Chris Pincher’s resignation is latest in a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by Conservative MPs The Conservative deputy chief whip has resigned after admitting he had “embarrassed myself and other people” following reports that he drunkenly groped two men at a private club. Chris Pincher wrote to Boris Johnson […]
Year: 2022
Peter Tatchell says officers are welcome to join as civilians but the Met needs to be challenged over homophobia Pride in London says uniformed officers should not march in the parade, following calls from LGBTQ+ campaigners to bar them due to Scotland Yard’s “homophobic” handling of the investigation into the […]
Chinese president inaugurates former security chief John Lee amid western criticism of Beijing’s crackdown on democratic rights, independent media and personal freedoms 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong – in pictures We were too lenient on pro-democracy politicians, says Regina Ip The ‘unofficials’ who advised Britain on the […]
Turkish president stressed the countries must meet Ankara’s demand to extradite terror suspects Just two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s Nato accession, Turkey’s president has warned that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations. Recep […]
‘Line has been crossed’ say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students Universities in England have launched a fightback against government attacks on their autonomy, telling ministers they “crossed a line” by pressurising them to abandon a scheme designed to improve equality on campus. […]
Abdeslam was only survivor of 10-man terrorist unit that struck in city, killing 130 people, in 2015 Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the 10-man unit that carried out coordinated terror attacks in Paris in 2015, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to full life in prison, the […]
Downing Street said it is almost doubling UK commitment to military support for Ukraine with additional £1bn Britain will commit an extra 1,000 troops and one of its two new aircraft carriers to the defence of Nato’s eastern flank, the defence secretary has announced, as Downing Street unveiled £1bn in […]
Some who backed PM only last week now set sights on ‘clean sweep’ of backbench committee that could allow leadership vote Boris Johnson is facing a fresh threat from Conservative rebels planning a takeover of the powerful backbench committee that could force the prime minister from office. Opponents of Johnson, […]
R&B singer, 55, was found guilty in September of sex trafficking and racketeering on nine counts involving women, girls and boys The singer R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually abusing women, girls and boys, more than 20 years after first facing allegations. Kelly’s […]
Outsourcing accelerated by Lansley’s shakeup in 2012 linked to drop in care quality in landmark review The privatisation of NHS care accelerated by Tory policies a decade ago has corresponded with a decline in quality and “significantly increased” rates of death from treatable causes, the first study of its kind […]