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May 08, 2022

Sinn Fein challenges DUP to restore power-sharing

Sinn Fein has hailed a “new era” for Northern Ireland as the Irish nationalist party swept history aside and emerged as the largest political force at Stormont assembly for the first time.

4 mins

Johnson mulls reshuffle as pressure to resign increases

Boris Johnson is considering a cabinet reshuffle before parliament’s summer recess in a bid to shore up his leadership, according to his allies. The prime minister is facing a renewed challenge from Conservative backbenchers following bruising local election losses, with rebel MPs saying the leadership question must be “brought to a head” soon.

3 mins

Ross facing ‘plot to dump him as Scottish Tory leader’

Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross has blamed Boris Johnson and the Partygate scandal for “very disappointing” results for the Tories in local elections across the UK. Mr Ross said that voters had sent a clear message they were “unhappy” with both the prime minister and lawbreaking parties – but also maintained that Mr Johnson should stay at No 10.

2 mins

What next for Johnson after heavy local election losses?

Senior Conservative MP David Davis has warned that Boris Johnson’s premiership faces “death by a thousand cuts”. Heavy losses in the local elections have inflicted yet another blow on the wounded prime minister. Are we watching his slow and painful demise?

2 mins

‘Liberated’ Mariupol sees road signs switch to Russian

Pro-Moscow separatists have been pictured removing traffic signs in Ukrainian and English and replacing them with Russian ones outside the besieged city of Mariupol.

2 mins

UK pledges extra £1.3bn in military support for Ukraine

The UK will provide an extra £1.3bn in military support to Ukraine, in a dramatic escalation of assistance for Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces as they fight the Russian invasion.

2 mins

Superyacht ‘belonging to Putin’ impounded in Italy

The Italian government has seized a luxury superyacht worth an estimated £570m linked to Russian president Vladimir Putin. The vessel was impounded as part of the EU’s sanctions against Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, under which similar yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been confiscated.

2 mins

‘Completely unacceptable'

Anger from animal charities as meat from cows kept in cruel conditions to be imported under UK-Australia trade deal

3 mins

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