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March 20, 2023

Johnson Urged To Tell Truth' As He Faces Partygate Probe

Poll finds 67% of voters want ex-PM to stand down over affair

6 mins

Can Johnson Escape Unhurt From The Partygate Inquiry?

Boris Johnson is addicted to getting himself into trouble. The former Tory leader has made a strange habit of tripping up and falling into avoidable scandals throughout his political career.

3 mins

Met Chief Says UK Lacks 'Capability' To Halt Terrorism

Spotting terrorists who could attack Britain is like finding a "needle in a haystack", Britain's most senior police officer has warned. Sir Mark Rowley said tens of thousands of people had come onto the security services' radar and may just need a "spark to act".

2 mins

Navy patrols costing £30m fail to deter small boats

The government spent almost £30m on Royal Navy patrols in the English Channel that failed to deter small boat crossings, The Independent can reveal. Figures released under freedom of information laws show that Operation Isotrope, which ran between April last year and the end of January, has a \"current recorded cost\" of more than £29.7m.

3 mins

Patel 'made legal threat' to Braverman over row about crowding at asylum centre

Priti Patel is said to have threatened to sue Suella Braverman, her successor at the Home Office, in a dispute about overcrowding at the Manston asylum processing centre.

2 mins

EU judges set to back down over Rwanda deportations

European judges could be close to backing down on a court injunction blocking the UK from sending migrants to Rwanda, as the home secretary hails \"constructive talks\".

2 mins

Raab Will Be 'Toast' At End Of Bullying Probe, Says Source

Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab will have no choice but to resign at the end of an independent inquiry into bullying allegations, it has been claimed.

2 mins

The first dispatch as bombs rained down on Baghdad

Twenty years ago, the Iraq war began with the bombardment of its capital - and Robert Fisk was there to witness it all

6 mins

Blair should retire with his millions and then disappear

My memories of the invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 are as vivid today as they were then, and subsequent events mean they will stay with me forever.

3 mins

UBS agrees £2.7bn rescue deal for rival Credit Suisse

Banking giant UBS will buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in a snap deal brokered by Swiss authorities last night to avoid further chaos in markets after a series of high-profile financial failures.

2 mins

Inquiry After Afghans Told Taliban Must Stamp Papers

The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after The Independent revealed that Afghans were told they could come to safety in Britain only after their documents were approved by the Taliban.

2 mins

Putin Tours Mariupol In First Ukraine Trip Since Invasion

Russian leader visits days after being accused of war crimes

3 mins

A war that plunged Iraq into unimaginable fear and grief

In those first days and weeks, the plumes of smoke from the bombed and burning buildings still filled the skies. The initial joy that had accompanied the toppling statues and monuments of Saddam Hussein had already waned.

4 mins

Bank considers rate rise as Fed faces a nasty dilemma

A new banking crisis has thrown a spanner into the works

3 mins

Arsenal handle pressure of title race with effortless win

Patrick Vieira may have been absent but Arsenal again displayed the type of assertive performance during the run-in that typified his title wins as a player.

3 mins

Fulham exit FA Cup after five minutes of madness

London club's manager, Mitrovic and Willian all sent off

3 mins

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