UK Politics

Boris Johnson’s reluctant resignation.

— Boris Johnson’s resignation speech in full and the experts’ opinions.

Decarbonisation

Government doesn’t know whether it will achieve its 2032 Net Zero target.

— Has the government been achieving its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities? Difficult to say as measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by public bodies are inconsistent and not streamlined.

Petition

Petition — Introduce an independent body to enforce the ministerial code on ministers.

— What can we do to ensure our government acts with integrity? There needs to be an independent body with the power to remove ministers when they flout the ministerial code.

UK Politics

Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson tonight.

— Two years after winning an 80-seat majority in the 2019 general election, Boris Johnson is now fighting for his political survival as a secret ballot of Conservative MPs is expected to be held tonight in Westminster.

Downing Street Parties

Senior leadership must bear responsibility – Sue Gray.

— The Sue Gray Report on the Downing Street parties during the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns in full, the main points, the conclusions, and the photographs.

What The Experts Say

Monkeypox – We need to understand more about the transmission dynamics.

— The views of experts and health professionals on the monkeypox outbreak.

Meet Your MP

Meet your MP — Neil Parish

— Is there no end to MPs’ bullying, harassment, sexual misconduct, unaccountability or misbehaviour in general? How much do you actually even know about your local MPs? This is Neil Parish, former Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton.

What The Experts Say

When it comes to a deadly virus, ignorance is not bliss – Experts.

— The views of experts and health professionals on the consequences of ending free testing, “living with the virus”, the situation with long COVID, and the “herd immunity” myth.

UK Politics

Boris Johnson dragging the Tory Party into the sewer – Angela Rayner.

— In a series of tweets, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner hits out at “perverted smears” by Tory MPs published in the Mail on Sunday in an attempt to save Boris Johnson’s skin, as she accuses him of “dragging the Conservative Party into the sewer”.

Immigration

UN refugee agency ‘firmly’ opposes UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal.

— The deal made by the UK to send migrants for processing and relocation to Rwanda is at odds with States’ responsibility to take care of those in need of protection, the UN refugee agency says.

Health

Salmonella cases linked to Kinder products.

— An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella linked to Kinder products produced by the company Ferrero results in 67 cases of which a majority are in small children.

COVID-19

New COVID wave a reminder the pandemic is far from over.

— Governments and pharmaceutical companies need to work together in a better way, to deliver vaccines “to every person, everywhere” – not simply in the wealthiest nations — UN chief.

War in Ukraine

Nataliia: “I fear I will never see my husband again.”

— Nataliia Vladimirova fled her home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on the first day of the Russian invasion, on 24 February, with her four-year-old daughter Oleksandra and mother-in-law. She shares her heart-wrenching story of family separation and loss.

What The Experts Say

COVID numbers are spiking, yet still no public health messaging.

— The views of experts and health professionals on whether there is cause for concern as COVID case numbers are rising again, the risk of a new variant to show up, the situation in schools and long COVID.

War in Ukraine

No staff turnover at Chornobyl.

— Ukraine tells the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) there has been no rotation of technical staff at Chornobyl for a week now.

War in Ukraine

EU as a Line of Defense for Ukraine?

— Can the EU be a line of defense for Ukraine or other countries such as Georgia and Moldova in a potential territorial conflict with Russia?