？ 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 How did the ECHR stop the first Rwanda deportation flight? Boris Johnson’s government is set to introduce a new proposal in parliament aimed at overturning the European Court of Human Rights‘ decision stopping flights taking rejected asylum seekers to Rwanda. The proposal, which will be introduced by Dominic Raab in parliament later today, will allow the UK government to ignore the rulings of the ECHR in cases of asylum seekers who arrive via unauthorised journeys. The deputy prime minis

？ Close Liz Truss defends Rwanda asylum scheme as ‘completely legal and moral’ Priti Patel has told of her disapointment that the first deportation flight to Rwanda will no longer take off, but said tonight’s legal defeats will not prevent her from “ doing the right thing.” The home secretary added: “ Our legal team are reviewing every decision made on this flight and preparation for the next flight begins now.” A spokesperson for the Rwandan government has similarly said it will not be deterred

？ Close Boris Johnson promises ‘compassion’ to get people through cost of living crisisThe government could cut as many as 90, 000 civil service jobs in a cost-saving exercise touted by Boris Johnson, as ministers come under increasing pressure to help ease the cost of living crisis with possible tax cuts. The prime minister is reported to have told his cabinet on Thursday that the civil service workforce should be cut by a fifth, which would save more than ￡3bn. The plan was discussed with cabi

？ Close Rishi Sunak says he will give his ￡400 energy rebate to charity The Cabinet Office has appeared to reject claims that Sue Gray’s Partygate report was tampered with prior to publication, with details of an alleged party at Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat supposedly removed. Senior members of Mr Johnson’s team are also alleged to have put pressure on the civil servant to remove certain details and names from her report into coronavirus rule-breaking, according to the Sunday Times, whic

？ Close Storm Dudley hits UK as Met Office issued amber weather warning Two storms are set to batter the UK this week with winds of up to 90mph predicted, which could put lives in danger, forecasters have warned. Storm Dudley is expected to hit northern parts of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, before the harsher Storm Eunice arrives on Friday. The Met Office has issued weather warnings for high winds, effective across the country. The storms may cause danger to life and “ damage to buildings,

？ Close Boris Johnson accused of lying to MPs over images showing him drinking at leaving do Two-thirds( 66 per cent) of voters think that Boris Johnson should quit if he is criticised in Sue Gray’s report on the Partygate scandal that has rocked Westminster. The findings, in an exclusive Savanta poll for The Independent also reveal that more than a quarter of those who backed the Tories in 2019 said they were less likely to do so again if Mr Johnson stays on as leader. The polling comes on the

？ Close GOP governor calls on fellow Republicans to ‘move on’ from TrumpFormer president Donald Trump complained about America’s “ ugly ” Navy ships while in office and said Russia’s looked better, according to leaked excerpts of former secretary of defence, Mark Esper’s soon to be released book.Mr Esper, who was fired from his position in November 2020 following disputes with the former president, has made several startling revelations in his new book titled “ A Sacred Oath, ” which is set to b

？ Close Stormy Daniels obliquely denies having written statement on Trump affair The campaign of far-right racist French presidential contender Eric Zemmour claims that Donald Trump personally called the candidate to offer his encouragement. According to one of Mr Zemmour’s senior aides, Mr Trump “ told Eric Zemmour not to give in, hold firm, stay courageous ” – this after the campaign purportedly reached out to Mr Trump’s organisation directly.Mr Zemmour, who was recently fined for inciting rac

？ Close Human rights expert explains what stopped the first Rwanda flight Boris Johnson is facing calls to release Lord Christopher Geidt’s full resignation letter after the ethics chief quit his post. The UK government has so far only released a short statement from the adviser, who said he was stepping down “ with regret ” but felt it was the “ right thing to do ”.A former holder of the post and Labour MPs have urged the PM to make the resignation letter public. Earlier this week, Lord Geidt t