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Boris Johnson is set to reveal this week whether Plan B Covid restrictions in England will be scrapped – as the rules are due to expire next Wednesday, January 26. Downing Street said today that it was keeping a ‘very close eye’ on the data with ‘encouraging signs’ infections are falling across the country. But the decision will be weighed up based on the NHS, which remains ‘under significant pressure’. The ‘maximum amount of time possible’ will be given to prepare for any rule changes, the PM’s spokesman said. ‘In terms of the data, there are some encouraging signs that infections are falling across the country. ‘Obviously we want to see that mirrored in the latest ONS data as well. ‘There are also some signs of falls – or at least plateauing – in admissions and occupancy in hospital, which is good to see. ‘But it still remains the case that our NHS is under significant pressure, there are over 16,000 Covid patients in hospital in England alone. ‘So we are … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson could announce update on Plan B Covid rules this week

A CHINESE "spy" target MP who took £500,000 from Christine Lee claims he found out she was a suspected communist agent TODAY. Labour MP Barry Gardiner said he only found out she was a suspected spy this morning when he had a meeting with MI5 agents - after taking half a million pounds from her in donations. Chinese national Lee is accused of trying to influence Labour MP and Jeremy Corbyn ally Mr Gardiner, as well as a host of others. But he said he had spoken to MI5 for years about her money and their relationship had been cleared to continue. He told Sky News that "she got no political advantage from me," adding that he had spoken to her as recently as this week. The MP said: "I had been cautious because I knew she was a solicitor who acted for a number of Chinese businesses in the UK over a very long period of time. "For that reason I had spoken openly and frankly with our security services for a number of years about the engagement I had with her. "And I made … [Read more...] about Chinese ‘spy’ target MP who took £500k from Christine Lee claims he found out she was a communist agent TODAY

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed Gary Neville told him off for not being ‘strong enough’ standing up to Boris Johnson . The football pundit joined the Labour Party last week but Sir Keir admitted they’ve disagreed on a few issues in the past. The Labour leader said he preferred ‘robust conversations’ to the ‘warm bath’ of speaking with people who agree with him, adding he believes the Manchester United legend could go ‘as far as he wants’ in politics . During an interview on the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast, Neville, 46, said Labour’s opposition ‘should have been a lot stronger’ at the end of 2020. He said: ‘I think Labour had them at that point. I would be open with Keir about this, I don’t think that he was strong enough at that point. Now I think he realises he needs to take the gloves off.’ Sir Keir later confirmed the pair have had a ‘number of conversations’ and disagreed on Labour’s support for the tier system. ‘When he says, “I’ve been open with … [Read more...] about Gary Neville confronted Keir Starmer and told him ‘you’re not strong enough’

A Tory MP’s office has been vandalised as anger grows over alleged rule-breaking in Downing Street. Pictures of Robert Largan’s constituency office in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, have emerged showing the word ‘lies’ was repeatedly sprayed on the side of the building, apparently by someone angry at the latest revelations of parties in No 10. A photograph of the politician which adorned the office was also covered in orange graffiti, as were the words ‘I’m here to help’. The building was trashed despite Mr Largan’s criticism of recent controversies surrounding parties held in the heart of Westminster, when everyone else was expected to remain at home. Several other MPs have spoken out about the angry messages filling their inboxes as more and more revelations are revealed. Mr Largan, who represents the marginal seat of High Peak, is one of a new generation of MPs elected in 2019. He was previously critical of government ‘sleaze’ last year after MPs overturned the … [Read more...] about ‘Lies lies lies’ sprayed on office of Tory MP as anger grows over partygate

The taxi driver who miraculously escaped his vehicle after it was blown up outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital is “without doubt lucky to be alive”, his wife has said - as she appeared to dismiss suggestions that he acted heroically. David Perry, 45, from Kirkdale, Liverpool, picked up a passenger in Rutland Avenue before making a 10 minute drive to the maternity hospital, where 32-year-old Emad Al Swealmeen detonated an improvised explosive device inside his vehicle. CCTV cameras captured the explosion and Mr Perry getting out of his car 10 seconds later. A man in a hi-vis jacket is shown running towards the smoking vehicle, hugging Mr Perry and guiding him away from the scene. The father of two has been left with a few minor burns and shrapnel in his body, according to friends, as well as damage to his ear. It is thought a plastic screen installed in Mr Perry's taxi to protect from Covid saved his life. His uncle, Michael Sultan, told The Times that Mr Perry's wife … [Read more...] about Liverpool taxi driver David Perry ‘lucky to be alive’ after bombing, says his wife

Counter-terrorism police have arrested three men after a taxi explosion outside Liverpool Women's Hospital left a passenger dead and the driver injured. The vehicle exploded outside the hospital at 11am on Sunday morning, killing the passenger and injuring the driver. Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang before seeing a taxi on fire in the car park. Flames engulfed the car at 10.59am as the country was preparing to fall silent for Remembrance Sunday commemorations. The Liverpool Women's Hospital is just a mile from Liverpool Cathedral where military personnel, veterans were joining civic dignitaries from across the city for a service. Three men - aged 29, 26, and 21 - were detained in the Kensington area of the city and arrested under the Terrorism Act, in connection with the incident. 9:12PM Car exploded before coming to complete stop A security source said the car had exploded before coming to a complete stop outside the hospital. A witness who saw … [Read more...] about Liverpool Women’s Hospital: Counter-terror police arrest three men after taxi explosion kills passenger

The military is to be put in charge of stemming the surge in illegal migrants crossing the Channel and could take charge of controversial “pushback” tactics to turn away boats at sea . Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, is expected to announce the move within weeks as part of Boris Johnson’s attempted fightback. Dubbed Operation Red Meat, it is aimed at wooing back voters with populist policies after the “partygate” scandal . The Armed Forces will be able to deploy Naval ships, boats and sophisticated surveillance technology to bolster Border Force, which is limited to just five cutters. The Navy will step in if Border Force officers go on strike or refuse to deploy the pushback tactics, where jet skis block and redirect migrants’ boats back towards France. It is designed to combat record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats, but has not yet been used - despite being legally signed off by government lawyers in September. Strike action threat over … [Read more...] about Military set to tackle Channel migrant crisis as Priti Patel orders ‘pushback’ of boats to France

There’s been an awful lot of leaking about “Partygate”, and I now have my very own exclusive. A copy of the text of the prime minister ’s next public apology to parliament* has reached me, and it is only right that I now publish it, and damn the Official Secrets Act. For a change, he’s going to tell us the truth. I hope you’ll agree it’s dynamite. *** “Mr Speaker, I would like to make an apology. It has come to my attention that there may have been a handful of days – I cannot yet be more specific – during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 when social gatherings and boozy parties were organised in Downing Street, without my being there, or knowing about them. “I wish to acknowledge at the outset, Mr Speaker, that many people feel angry to see me, a man they trusted always to do the wrong thing, lapsing in this way. People expect me to be dishonest and lack integrity, and be a massive hypocrite, and I recognise they may be disappointed. “Mr Speaker, Fear Of Missing … [Read more...] about An apology from the prime minister: ‘I really should have partied harder’

So after a report concluding that she broke the ministerial code by bullying civil servants, Priti Patel has not been sacked from her job as home secretary or given so much as a wedgie by her boss, Boris Johnson, who mumbled something like “just go and say sorry or something and we’ll say no more about it”, before bumping into a door. The complaint against her was made by various civil servants and the report on the matter concluded that Patel did indeed break the ministerial code which, though not legally binding, insists on ministers not behaving like utter rogues towards civil servants they work with. Who would have imagined that this woman, who exudes such warmth and compassion toward her fellow man, would ever have ended up in such a pickle in the first place? The prime minister, a man with all the wisdom of a hedgehog crossing the road, has stood by her and said as far as he was concerned, the “matter is closed”, prompting his ministerial code adviser Alex … [Read more...] about Priti Patel’s ‘I’m sorry you were upset’ is not a proper apology

Fighting over the key Yemeni city of Marib has displaced around 10,000 people in the past month, the U.N. migration agency said Thursday. The clashes escalated as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensified their push to take the provincial capital from government forces. Yemen has been convulsed by civil war since 2014, when the Houthis captured the capital, Sanaa, and forced the country’s president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, and the internationally recognized government to flee to the south, and then later to Saudi Arabia The International Organization for Migration said the newly displaced — the highest monthly tally recorded so far this year — bring to around 170,000 the number of people who have fled fighting in and around the city of Marib and the surrounding province, also called Marib, as well as two nearby provinces, since the beginning of 2020. The tally was recoded in six of Marib province’s 14 districts, the IOM said. After seizing control of serval … [Read more...] about UN: 10,000 displaced as clashes escalate over key Yemen city