‘We can move on’ Boris Johnson wins vote of confidence
Boris Johnsons leadership campaign was rocked when he lost the first round of voting. He then won the second round of voting, but 41% of his own party members had “no confidence” in him. Can he hold on to power? Our expert panel will tell you what happens next. A gunman fired shots at the front door of a house in Kirkby, Liverpool.
A man armed with an air rifle shot at least two people in Birmingham city centre before he was arrested. Police were called to Aston Street just after 6pm on Saturday night following reports of gunshots fired through the window of a house. A number of people were inside when the incident happened. One woman suffered a graze wound to her arm while another man was injured in his back. Both victims were taken to hospital. Officers said there were no other injuries and the man was arrested. The shooting took place less than 24 hours after five men were stabbed during a fight in Birmingham city centre. The incident happened shortly after 5pm on Saturday afternoon in the Bullring shopping centre. Witnesses told of seeing several groups of men fighting in the centre. At one point, a man pulled out a knife and started stabbing others. Five men were taken to hospital with stab wounds. Two of them remain in a stable condition. The fifth victim was treated at the scene and released.
Russia is trying to ‘wipe Severodonetsk off the face of the earth’
Ukraine news – live: Russian ambassador storms UN Security Council meeting. Streets fight intensifies in eastern Ukraine as Zelensky visit. Kiev morning briefing: Fierce fighting rages in key town of Severodonetsk. President Zelenskiy visits frontline troops as Russia pushes them back and claims it is using food as’stealth missile’. Russia walks out of UN Security Council session over claim it is using aid as’stealth missile’
Tory MPs claim the BBC tried to make Boris look like Hannibal Lecter in an attempt to discredit him. Quentin Letts wrote: A Prime Minister, his Party and the Country Left Firmly in Limp-On Territory. Boris Johnson Lied to Grieving Families Like Mine. How Is He Still Prime Minister? With Hannibal Johnson Safe in His Job For Now, The Tory Party Can Carry On Devouring Itself.
Partygate isn’t something we can just move past. We need to understand what happened and what needs to change moving forward.
