at a crowded venue in east London. The 22-year-old is currently in critical condition, after reportedly suffering gunshot wounds to the abdomen on Saturday night. Police were called to a venue on Blackhorse Lane, in Walthamstow, east London at around 10.45pm. Multiple members of the […]
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Tories who attended Covid-era gathering should not be stripped of honours – Gove
June 18, 2023For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Michael Gove has said two Tories who attended a pandemic-era gathering at which staff were filmed apparently joking about Covid restrictions should not be stripped of the honours […]
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Hounslow incident – latest news: Police name family of four found dead in flat as homicide probe launched
June 18, 2023Police at the scene in Bedfont, Hounslow where a three-year-old boy and a girl, 11, are among four people who have been found dead in a flat in west London For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking […]
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Ex-Tesco boss says he has been ‘propelled under the nearest bus’ after being accused of misconduct
June 18, 2023Former Tesco chairman John Allan – who was forced to step down over misconduct allegations – has insisted he is “completely innocent”, but admits making “an ill-judged remark”. In his first broadcast interview since the controversy erupted with Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, the 74-year-old, who headed the supermarket giant for eight years, […]
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Love on ice: Rocky and Marama, London’s same-sex penguin couple
June 18, 2023As London paints itself in vibrant rainbow hues for Pride Month, a heartwarming story unfolds on ice, within the city’s Sea Life London Aquarium. It is a tale of two female penguins who remind us that love transcends all, even in the animal kingdom. Rocky and Marama, a pair of female Gentoo penguins, are possibly one […]
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Video showing Tory staff at Christmas party during lockdown is ‘terrible’, Michael Gove admits
June 18, 2023A video showing Conservative Party workers at a Christmas party during lockdown in 2020 is “terrible” and “completely out of order”, Michael Gove has said. The Levelling Up Secretary was reacting to the video, obtained by the Mirror, which showed people dancing and drinking at a gathering – ignoring strict social distancing rules imposed by […]
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