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Labor set to win Uxbridge fight but allies say Boris Johnson 'will be ready' Question Time hearing reveals whether they thought Boris Johnson was telling MPs the truth Boris Johnson is already preparing for the "worst-case scenario" in which he has to fight a by-election he is about to lose, his allies have said.
MPs investigating whether the former prime minister intentionally misled Parliament about his understanding of Downing Street parties during the pandemic could recommend a suspension of more than 10 days, sparking a contest for his Uxbridge constituency.
“He foresees the worst case scenario, there is no point in waiting for their verdict,” an ally told The Times.
Separately, the Rishi Sunak Brexit deal for Northern Ireland was officially signed by James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary, and Maros Sefcovic of the European Commission at a meeting in London.
Boris Johnson will step up his campaign in his constituency amid growing fears he could face a by-election in months if he is found to have deliberately misled Parliament about the Downing Street closing parties (writes Thomas Kingsley).
It comes after Tory polling guru Lord Hayward warned that the former prime minister will lose his Uxbridge and Ruislip seat if he is severely punished by the all-party committee and forced to fight for his seat.
According to the Times, Johnson is considering the "worst case scenario": having the committee impose a 10-day suspension of the House of Commons, which could trigger a by-election.
A Tory poll guru says the former PM will lose his Uxbridges and Ruislips in a by-election
Liz Truss has been accused of trying to reward failure following reports that she plans to create a pair every 10 days in office.
The former prime minister is said to have appointed at least four new members of the House of Lords, despite having been in office for less than 50 tumultuous days.
Names on his resignation honors list include a conservative donor and a former long-time aide, according to the Sun.
Our Whitehall and Political Editor Kate Devlin has the details:
Opposition parties call on Rishi Sunak to block the move
More than two-thirds of people do not believe Boris Johnson's defense of the Downing Street party events, a Snapshot poll has suggested.
The former prime minister admitted to attending five of the meetings considered by the Privileges Committee, but said he "honestly believes these events were legal business meetings."
Johnson submitted written evidence in his defense this week before appearing before committee Wednesday for sometimes angry testimony that lasted more than three hours.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended several events, including his birthday party for which he was fined, as "necessary for business purposes".
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has privately admitted in the past that there was institutional racism on the force, two Labor MPs have said.
Dawn Butler, Labor MP for Brent Central and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labor MP for Streatham, said Commissioner Rowley agreed there was an issue of institutional racism on the force in previous meetings but backed down due to "pressure " of the government.
Martha McHardy has more:
Two Labor MPs said Commissioner Rowley had agreed there was an issue of institutional racism on the force at previous meetings.
For years, the Daily Mail and others have put forward the theory that the country's highest-paid civil servant should be the prime minister, writes Chris Blackhurst.
They went further and used salary (currently £164,951) as the yardstick by which even private sector salaries are measured. So we read that someone earns five times what the prime minister earns, which is another way of saying that he is greedy and overpaid.
Political outrage over revenue hasn't made us any wiser, says Chris Blackhurst
Following Boris Johnson's morning performance as Pinocchio in Westminster's latest Palace of Variety production, the Bank of England is bringing the nation back to reality with a punch – another punch to rising mortgage and card bills, that is. of credit.
Read our latest editorial here:
Editorial: Behind the reassuring calm of bank governor Andrew Bailey lie ominous spreadsheets
Outgoing Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon joked she might "sleep in" on Wednesday morning, the first time she has not had government responsibilities in 16 years.
Speaking to LBC Radio on Friday as she wrapped up her last official engagement as prime minister, Sturgeon said stepping away from government would be a "key".
He opened a £33m orthopedic center at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife on Friday, just days before the end of the SNP leadership race and the announcement of his successor.
She said: “Adjusting after 16 years in government to not being in government is going to be really hard.
“Wednesday morning is the first time in 16 years that I will wake up without government responsibilities.
"I still don't know what I'm going to do. Maybe sleep in late.
"I started walking, maybe I'll go for a walk up a hill somewhere."
Ms Sturgeon also said she broke her arm as a child when her grandmother's dog pulled her over, in a nod to the National Treatment Center that was opening.
She said: "I've only broken one bone in my life, that was my arm and my grandmother's dog ripped me off and I had an accident and emergency at home. Then at Kilmarnock Hospital on a Saturday night.
"But this is, so far, knock on wood, the only time I've broken a bone."
Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer promises an increase in renewable energy jobs as part of plans to put Scotland at the center of efforts to transform the UK into a "clean energy superpower".
Sir Keir said Labor's green prosperity plan would more than double the number of low-carbon jobs in Scotland, with the party pledging more than 50,000 new direct and indirect jobs will be created in Scotland's renewable energy sector alone. for a decade.
While former Prime Minister Alex Salmond once promised Scotland would be "the Saudi Arabia of offshore renewables", Sir Keir said the ruling SNP had "chased the headlines but not done the job".
He insisted: "Jobs will lead to lower bills, good jobs and energy security for Scotland as Britain leads the world in tackling climate change."
The Labor leader was speaking while visiting the giant Beatrice wind farm off the coast of Caithness in the far north of Scotland.
Currently the largest operating offshore wind farm in Scotland, the development has 84 turbines and is capable of generating enough electricity to power around 450,000 homes.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned businesses that raising prices to "beat inflation" will force interest rates to rise further.
He urged businesses to think twice before raising prices, a day after the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee raised interest rates to a 14-year high of 4.25%.
But industry executives have warned that companies could be forced to cut jobs or even go bankrupt if they follow his suggestion.
Report by Tara Cobham and Alastair Jamieson:
Andrew Bailey of the Bank of England speaks after raising rates to the highest level in 14 years
"A bright ray of hope" were the words used by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to describe Israel last year, writes Shawan Jabarin.
But for the Palestinian people, living under Israel's colonial apartheid regime and longstanding illegal occupation, as well as being subjected to discriminatory policies and practices that manifest in almost every aspect of their lives, the word hope does not come to mind. mind.
Hope certainly did not come to mind when Israel's Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, called for the "annihilation" of the entire Palestinian village of Huwwara. No more so than when the same far-right politician brazenly claimed “there are no Palestinians, there is no Palestinian people”, in Paris on March 19.
The UK should stop being picky about international law
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