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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:46:18 GMTTory MPs concerned about retaining seats following double by-election loss
Tory grandee Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said there is “no doubt” it would be “difficult to hold” his seat if his constituency had a by-election.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:42:30 GMTRaab says ‘distraction’ of partygate to blame for two by-election defeats
Also accuses Tory rebels of ‘ill-discipline’
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:41:44 GMTBy-election news - live: Boris Johnson vows to ‘keep going’ after double defeat
Richard Foord and Simon Lightwood become newest MPs for Lib Dems and Labour, respectively
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:36:36 GMTOliver Dowden’s resignation letter in full as Tory chairman says ‘someone must take responsibility’ for losses
‘We cannot continue with business as usual,’ Mr Dowden said in his letter
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:33:19 GMTMick Lynch says rail workers ‘lauded as heroes’ in pandemic but now treated as ‘out of fashion’
RMT staff are expected to walk out again on Saturday
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:31:52 GMTMick Lynch says rail workers ‘lauded as heroes’ in pandemic but now treated as ‘out of fashion’
RMT staff are expected to walk out again on Saturday
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:26:23 GMTWill Boris Johnson resign?
PM facing renewed pressure to step down even after winning vote of no confidence
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:26:01 GMTWill Boris Johnson resign after double by-election disaster?
PM facing renewed pressure to step down after Tory thrashings in West Yorkshire and Devon and resignation of party chairman Oliver Dowden
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:24:57 GMTBoris Johnson vows to ‘keep going’ at No 10 despite double by-election defeat
PM promises to ‘listen’ to voters after bruising results in blue and red wall seats
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:21:05 GMTCentrica to recruit ex-forces personnel for green energy drive
Hundreds of jobs will be created across British Gas and the wider group by the end of 2023.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:17:36 GMTJohnson vows to ‘keep going’ after double by-election humiliation
Conservative co-chairman Oliver Dowden resigned from the Cabinet after the party suffered losses in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:16:06 GMTMan, 22, dies watching summer solstice sunset during longest day celebrations
Man pronounced dead at the scene as air ambulances flown to Devon beauty spot
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:10:18 GMTGirl raped while leaving block of flats as police appeal to find woman who comforted her at bus stop
Witness who left on 149 bus as police arrived could provide ‘crucial’ evidence, Scotland Yard says
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:01:36 GMTIf the Tories had any decency, they would get out of the way – Starmer
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrated the party’s by-election victory in Wakefield.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMTMillions of world’s poorest missing out on social security help – UN
This includes an estimated 280,000 – 390,000 people in the UK who wrongly thought they were ineligible for Universal Credit and did not apply.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:41:20 GMTExpected strike impact on Edinburgh Pride ‘really quite sad’, says organiser
Jamie Love, an organiser for this year’s event, said it is ‘quite disappointing’ that many are forced to stay home due to planned rail disruption.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:35:26 GMTTories handed ‘wake-up call’ with double defeat in Tiverton and Wakefield by-elections
Lib Dem win in Devon represents the largest majority ever overturned at by-election
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:34:22 GMTTory party chairman Oliver Dowden resigns after double by-election loss
‘We cannot carry on with business as usual’, senior MP says in pointed letter to Boris Johnson
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:33:49 GMTLib Dems sweep to victory in Tiverton and Honiton by-election in major blow to Boris Johnson
Lib Dem candidate Richard Foord wins with 22,537 votes leaving Tories trailing with 16,393
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:28:45 GMTJohnson steps back from comments on possible asylum policy criticism by Charles
The Prime Minister is to meet the Prince of Wales for talks on the fringes of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:54:04 GMTDebate launched on regulating remote driving
The AA said allowing people to control cars many miles away will require ‘extensive testing’.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:52:52 GMTTerrorists could hijack remote cars and use them as weapons to ‘maintain emotional distance from victims’
Law Commission raises concerns technology could make it ‘easier’ to use vehicles for attacks
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:15:11 GMTWhy is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?
The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:14:47 GMTIf it’s not the asylum seeker policy, why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?
The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:14:16 GMTThree people charged with conspiracy to commit murder in West Midlands
All four will appear before a magistrate on Friday.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:00:20 GMTChannel 4 announces film about life and death of journalist Lyra McKee
The film is narrated by Lyra having salvaged reels of voice recordings.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:59:43 GMTMan arrested following death of mother and son released with no further action - OLD
A 37-year-old woman and a five-year-old child were found with stab wounds at an address in Barnet, north London on Tuesday.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:58:54 GMTMan arrested after mother and son, 5, stabbed to death is released with no further action
A 37-year-old woman and a five-year-old child were found with stab wounds at an address in Barnet, north London on Tuesday.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:54:03 GMTTrain strike - live: Disruptions to continue on Friday morning with partial service
RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators stage second walkout this week
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:27:10 GMTOliver Dowden resigns as Tory chair after Conservatives lose two by-elections
The Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton, which had previously been held by the Tories with a 24,000 majority, while Labour won Wakefield.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:24:28 GMTWhat the papers say – June 24
Friday’s front pages warn of terminal ‘turmoil’ and ‘chaos’ as worker dissatisfaction with wages spreads to British Airways.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:24:02 GMTBy-election news - live: Tories lose both seats as Labour take Wakefield and Lib Dems win Tiverton & Honiton
Richard Foord and Simon Lightwood become newest MPs for Lib Dems and Labour respectively
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:09:06 GMTUK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership of the Conservative party suffered a heavy double blow as voters rejected the Tories in two by-elections
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:06:04 GMTBoris Johnson suffers double by-election humiliation
The Liberal Democrats won Tiverton and Honiton, which had previously been held by the Tories with a 24,000 majority, while Labour won Wakefield.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:00:14 GMTCharles to tell Commonwealth leaders becoming a republic ‘is their own decision’
His observations are likely to be interpreted as acknowledging forces already in motion.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:56:29 GMTTiverton & Honiton and Wakefield by-elections: how the results compare
The Liberal Democrats achieved one of the biggest swings against a government since 1945.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:27:01 GMTNew Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood says Labour is ‘rebuilding the red wall’
Mr Lightwood was elected with a majority of 4,925 on a swing of 12.7% from the Tories to Labour.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:15:25 GMTHolidaymakers face ‘mass disruption’ this summer as British Airways workers vote to strike
No 10 to consider ‘contingency measures’ for airline to beat Heathrow walkout
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:14:41 GMTLabour wins back red wall seat in crunch Wakefield by-election
New Labour MP Simon Lightwood says party is “rebuilding red wall”
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:54:00 GMTWhat next for Boris Johnson after double by-election blow?
Boris Johnson’s authority suffers a double blow
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:53:22 GMTNewly elected Lib Dem MP Richard Foord calls on Boris Johnson to quit
Richard Foord said the ‘people of Tiverton & Honiton have spoken for Britain’ after overturning a Tory majority of 24,000
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:47:32 GMTTrain strike - live: More railway workers to be balloted for action this month
RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators stage second walkout this week
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:19:54 GMTWhat next for Boris Johnson after double by-election blow?
The sensational loss of Tiverton and Honiton and Labour’s recapture of Wakefield will put fresh pressure on the Prime Minister.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:04:37 GMTBoris Johnson facing humiliating double by-election blow
Labour was victorious in Wakefield and the Liberal Democrats said they have overturned a 24,000 Tory majority to win in Devon.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:04:59 GMTLib Dems claim ‘clear win’ in Tiverton and Honiton by-election
With votes still being counted, the Liberal Democrats claimed to have snatched the Devon seat held with a 24,000 majority by the Tories in 2019.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:53:35 GMTKatie Price set to be sentenced for breaching restraining order against ex-husband’s fiancé
Former glamour model pleaded guilty earlier this year
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:45:37 GMTKatie Price set to be sentenced for breaching restraining order
Former glamour model and reality TV star Price pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:45:21 GMTJames Bond producers to receive CBEs at Buckingham Palace
They were included in the 2022 New Years’ Honours List.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:45:00 GMTRikki Neave murderer faces life for 1994 killing
James Watson was aged 13 when he lured six-year-old Rikki to woods near his home in Peterborough more than 27 years ago.
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:42:14 GMTSimon Case admits he had ‘informal’ talks with charity about roles for Carrie Johnson
Cabinet secretary insists he did not endorse PM’s wife for any paid work
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:06:29 GMTTories braced for trouble as votes counted in crunch by-elections
Boris Johnson insisted he was optimistic and it would be “crazy” for him to quit if the Tories lost both the Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton seats.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:51:25 GMTBoris Johnson denies planning to end curbs on bosses’ pay and bank bonuses
Prime minister also says it remains ‘the plan’ to raise corporation tax
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:01:21 GMTGlastonbury festival-goers told to brace for showers
The Met Office is predicting scattered rain across the UK over the weekend.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTHouseholders facing ‘huge’ rise in energy-related scams
Scams mentioning one of the ‘big six’ energy firms in the first quarter of this year were up 10% on the same period last year.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTConsumer confidence falls to new record low amid ‘stark new economic reality’
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index dropped one point to minus 41 in June, setting a new record low for a second successive month.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:01:00 GMTCMA provisionally finds construction firm cartels rigged £150m of contracts
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said eight of the firms involved in the cartels have admitted to taking part.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:59:14 GMTKey records in previous by-elections as polls close in Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton
Conservatives last lost two by-elections on the same day in 1991
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:49:00 GMTSimon Case admits he had conversation about charity roles for Carrie Johnson
It comes after reports Boris Johnson spoke to aides about environmental roles for his now-wife and tried to hire her when he was Foreign Secretary.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:30:00 GMTCovid jabs ‘saved 20 million lives in one year’
The first vaccine was administered in the UK on December 8 2020.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:15:10 GMTJohnson ‘full of optimism’ as polls close in crunch by-elections
Boris Johnson acknowledged that mid-term votes are “never necessarily easy for any government” as polls closed in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:30:38 GMTPM warns against forcing Ukraine into accepting ‘bad peace deal’
There are concerns in Kyiv that Germany and France will push President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept a ceasefire.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:30:28 GMTJohnson admits Ukrainian refugees could be sent to Rwanda but ‘very unlikely’
The Prime Minister said the only circumstances in which people will be sent to East Africa would be if they come to the UK illegally.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMTPrince of Wales to hail diversity of the Commonwealth as its ‘strength’
His speech will be made at the opening of the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:28:27 GMTBoris Johnson ‘full of optimism’ as polls close in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton by-elections
Prime minister will be monitoring the results from Rwanda
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:19:03 GMTBy-election news - live: Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton polls close, as PM ‘optimistic’
Boris Johnson said he’s ‘full of optimism and buoyancy’ ahead of the results
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:16:09 GMTTaoiseach: Granting EU candidate status to Ukraine sends message of solidarity
Micheal Martin also accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of ‘weaponising’ food amid ongoing blockades of Ukrainian grain.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:00:00 GMTHospital faces criminal probe after death of vulnerable man hit by train
Personal trainer Matthew Caseby, 23, was able to leave Birmingham’s Priory Hospital Woodbourne after being left ‘inappropriately unattended’.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:18:53 GMTGlastonbury crowd chant ‘we love you Michael we do’ to festival founder
Glastonbury festival warned punters to avoid watching Michael Eavis’ performance because the area was “very busy.”
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:00:54 GMTBiffy Clyro wins big as Kerrang! music awards return
The ceremony is a celebration of rock and alternative music.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:48:29 GMTJulian Assange strip searched and moved to bare cell on day extradition announced, wife says
‘Prison is a constant humiliation but what happened on Friday felt especially cruel,’ says Stella Assange
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:14:43 GMTBoris Johnson says it would be ‘crazy’ to resign if Tories lose by-elections
Mr Johnson will be on an official visit to Rwanda when the results roll in on Friday
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:14:11 GMTFestival-first Notting Hill Carnival parade ‘sums up Glastonbury’
Vibrant stilt walkers, a truck in the shape of a beetle and a lorry carrying a dozen steel pan players joined the parade at Glastonbury Festival.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:05:48 GMTBoris Johnson to dodge confrontation with Prince of Wales over criticism of ‘appalling’ Rwanda asylum scheme
PM did not raise human rights issues with president Paul Kagame, No 10 says
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:57:02 GMTCollapse in Tory support threatens ‘Conservative Celtic fringe’ in southwest, poll finds
Dramatic 19-point fall in vote share threatens 15 seats, including constituency of Jacob Rees-Mogg
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:54:00 GMT‘Zero engagement’ from Government on Transport for London funding crisis – mayor
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he has had ‘zero engagement’ from the Government on a long-term TfL funding plan.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:40:30 GMTMomentum to keep list of Labour MPs who fail to back rail strike
Labour left-wingers to campaign for MPs to ‘do their jobs’ and back industrial action
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:51:45 GMTUkraine war: Liz Truss accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘weaponising hunger’ over grain crisis
Foreign secretary says crisis is ‘urgent’ and could see ‘devastating consequences’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:49:30 GMTSir Paul McCartney to warm up for Glastonbury at surprise Somerset gig
Tickets to the gig in Frome sold out in under an hour.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:42:43 GMTWindfall tax could damage investment, industry warns Chancellor
It came as Rishi Sunak visited Aberdeen on Thursday.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:40:54 GMTMore powerful vacuum cleaners could limit mice numbers in Parliament – minister
Lord True told the House of Lords that more powerful vacuums could cut down on the available crumbs.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:39:09 GMTUnpaid carers ‘feel increasingly socially isolated and unsupported in roles’
Fewer carers were able to take a break from caring for more than 24 hours, according to NHS Digital’s survey of adult carers in England.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:34:52 GMTWidower wins right to use embryo of late wife to have baby using surrogate
North London couple had undergone multiple IVF treatments before tragedy struck
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:30:57 GMTBrexit has left ‘enduring scars’ on EU nationals living in UK, research finds
Report released on sixth anniversary of referendum finds ‘significant and mostly negative’ feelings about EU withdrawal
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:25:10 GMTIke Ekweremadu: Nigerian politician accused of trafficking child to UK to harvest organs
Senator and wife remanded in custody, despite lawyer’s plea he has ‘led a blameless life as a public servant’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:21:41 GMTLeaked recording of SNP MPs supporting Grady ‘utterly unacceptable’ – Sturgeon
The Glasgow North MP was found to have acted inappropriately towards a member of party staff.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:31:29 GMT ‘Unethical and racist’: Parliamentarians from across Europe hit out at Boris Johnson’s Rwanda plan
UK breaches of international rules will be exploited by Russia, MPs warn
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:20:09 GMTLabour MP Apsana Begum signed off sick after ‘sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse’
MP says abusive campaign has had ‘significant effect on my mental and physical health’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:16:57 GMTCamilla: Everyone in Commonwealth should be helping end violence against women
The duchess told the anti-domestic violence event: ‘The figures are shocking.’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:11:37 GMTCar wash slave-drivers jailed for years-long reign of terror
Pair’s squalid home described by victim as ‘gate to hell’
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:11:18 GMTBan for Manchester City fan who threw flare on to playing area in title decider
Phillip Maxwell, 29, from Knowsley, Merseyside, hurled the missile across the heads of supporters and stewards.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:05:53 GMTBrexit will keep wages down and make UK poorer in decade ahead, study finds
Real pay set to be £470 lower per worker each year, say top economists
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:02:35 GMTUK defence and foreign secretaries in Turkey to talk war and weapons ahead of Nato summit
UK sees chance to sell Ankara Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes as US F-16 deal in danger of collapse
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:57:59 GMTNigerian politician charged with plotting to harvest child’s organs in UK
Pair detained after investigation into potential modern slavery offences
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:15:34 GMTThe asylum seekers stuck in hotel rooms for months on end
Investigation: It was supposed to be a temporary measure. Now figures reveal that more than 28,000 asylum seekers are forced to live in rooms designed for short stays – with hundreds stuck there for more than a year. May Bulman speaks to the famil...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:53:19 GMTFuture Scottish independence referendum ‘should be put to all four UK nations’
Several peers also expressed concerns that stresses on the Union are becoming worse.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:45:00 GMTSir Keir Starmer set to miss Durham ‘Big Meeting’
The Labour leader is not among the speakers listed to address the Durham Miners’ Gala – a traditional trade union-backed event.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:42:25 GMTAlexander Blue murder: Brother claims DNA evidence could finally solve case 20 years on
Alexander Blue died in hospital two days after he was found beaten and stabbed outside his home in Glasgow’s upmarket West End on 25 June 2002
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:35:20 GMTRochdale grooming offender goes on ‘long rant’ during deportation hearing
Adil Khan, 51, was found guilty of being part of a gang that groomed as many as 47 girls for sexual exploitation.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:38:16 GMTLabour can get better Protocol deal from EU – Lammy
The shadow foreign secretary claimed ‘EU partners’ had told them they would be more flexible with Labour in power.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:34:14 GMTFormer Gaddafi aide to challenge ruling over Yvonne Fletcher shooting
A High Court judge concluded in November last year that Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk was ‘jointly liable’ for the fatal shooting of Pc Fletcher in 1984.