Boris Johnson says he is “not worried” about MPs plotting against him while he was at the G7
The Prime Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has set a date for the second proposed Scottish independence referendum.
He told MSPs it would be held on October 19, 2023, with the same question as in the 2014 vote “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Mrs. Sturgeon said she would write to Boris Johnson to inform him of his plans.
He added that he would make it clear that he is “prepared and willing” to negotiate the terms of an Article 30 order with him, which would give Holyrood the power to hold a referendum. Johnson has previously rejected his calls for another referendum.
Meanwhile, the Conservative MP who organized the campaign that overthrew Theresa May is running in the party elections to prepare a new push to bring down Boris Johnson.
Steve Baker hopes that a seat on the executive of the powerful 1922 House of Representatives will allow him to change the rules to allow for another vote of censure, if necessary.
The serial rebel described the prime minister’s position as “intolerable” if it is discovered that he lied to parliament about the scandal of the number 10 parties, many of which he attended.
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Nadine Dorries calls for a ban on trans athletes in elite female sport
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has told British sports bodies to follow the example of swimming and ensure that women’s sport is reserved “for people born of the female sex”.
Ms Dorries told representatives of football, cricket, rugby, tennis, athletics and other sports on Tuesday afternoon that it was “inherently unfair” for the woman to compete against someone who was born biologically male.
He urged sports bodies to continue to lead Fina, who announced that athletes who had gone through any part of male puberty would be banned from elite female competition.
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 8:36 PM
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The head of the civil service does not say whether he spoke to Boris Johnson about working for women
The head of the civil service does not say whether he spoke to Boris Johnson about working for women
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 7:55 PM
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Boris Johnson calls on NATO allies to increase spending as Ben Wallace attacks UK budget “smoking and mirror”
Boris Johnson will call on NATO allies to increase their defense spending in the face of Russia’s threat, despite a scathing attack by its own Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace on the UK’s “smoke and mirrors” military budget.
The prime minister said he would “take advantage” of British military spending to “push for more commitments from other people” ahead of crucial talks with his fellow NATO leaders at a summit in Madrid.
But Wallace said UK forces had survived for too long with “a diet of smoke and mirrors, empty formations and fantasy savings,” after asking the prime minister to commit to a 20% increase in spending. .
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 7:30 p.m.
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Conservative MP says women have no “absolute right to body autonomy”
Conservative MP says women have no “absolute right to body autonomy”
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 7:15 p.m.
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Sturgeon should “focus on the economy,” says Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has insisted that Nicola Sturgeon should focus on the economy, arguing that the UK has “a stronger economy and a stronger country together”.
“I still haven’t seen exactly what he said,” he told reporters as he traveled to Madrid for the NATO summit when asked about Sturgeon’s plan for an October 2023 referendum. very carefully and we will respond correctly “.
He added: “The focus of the country should be on building a stronger economy, this is what we are doing with our plan for a stronger economy and I certainly think we will be able to have a stronger economy. strong and a stronger country together. ”
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 6:45 p.m.
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Why the new NI Protocol Act will not restore shared power
In a trade war between the EU and the UK, it’s hard to see how Belfast’s institutions could function, says Sean O’Grady.
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 6:27 PM
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The Conservative donor funding the climate denial campaign group will become the same
It has been reported that a Conservative donor who helped fund a lobby campaign against zero net climate action will be named a member of the House of Lords.
Australian billionaire Michael Hintze, who funds the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), will receive a nobility, according to the Sunday Times.
Greenpeace UK accuses the organization of “spending the last 20 years campaigning to preserve our addiction to fossil fuels”.
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 6:15 p.m.
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Simon Case says it’s “difficult” for officials like Sue Gray to judge ministers
Simon Case says it is “difficult” for officials like Sue Gray to judge ministers
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 5:45 p.m.
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The Prime Minister announces the launch of a public investigation into Covid-19
Boris Johnson has announced the launch of public coronavirus research and set out his terms of reference, days after the bad families were warned that they could take legal action against the government for delays.
“The UK’s investigation into Covid-19 is now formally established and may begin its important work,” the prime minister said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The investigation will examine, consider and report on pandemic preparedness and response in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including the date of formal investigation creation, June 28, 2022.”
It is more than six months after Johnson appointed Baroness Hallett to chair the investigation in December 2021, and after she previously said the investigation would begin in the spring of this year.
On Sunday, the Covid-19 group of Families in Sorrow for Justice threatened to file a judicial review for failing to provide a date for establishing the government’s investigation into the pandemic’s management.
After Tuesday’s release, the group tweeted that it could finally “start the process of learning lessons from the terrible suffering we have suffered …
“However, it is unfortunate that after six months of unexplained delays, the Government has finally decided to act just two days after we announced that we were considering a judicial review on their loss of time.
“It shows that they were simply delaying the process for as long as they could get away with it, and there will have to be serious consequences if valuable evidence has been lost as a result.
“Baroness (Hallett) will now have to get the process moving as quickly as possible so that lessons can be learned before future waves.”
Joe Middleton June 28, 2022 5:13 PM