Partygate and U-turns on tax are ‘undermining message’, say Conservative MPs as more call for him to quit Boris Johnson has plunged the Conservative party into an acute identity crisis as a result of Partygate and U-turns over tax policy, senior Tories warned last night, as more MPs called for […]
Month: May 2022
As support among some European allies appears to waver, Kyiv calls for advanced rocket systems to hit Russia’s supply lines Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Ukraine is in a race against time to save the eastern Donbas region as relentless Russian artillery and air strikes threaten to turn the tide […]
For Liverpool, it was a game too far. No 63 of a season in which they have contested every single one that has been open to them was supposed to bring the crowning glory, the moment to define Jürgen Klopp’s era. There have been six trophies under the manager, including […]
Swedish director’s satire received an eight-minute standing ovation at festival Ruben Östlund’s social satire Triangle of Sadness has won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes film festival, handing the Swedish director one of cinema’s most prestigious prizes for the second time. Östlund won Cannes’ top honour for his film […]
Met assistant commissioner will ask Home Office why he was overlooked for top job Neil Basu has said he will be demanding an explanation from the government about why he was overlooked to be the next leader of the National Crime Agency (NCA). The Met assistant commissioner, 53, said he […]
Rewritten rules remove need to resign – instead ministers can apologise or temporarily lose pay for breaches Boris Johnson has been accused of changing the ministerial code to help “save his skin” ahead of a new Partygate inquiry that could publish more photos and subject him to a public grilling […]
Situation in Donbas ‘even worse than people say it is’, says Ukraine’s foreign minister, as Kremlin makes further gains Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The besieged Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk appears to be almost completely surrounded by attacking Russian forces, as the Kremlin continued to make incremental gains in its offensive […]
A timeline suggests about 78 minutes passed from when the gunman entered the building to when officers breached the classroom The head of the Texas department of public safety admitted on Friday afternoon that “of course it was the wrong decision” for armed police to wait for an extended period […]
Nadine Dorries launches explanation of government’s online safety bill in form of a 41-second clip It was, perhaps, more straight out of The Thick of It than Compton, but Nadine Dorries seemed undeterred. In a move that has elicited a somewhat mixed reaction, the culture secretary launched an explanation of […]
Firm says Sunak’s levy creates uncertainty and asks for tax relief that covers investment in renewables Shell has said Rishi Sunak’s windfall tax is a threat to investment in North Sea oil and gas as Britain attempts to ramp up domestic energy supplies. The chancellor yesterday announced an “energy profits […]