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Putin propagandists have rounded in on Boris Johnson after he mocked the Russian leader’s topless photos and ‘toxic masculinity’. In one particularly savage takedown, a Kremlin journalist branded the prime minister ‘chubby’, made a dig about partygate and claimed he was ‘jealous of Putin’s good shape’. The war of words kicked off earlier this week when the PM made a joke at his Russian counterpart’s expense , telling a G7 summit: ‘Shall we take our clothes off? We have to show we’re tougher than Putin.’ Canada’s Justin Trudeau then cited the dictator’s infamous photos of him riding a horse topless, saying, ‘We’re going to get the bare-chested horseback riding display’, before Mr Johnson quipped: ‘We’ve got to show them our pecs.’ The UK prime minister further angered Putin’s cheerleaders when he claimed the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if the war criminal was a woman. Mr Johnson said: ‘If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, but if he were, I really … [Read more...] about Russian state TV claims ‘chubby Boris Johnson is jealous of Putin’s good shape’

Ukraine: President Zelensky's message to EU members and citizens Get our free Ukrainians in the UK email for updates, changes and news SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The data comes from a new poll from Former Deputy Chairman of the Conservatives Lord Ashcroft who ran the survey in Ukraine, Russia and 11 bordering countries including Finland, Latvia and Serbia. The series of polls focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and included questions such as the expected length of the conflict, chances of victory for Russia or Ukraine, and which ally leader is most respected in Ukraine. Related articles Horror as two men kiss three-year-old child - police appeal Boris Johnson vows to slash food import … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson’s popularity skyrockets in Ukraine to level of President Zelensky in poll

A new sex scandal involving the UK's ruling Conservative Party hit the embattled British PM on Friday, the first day after he returned from a world trip. One MP resigned from his post within Boris Johnson's government on Thursday following accusations he groped two men while drunk. Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher, who is responsible for discipline in the Conservative Party, admitted he "drank way too much" and apologised for "embarrassing myself and others" in his resignation letter. He’s now had the whip removed by the Conservative Party, which means he will no longer sit with them in Parliament. This incident -- the Conservatives' fifth major sex scandal in three months -- is bad news for Johnson who has just returned from an eight-day diplomacy marathon across two continents. During his international tour, in which he visited Rwanda, Germany and then Spain for G7 and NATO summits, Johnson repeatedly tried to brush aside domestic political troubles and called … [Read more...] about Deputy chief whip resigns as Boris Johnson returns home to another Tory sex scandal

A former acting leader of the Labour Party is set to become the chairman of the committee that will decide if Boris Johnson intentionally misled Parliament over partygate . Harriet Harman, who is also the longest-serving female MP , is the most likely candidate to lead an inquiry by Parliament’s Privileges Committee that could suspend the Prime Minister from the Commons. The Telegraph understands her name has been provisionally agreed by Labour as a replacement for Chris Bryant, who has recused himself from the investigation into Mr Johnson because he has been too outspoken about partygate already. Ms Harman would then be elected by the MPs on the committee as its new chairman. The investigation could begin within weeks and will decide whether Mr Johnson knowingly misled Parliament when he told MPs that “all guidance was followed in No 10” during the pandemic. Two investigations by the Metropolitan Police and Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, have concluded that the … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Harriet Harman set to lead inquiry into claims Boris Johnson misled Parliament

Tom Tugendhat has become the first Tory MP to say he would run to replace Boris Johnson in a leadership contest. It comes less than 24 hours after reports that the Prime Minister will receive imminently the report from Sue Gray into alleged breaches of Covid restrictions during ‘partygate’. Mr Tugendhat, a former soldier and the current chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said: "I think I'm making it pretty clear that I think that it's up to all of us to put ourselves forward. “And it's up to the electorate, in the first case parliamentary colleagues, and in the second case the party, to choose." He declined to say whether he had put in a letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson, despite the long-standing dislike between the two men. He admitted in an interview with Times Radio on Saturday: "My job is to hold to account whoever is the foreign secretary and whoever is the prime minister.” He is the first candidate to say openly that he will run if Mr Johnson were … [Read more...] about Tom Tugendhat: I would run to replace Boris Johnson in a leadership contest

Brussels is taking advantage of Boris Johnson’s leadership woes by refusing Brexit concessions , sources say. MPs are set to vote on Monday on controversial new laws to give ministers powers to override parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland . It is part of an attempt to wrest concessions out of the EU, but Brussels is reluctant to make further offers beyond their October proposals , which they have accused the UK of ignoring in the months since they were put on the table. The UK has demanded EU capitals give negotiator Maros Sefcovic a fresh mandate to make further concessions and effectively rewrite the treaty, which the EU has repeatedly ruled out. 'EU is far more likely to watch on in silence' But the Telegraph understands there is little appetite for major concessions, in part because of Mr Johnson’s shaky grasp on his leadership. "The EU is far more likely to watch on in silence as the UK engages in what Brussels would see as another round of … [Read more...] about Brussels ‘taking advantage’ of Boris Johnson’s leadership woes by refusing Brexit concessions

Boris Johnson needs to learn from Margaret Thatcher and stop trying to please everybody, one of the most prominent “red wall” Tory MPs has said. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, said that he wanted the Prime Minister to "take a side" and back his own convictions, as Mrs Thatcher did when she won three consecutive elections in the late 1970s and the 1980s. "I wish sometimes you wouldn't try and please everybody,” said Mr Anderson of the Prime Minister. “He tries to please too many people. "Sometimes in politics, you have to take a side is as simple as that. You can't sit on the fence." Mr Anderson is a former coal miner who was a Labour councillor until 2018, when he jumped ship and joined the Conservatives. He stood to be the local MP at the following year’s general election. He said: "You've just got to go for it. “Even Maggie, who I disliked with a passion back in the day, you knew where he stood with her. If she went into battle, she wasn't wavering. "I would like to … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson told to learn from Margaret Thatcher and ‘stop trying to please everybody’

The low point of yet another chaotic 24 hours for Boris Johnson came when disgraced “tractor porn MP” Neil Parish popped up on the airwaves to give him a lecture on moral standards in government. As the Prime Minister and his aides were holed up in Number 10 deciding how to respond to the growing Chris Pincher scandal , the “very cross” former backbencher was giving them both barrels on television. “I can’t believe they haven’t done it,” he said incredulously, when asked why the whip had not been removed. Referring to his own punishment for watching pornography in the House of Commons, he added: “It’s double standards. Come on, let’s be fair.” His righteous outrage encapsulated how untenable Downing Street’s insistence that Mr Pincher would be able to remain a Conservative MP, despite accusations he drunkenly groped two men, had become. Just over two hours later, Chris Heaton-Harris, the Chief Whip, put out a statement reversing that decision , following a day of growing … [Read more...] about The ‘disturbing’ call about Chris Pincher’s lurid behaviour that forced Boris Johnson to act

Boris Johnson was made aware of past complaints about a Tory MP - but made him his Deputy Chief Whip anyway, say bombshell reports. Calls are mounting to suspend the whip from Chris Pincher after he resigned his government job last night. Mr Pincher said he had been "drinking too much" and "embarrassing himself and others" - but he remains a Tory MP as of 9am today. Labour branded the PM’s response a “total disgrace” - including an anonymous ally’s briefing that there was “no need for an investigation and no need to suspend the whip”. MPs accused Mr Pincher of “groping” two men in the glitzy Carlton private members’ club on London’s Piccadilly on Wednesday night, The Sun revealed. Now there is pressure on Boris Johnson over the circumstances in which he moved the 52-year-old Tamworth MP to the whips’ office in February. Mr Pincher had previously resigned from the whips’ office in 2017 and referred himself to police after a former Olympic rower accused him of an … [Read more...] about Chris Pincher: Boris Johnson ‘was told’ of ‘grope’ MP complaints as calls mount to axe whip

Boris Johnson has rejected calling a snap election after fuelling speculation he could go to the country early. The prime minister ruled out a fresh poll in an interview recorded before the government became embroiled in fresh controversy when Tory MP Chris Pincher quit as deputy chief whip , a role in which he was responsible for party discipline, on Thursday over accusations he drunkenly groped two men on a night out. That day Mr Johnson had repeatedly failed to dismiss the prospect of an election before the next scheduled date in 2024. Politics latest: Tories 'mired in sleaze and scandal' It followed reports that staff at Conservative Party headquarters had war-gamed the idea of calling a snap ballot if Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is forced to resign as a result of an investigation by Durham Police into alleged breaches of coronavirus rules. Advertisement However, asked in a recorded interview with LBC radio, broadcast on Friday, … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson rejects calling snap election after fuelling speculation