In this issue

June 16, 2022

'It felt like I was going to be executed'

THE MEN ON BOARD THE FAILED RWANDA DEPORTATION FLIGHT TELL THEIR STORIES

6 mins

You're wasting millions on a gimmick, Cooper tells Patel

The home secretary's plan is designed to allow the government to pick fights, said the Labour MP

3 mins

New crisis for Johnson as second ethics adviser quits

Lord Geidt gave no explanation for his decision

4 mins

The PM's allies will quietly discredit Geidt - but the damage to Johnson is done

Johnson's ethics adviser told a select committee he thought the PM was bang to rights

3 mins

Department of smirk and tensions goes into overdrive

Patel and her fellow Tories don't care about the little lives that are ruined

4 mins

Starmer is too scared to ask PM the obvious questions so he tries comedy instead

The Labour leader started by saying something about himself that was almost interesting

4 mins

EU launches legal action against UK over Brexit bill

Ministers set out to 'break international law', says vice president Maros Sefcovic

3 mins

Itching for a diplomatic war with Europe won't end well

The hope is to put Labour on the defensive and that talking tough on immigration will bolster Johnson's faltering support

3 mins

Brexit, the ECHR and the GFA - an unstable triangle

There has been plenty of back and forth between the UK and the EU over the NI protocol

2 mins

Britain swelters in 28C heat on hottest day of 2022 so far

Temperatures are set to rise further today and tomorrow

2 mins

Will heatwaves finally wake us up to the climate crisis?

People cool off in the scorching Madrid weather

2 mins

Passengers told not to travel during rail and Tube strikes

Three days of strikes will see about half of the rail network shut down

3 mins

No 10 criticised for millions spent on leadership courses

'We spend £190m-£610m on training but we don't know how it's spent,' said the head of the civil service

2 mins

Tenants get to challenge 'unscrupulous landlords'

New bill will offer hope against rent hikes and shoddy homes

2 mins

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