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？ Close Boris Johnson’s Covid plan B measures approved by Commons – despite major rebellion from Tory MPs Boris Johnson has been warned a leadership challenge is “ on the cards ” in the new year after 99 Conservative MPs defied him over Plan B Covid restrictions in the largest rebellion of his premiership. The prime minister was forced to rely on the votes of Labour MPs to win Commons approval for the introduction of Covid passes at nightclubs and sports and entertainment venues, which come into

He accused Mr Putin of using West’s energy reliance on Russia for “ blackmail ”, adding “ we cannot go on like this ”.... “ As long as the West is economically dependent on Putin, he will do all he can to exploit that dependence.... And that is why that dependence must--and will--now end, ” he wrote....

He accused Mr Putin of using West’s energy reliance on Russia for “ blackmail ”, adding “ we cannot go on like this ”.... “ As long as the West is economically dependent on Putin, he will do all he can to exploit that dependence.... And that is why that dependence must--and will--now end, ” he wrote....

Keir Starmer endured a “ car crash ” meeting with union chiefs in which he failed to drum up support for changes to Labour party rules on the eve of the annual conference on the eve of its annual conference." src=" https:// static. independent.co.uk/ 2021/ 09/ 25/ 08/ POLITICS20Drugs202009352711. jpg?... Stay tuned for rolling updates on the latest news throughout the day. Chiara Giordano 25 September 2021 08: 27 Newer 1/ 1 Older....

？ Close Boris Johnson meets President Zelensky in Kyiv The British government's bid to scrap parts of the post-Brexit trade deal on Northern Ireland amounts to" economic vandalism", Irish prime minister Micheál Martin said.Mr Martin said on Sunday that a new British law to change part of the Brexit deal was" unilateralism of the worst kind" and urged the Boris Johnson government to resume talks. London has proposed scrapping some checks on goods from the rest of the UK arriving in Northern Irela

Keir Starmer endured a “ car crash ” meeting with union chiefs in which he failed to drum up support for changes to Labour party rules on the eve of the annual conference on the eve of its annual conference." src=" https:// static. independent.co.uk/ 2021/ 09/ 25/ 08/ POLITICS20Drugs202009352711. jpg?... Stay tuned for rolling updates on the latest news throughout the day. Chiara Giordano 25 September 2021 08: 27 Newer 1/ 1 Older....

？ Close Boris Johnson says train strikes are' wrong and unnecessary' Brexit will damage Britain’s competitiveness, hit productivity and dampen workers’ wages for the rest of the decade, according to a damning new study. The Resolution Foundation think tank’s report, in collaboration with the London School of Economics, said quitting the EU would make Britain “ poorer ” during the 2020s. The study said the immediate impact of Brexit was already clear, with a “ depreciation-driven inflation spike

？ Close Boris Johnson says legislative solution needed for NI protocolBoris Johnson has confirmed he will press ahead with legislation to override the Northern Ireland protocol, despite warnings from Brussels that it will breach the UK’s international legal obligations and a plea from the Bank of England not to spark a damaging trade war with Europe. Speaking after a day of meetings with the leaders of the country’s five main political parties, where he sought to make progress on the impasse ove

？ Close Raab refuses to rule out tougher Covid measures before Christmas-. mp4 Boris Johnson is facing the largest rebellion of his premiership as over 70 backbenchers are threatening to defy the whip and vote against the government’s new Plan B measures to slow the spread of the omicron variant.It is also reported that up to 10 ministerial aides could resign to oppose the controls, with up to four votes on the measures expected to take place on Tuesday evening. The measures-including Covid pass