The Independent - June 17, 2022
The Independent - June 17, 2022
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June 17, 2022
Johnson has been lucky with Geidt's resignation
The twist in Lord Geidt's tale was that it was a threat to break international law that finally pushed him over the edge. The prime minister's adviser on ministerial standards said in his letter of resignation that he could just about live with Boris Johnson breaking domestic criminal law.
4 mins
Who Is Stupid Enough To Be Johnson's Next Ethics Man?
It's not exactly one of the great mysteries of the age, is it? Just why is it that Boris Johnson has now had a second ethics adviser resign on him in barely two years? The greater mystery is that he was ever able to find one, let alone lose them again.
2 mins
Ukrainian children made homeless in UK due to 'broken' refugee schemes
Hundreds of Ukrainian children and their families have been made homeless after being granted sanctuary in the UK, new figures reveal.
4 mins
Russian Sanctioned By UK For War's 'Forced Adoptions'
The UK has sanctioned a Russian public official for the "forced transfer and adoption of Ukrainian children", the foreign secretary Liz Truss said.
2 mins
Raab: Our Own Judges Could Block Rwanda Deportations
UK judges could rule that deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Dominic Raab has admitted as he refused to say any flights will take off this year.
2 mins
Spacey 'strenuously denies' sexual assault of three men
Actor Kevin Spacey "strenuously denies" allegations that he sexually assaulted three men, a court has been told. The Hollywood star, 62, was not asked to enter pleas to four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent when he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
2 mins
Interest Rates Up To 1.25% As Bank Battles Rising Inflation
The Bank of England has hiked the base interest rate to 1.25 per cent, the highest rate in 13 years.
2 mins
The new economic reality will be painful - whatever the Bank of England does
The Bank of England has a thankless task at present. Whatever it chooses to do with interest rates it will be criticised.
2 mins
Allow homeworking during strikes, urges government
Downing Street has urged employers to allow staff to work from home during next week's rail strikes as the transport secretary warned strikers they were risking their jobs because the railway was now competing against remote working and other forms of public and private transport.
2 mins
Labour has a tough journey ahead with the rail strikes
Since the Labour Party's birth from mass trade unionism, it has been funded by unions, grounded by the unions, has recruited some of its finest talents from unions and has been routinely embarrassed by trade unionists exercising their right to withdraw labour.
3 mins
Man dies at Gatwick as flight chaos continues
As news emerged of a tragedy involving a disabled passenger who had just arrived at Gatwick, the airport has announced plans to cap operations in July and August.
2 mins
Apple owes £750m for fault in iPhones, lawsuit claims
IPhone users should be paid £750m over allegations Apple "throttled" their devices, according to a new lawsuit. The legal proceedings point to an incident in 2017, when it was found that Apple was restricting the performance of older iPhones in order to protect their performance.
3 mins
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