Northern Eire Secretary Brandon Lewis reveals assist for Johnson in wake of partygate
The Northern Eire secretary insists Boris Johnson will survive the continuing Partygate scandal to struggle and win the following basic election as Conservative chief.
Brandon Lewis’s remark got here amid rising stress on the PM – some from his personal MPs – to give up if he’s fined by police over alleged lockdown-busting events in Downing Road, with ex-leader Iain Duncan Smith saying it could be “very robust” for him to remain on.
“He has my absolute 100 per cent-plus loyalty,” the cupboard minister mentioned of his boss, including he had received all “the large choices proper”.
In the meantime, police have been requested to analyze loss of life threats made in opposition to Sir Keir Starmer by right-wing extremists within the wake of the PM’s false declare that he “did not prosecute” the paedophile Jimmy Savile. Messages from customers of the Telegram app have been despatched to police by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. Amongst them have been requires the Labour chief and shadow international secretary David Lammy to be “executed”.
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Sam Hancock13 February 2022 16:27
Watch: ‘Cultural situation in Met’ that have to be ‘unpicked’, says former chief
‘Cultural situation within the Met’ that have to be ‘unpicked’, says former police chief
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 16:11
Letters: If PM is discovered to have damaged Covid legal guidelines, he should go
In the present day, our readers give their ideas on every part from Partygate to Boris Johnson’s new communications director, Guto Harri.
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 15:37
Khan will oppose Met chief who can’t deal with drive’s ‘cultural issues’
Extra from Sadiq Khan, who has pledged to oppose the appointment of a brand new Met Police chief except they’ve a “strong plan” to cope with the “cultural issues” which have led to a sequence of scandals on the drive.
Writing in The Observer, the London Mayor mentioned he was “deeply involved” that public belief and confidence within the nation’s greatest police drive “has been shattered so badly”, which he concluded may solely be rebuilt with new management on the prime of the Met.
Dame Cressida Dick dramatically introduced she was standing down as Metropolitan Police Commissioner on Thursday night after Mr Khan made clear he had no confidence in her plans to reform the service.
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 15:07
Watch: NHS chief ‘annoyed’ govt received’t signal as much as recruitment plan
NHS chief ‘extremely annoyed’ that govt will not signal as much as long-term NHS recruitment plan
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 14:41
Labour: Reforms wanted to cope with ‘good storm’ for policing
Following my earlier publish (1.45pm), right here’s what Yvette Cooper mentioned about Britain’s policing in full, as reported by our political editor Andrew Woodcock.
The shadow dwelling secretary warned an overhaul is required to police coaching, misconduct proceedings, whistleblowing constructions and social media use, writes
Within the wake of the loss of life of Sarah Everard and the publicity of misogynistic behaviour at Charing Cross police station in London, she known as on dwelling secretary Priti Patel to make tackling violence in opposition to girls and women a strategic policing requirement for all forces, as beneficial in a report final 12 months by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 14:40
Ministers voice safety fears as PM seeks nearer ties to China
A cupboard cut up over UK-China relations has deepened after it emerged Boris Johnson is looking for to spice up commerce with the Asian superpower.
Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak need to kind what sources near them describe as a extra pragmatic and balanced method to ties with Beijing. The tone adopted by No 10 and 11 is at odds with what some cupboard figures view as a mounting menace to British safety from the world’s second largest economic system.
Overseas and enterprise secretaries Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are amongst these in cupboard who The Unbiased understands favour a extra guarded method which reduces the UK’s financial dependence on China, somewhat than reinforces it, writes our economics editor Anna Isaac.
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 13:55
Watch: Policing in UK going through ‘good storm,’ says shadow dwelling sec
Yvette Cooper tells Sophy Ridge that policing in UK is going through ‘good storm’
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 13:45
‘Stretching’ NHS targets not sufficient to cease ready lists rising – well being chief
An replace on the post-Covid NHS disaster. Ready lists are prone to proceed rising for longer than authorities ministers have instructed, even when trusts meet their “very stretching” targets to deal with the backlog of remedy which has constructed up throughout the Covid pandemic, a well being service boss has warned.
Launching a plan to hurry up elective therapies final week, well being secretary Sajid Javid acknowledged that queues will lengthen over the approaching years as individuals who held again throughout the pandemic search assist, however mentioned they have been anticipated to be on a downward development by March 2024.
However the chief government of NHS Suppliers, Chris Hopson, immediately mentioned that ready lists may proceed to swell past that time, even when trusts meet the goal of stepping as much as 130 per cent of regular ranges by 2024/25.
Our political editor Andrew Woodcock has the complete report:
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 13:27
Sunday providers nonetheless affected by pay rows
Some transport information now. A rail operator was operating a restricted service on Sunday due to a strike by conductors in a dispute over pay.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union mentioned its members on TransPennine Categorical (TPE) have been solidly supporting a 24-hour walkout. Extra strikes will probably be held on the following three Sundays.
RMT basic secretary Mick Lynch mentioned: “Stories from the bottom present that RMT members are solidly supporting the motion on TPE this morning in what’s a struggle for primary pay justice.
“Our members refuse to be handled unfairly and will probably be persevering with with industrial motion till the pay discrimination is handled. The corporate have to get up to that reality and we hope immediately’s motion will shake them out of their slumber.”
The corporate introduced an amended timetable for Sunday, with a “vital” discount in out there providers.
Sam Hancock13 February 2022 13:04
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