Foreign Office minister tells MPs that FSB is ‘behind sustained effort to interfere in our democratic processes’Russian spies have been targeting MPs, journalists and others with cyber hacking as part of a concerted attempt to meddle in British politic…
Foreign Office minister tells MPs that FSB is ‘behind sustained effort to interfere in our democratic processes’
Russian spies have been targeting MPs, journalists and others with cyber hacking as part of a concerted attempt to meddle in British politics, a Foreign Office minister has said.
Leo Docherty, a minister under David Cameron, told the House of Commons that the Russian federal security service was using “cyber interference” to target politically connected people.
Continue reading...PM’s press conference follows criticism from Braverman and the resignation of Robert JenrickRishi Sunak says he is holding this press conference to explain why the government is publishing its Rwanda bill.He says he is the child of immigrants. He under…
PM’s press conference follows criticism from Braverman and the resignation of Robert Jenrick
Rishi Sunak says he is holding this press conference to explain why the government is publishing its Rwanda bill.
He says he is the child of immigrants. He understands why people want to come to the UK.
Continue reading...Former PM says he ‘frankly assumed’ Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance had been involved in talks about schemeJohnson has walked back claims that Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were present to “properly discuss” the eat out to help out scheme before …
Former PM says he ‘frankly assumed’ Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance had been involved in talks about scheme
Johnson has walked back claims that Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were present to “properly discuss” the eat out to help out scheme before it went live, conceding that no scientists attended meetings about the scheme.
Johnson said he had “frankly assumed” they were involved in talks about the scheme with the Treasury and that he was “surprised it was smuggled past them”.
Continue reading...Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludesProfiteering has played a significant role in boosting inflation during 2022, according to a report that calls for …
Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludes
Profiteering has played a significant role in boosting inflation during 2022, according to a report that calls for a global corporation tax to curb excess profits.
Analysis of the financial accounts of many of the UK’s biggest businesses found that profits far outpaced increases in costs, helping to push up inflation last year to levels not seen since the early 1980s.
ExxonMobil: profits of £15bn increased to £53bn
Shell: £16bn up to £44bn
Glencore: £1.9 bn up to £14.8bn
Archer-Daniels-Midland: £1.4bn up to £3.16bn
Kraft Heinz: £265m up to £1.8bn
Continue reading...Analysts believe better ties with Greece are key to repairing Turkey’s strained relationship with EuropeTurkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be arriving in Athens on Thursday for the first time in six years, determined to move on with a “win-…
Analysts believe better ties with Greece are key to repairing Turkey’s strained relationship with Europe
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be arriving in Athens on Thursday for the first time in six years, determined to move on with a “win-win approach” from the disputes and tensions left by his previous trip to the city.
The last time the Turkish leader visited the Greek capital – exactly six years ago to the day – what had been billed a historic tour descended into a verbal theatre of war as Erdoğan, dispensing with diplomatic niceties, went on the offensive.
Continue reading...Analysts believe better ties with Greece are key to repairing Turkey’s strained relationship with EuropeTurkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be arriving in Athens on Thursday for the first time in six years, determined to move on with a “win-…
Analysts believe better ties with Greece are key to repairing Turkey’s strained relationship with Europe
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be arriving in Athens on Thursday for the first time in six years, determined to move on with a “win-win approach” from the disputes and tensions left by his previous trip to the city.
The last time the Turkish leader visited the Greek capital – exactly six years ago to the day – what had been billed a historic tour descended into a verbal theatre of war as Erdoğan, dispensing with diplomatic niceties, went on the offensive.
Continue reading...Ex-immigration minister and other rightwing rebels fear deportation policy will face more legal challengesUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak’s government was plunged into further crisis when the immigration minister quit just hours after the …
Ex-immigration minister and other rightwing rebels fear deportation policy will face more legal challenges
Rishi Sunak’s government was plunged into further crisis when the immigration minister quit just hours after the prime minister tabled a bill to save his Rwanda deportation policy.
Robert Jenrick stood down after it was revealed that the legislation did not allow the government to override international laws which have stopped the government from sending asylum seekers to central Africa.
Continue reading...Former prime minister denies he made major mistakes and defends top team during full day of questioning Boris Johnson has admitted there were decisions his government “could and should have done” to stop the spread of coronavirus but denied he had made…
Former prime minister denies he made major mistakes and defends top team during full day of questioning
Boris Johnson has admitted there were decisions his government “could and should have done” to stop the spread of coronavirus but denied he had made major mistakes and attempted to defend the chaotic and abusive culture in his top team.
In his long-anticipated evidence to the official Covid inquiry, the former prime minister even insisted a Downing Street culture widely described as toxic and dysfunctional in fact led to better decisions.
Continue reading...Former prime minister denies he made major mistakes and defends top team during full day of questioning Boris Johnson has admitted there were decisions his government “could and should have done” to stop the spread of coronavirus but denied he had made…
Former prime minister denies he made major mistakes and defends top team during full day of questioning
Boris Johnson has admitted there were decisions his government “could and should have done” to stop the spread of coronavirus but denied he had made major mistakes and attempted to defend the chaotic and abusive culture in his top team.
In his long-anticipated evidence to the official Covid inquiry, the former prime minister even insisted a Downing Street culture widely described as toxic and dysfunctional in fact led to better decisions.
Continue reading...The former PM sneaked into the Covid inquiry and mumbled an apology. He was blindsided by the most obvious questionsA large number of men and women from the bereaved families had gathered outside the anonymous Covid inquiry building in west London long…
The former PM sneaked into the Covid inquiry and mumbled an apology. He was blindsided by the most obvious questions
A large number of men and women from the bereaved families had gathered outside the anonymous Covid inquiry building in west London long before the proceedings were due to start. But not quite early enough. Boris Johnson had sneaked in shortly before seven in the morning. So brave. Always willing to stand by the decisions he made. Always willing to stand up and be counted. To look his accusers in the eye.
Heather Hallett, the inquiry chair, got things under way with a rebuke. Witnesses were not supposed to clear the path by briefing details of their defence to newspapers before their appearance. Johnson looked amazed. He had no idea how so much had been leaked to friendly sources. It was completely baffling. Nothing to do with him. Maybe these political editors were telepathic. Nor did he have a clue why so many of his allies had been writing pieces trashing the inquiry in the past few days. God moves in mysterious ways.
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