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Boris Johnson branded

'dishonest' by Keir Starmer

AS Mr Johnson addressed MPs
in the Commons for the first time
since being issued the fine by the
Metropolitan Police for attend-
ing his own birthday party in the
cabinet room in Downing Street
in June 2020, the Labour leader
said "the public does not believe
a word the prime minister says",
and that partygate "is not a glitch
in the system".
Former PM criticises plan to It came as former Tory chief

send asylum seekers to Rwanda whip Mark Harper told Mr John-
son he is "no longer worthy of the
great office that he holds" and
THERESA May has criticised Under the plans, approved ref- confirmed he has submitted a let-
plans to send asylum seekers to ugees will have to stay in Rwan- ter of no confidence in Mr John- calling Mr Johnson "dishonest" - the denigration of everything
Rwanda on the grounds of "le- da, rather than return to the UK, son after he was fined for break- accused Mr Johnson of dragging that this country stands for".
gality, practicality and efficacy", and those who are rejected by the ing coronavirus laws. "everyone else down with him". Liberal Democrat leader Ed
telling MPs she fears the propos- Rwandan government will be de- The PM replied: "I bitterly re- He also branded the PM's apol- Davey says it is “profoundly dam-
als could split up families and in- ported. gret the event in Downing Street ogy as "half-hearted". aging to our great country” to
crease the trafficking of women "Can I say with respect to my as I have said, but I do believe Reiterating his call for the have a prime minister the public
and children. right honourable friend that from that it is the job of this Govern- prime minister to resign, the La- no longer trusts.
The former Conservative prime what I have heard and seen so far ment to get on with the priorities bour leader urged Conservative A no-confidence vote in the
minister raised questions about of this policy, I do not support the of the British people and that is MPs to speak out against the ac- prime minister is triggered if
the new asylum policy - that will removal to Rwanda policy on the what we're going to do." tions of their leader and "bring 1922 chair Sir Graham Brady re-
see refugees who reach the UK grounds of legality, practicality Sir Keir, who was reprimanded decency, honesty and integrity ceives 54 letters from Tory MPs
through illegal routes deported to and efficacy," former home secre- by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for back into our politics and stop calling for Mr Johnson to quit.
Rwanda - as Home Secretary Priti tary Mrs May told the Commons.
Patel defended the plans. Ms Patel said "access to the UK's
The first migrants are expected asylum system should be based
to be sent to Rwanda on a char- on need, not the ability to pay “UK should put clocks forward extra
tered flight in May, however, it people smugglers" and reiterated
could be delayed with the govern- that the plans are consistent with hour to save on energy bills”
ment anticipating legal challeng- the UK's international and legal
es against the partnership. obligations.
TORY ministers are being population and I think the gov- 152 hours’ worth of electricity
urged to put British clocks for- ernment should look very seri- annually, it is claimed.
Court issued an order to ward an extra hour to help al- ously at it,” he said. Studies Institute estimated that
A 1993 study by the Policy
“Double summer time would
leviate the pressures caused by
be relatively cheap, it wouldn’t
the cost of living crisis.
extradite Assange John Lee said moving to Central ything of significance as far as the change would save more
The Liberal Democrat peer really cost the government an-
than £260m in electricity bills,
European Time would help re- I’m aware.” but according to the govern-
An extradition order was issued duce household bills as it would Lord Lee said he would call ment, the effects were “likely
by chief magistrate Paul Gold- maximise daylight in the eve- on the government to consid- to be small in magnitude” and
spring during a seven-minute nings. Inflation has reached the er its position on double sum- potentially “uncertain in direc-
hearing at Westminster Magis- highest level in 30 years and en- mer time when the House of tion”. Clocks were last changed
trates' Court on Wednesday. ergy bills continue to rise. Lords returns from recess later to save energy during the Sec-
Mr Goldspring said: "In lay- “It’s a serious, long-term issue this month. Extending daylight ond World War but went back to
man's terms, I am duty bound to for a sizeable proportion of the hours would save households normal after the war.
send your case to the secretary of
state for a decision."
The extradition of Assange may UK set for slowest growth in G7 in 2023
yet be further delayed by an ap-
peal.
The 50-year-old was not pres- THE war in Ukraine will "se- leading Western nations, and rope's main economies, at just
ent in court physically and in- verely set back" the global eco- will be the slowest in 2023, it 1.2%, a near halving from the
JULIAN Assange's extradition stead watched the administrative nomic recovery with the UK hit says. 2.3% expected previously.
The body says that UK growth
to the US has moved a step closer proceedings by video link from harder than most, the Interna- will slow as price pressures lead The 2023 UK figure is the
tional Monetary Fund has said.
after a court order. Belmarsh Prison. The conflict is driving up pric- households to cut spending, slowest apart from heavily-sanc-
Westminster Magistrates' Assange is wanted in the US es for food and fuel which the while rising interest rates are tioned Russia in the wider G20
Court has formally issued an or- over an alleged conspiracy to ob- international body expects to expected to "cool investment". grouping, which includes na-
der to extradite the WikiLeaks tain and disclose national defence slow growth globally. The UK's economy is now pre- tions such as China and India.
founder after years of legal toing information after WikiLeaks pub- It has cut its global forecast dicted to grow by 3.7% this year, The IMF said that the UK was
and froing. lished hundreds of thousands of and also downgraded its outlook down from the previous forecast the fastest growing G7 economy
Home Secretary Priti Patel will leaked documents relating to the for the UK. of 4.7% made in January. in 2021, and is forecast to be the
need to approve the order, al- Afghanistan and Iraq wars. This means the UK will no However, next year, the UK second fastest in 2022.
though defence lawyers may yet He has always denied any longer be the fastest growing is expected to have the slowest The low UK growth rates fore-
appeal to the High Court. wrongdoing. economy in the G7 group of growth in the G7 and across Eu- cast i