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Starmer calls Johnson ‘a man without shame’ as PM gives Partygate apology
Labour leader accuses prime minister of dishonesty, as senior Tory joins those urging him to quit All the day’s politics news – as it happens Keir Starmer called the prime…
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The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s apology: time to vote PM from office | Editorial
The Tory leader has become increasingly willing to disregard constitutional standards for short-term and politically self-interested reasons Boris Johnson does not care about parliamentary customs or decency or the truth.…
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Australia’s Covid death toll in 2022 more than double that of previous two years
Federal health data shows 4,547 people have died of Covid-19 this year to date, compared with 2,239 over 2020 and 2021 Get our free news app; get our morning email…
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US supreme court rules against air force officer who refused Covid vaccine
Majority of court sides with Pentagon over challenge by lieutenant colonel who cited religious grounds for refusal to get vaccine The supreme court has allowed the US Department of Defense…
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Forcing civil servants back to the office is the opposite of ‘living with the virus’ | Kit Yates
Jacob Rees-Mogg and the government seem to be living in the past, passing down edicts as if Covid doesn’t exist Things are not the same as they were before the…
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IMF tells governments to protect vulnerable people when tackling Covid debt
Analysis: Fund’s world economic outlook highlights need to protect people such as refugees Gloom at the International Monetary Fund is nothing new. Since last summer the body responsible for stabilising…
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Partygate penalties ‘like parking fines’, says cabinet minister
Brandon Lewis defends colleagues as Boris Johnson prepares to face MPs Today’s politics news – live updates A cabinet minister has defended Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over their Partygate…
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‘He was ambushed with cake’ and other stories: Tories get creative to defend PM
Ministers have reached for elaborate defences of Johnson’s lockdown-breaking party All the day’s politics news – as it happens Boris Johnson became the first sitting prime minister to be criminally…
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Civil service unions condemn Rees-Mogg’s ‘vindictive’ back-to-office drive
Bosses of FDA and PCS criticise attempt by efficiency minister to name and shame departments with more remote workers Civil service unions have condemned a “vindictive” move by efficiency minister…
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Covid-19 spurs Hong Kong’s rush to dump notes and coins as Faster Payment System tops 10 million registrations in city’s embrace of digital banking
Registrations for a digital payments system developed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority have crossed the 10 million milestone, suggesting that Covid-19 has hastened the city’s shift to digital banking…