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Truss: West should provide

Ukraine with warplanes

MR BRITAIN and other West-
ern powers should provide war-
planes to Ukraine, Foreign Sec-
retary Liz Truss will say, as part
of long-term military support.
In a major speech in London,
Ms Truss will argue that the
West "must be prepared for the
long haul and double down on
our support" for the country.
Report: New Brexit rules caused Since Russia's invasion,

major shock to UK-EU trade Ukraine has repeatedly asked al- complacent". Prime Minster Boris Johnson
lies to supply heavy armaments
"If Putin succeeds there will said on Tuesday he would be
such as aeroplanes and tanks. be untold further misery across happy for Ukrainian forces to
THERESA THE introduction of many customs checks on EU goods Nato has provided mostly only Europe and terrible consequenc- use British-supplied weapons to
new post-Brexit trading rules last until this year. lighter weaponry amid fears of es across the globe. We would strike targets inside Russia to
year caused a "major shock" to UK- "The number of export relation- escalation. never feel safe again," she will protect themselves.
EU trade, a study claims. ships with the EU fell sharply in Ms Truss will tell an audience say on Wednesday evening. Russian Foreign Minister Ser-
The research from the LSE Centre 2021," said Rebecca Freeman, co-au- at Mansion House, in the City "Heavy weapons, tanks, aer- gei Lavrov has said that, by arm-
for Economic Performance found UK thor of the report and associate of of London, that "the fate of oplanes - digging deep into our ing Ukraine, Nato had already
imports from the EU fell by 25% rela- the Centre for Economic Perfor- Ukraine remains in the balance" inventories, ramping up produc- effectively "entered into a war
tive to those from elsewhere in 2021. mance's (CEP) trade programme. and that the West "cannot be tion. We need to do all of this." with Russia through proxies".
Its authors suggest new rules had The researchers behind the report
also caused many UK firms to stop say that extra red tape, customs con-
exporting to the trade bloc. trols and taxes may have hit Europe-
The government said it was ensur- an businesses hard. Tory frontbencher ‘caught watching
ing businesses had the support they Full border checks are still yet to
need to trade with Europe. be implemented though. They have porn in House of Commons’
Thomas Prayer of the LSE called
the decline in exports to the EU "re- been delayed until July and there
markable". have been suggestions they might be A claim that a Conservative sources as saying that around a they’re concentrating on what
"It appears the UK simply stopped put back again. frontbencher watched pornog- dozen female Tory MPs at last they’re doing and not their mo-
selling a lot of products to smaller While exports to the EU appear to raphy on his phone in the House night’s meeting shared accounts bile phones.”
countries in the EU," he added. have recovered after falling earlier of Commons is being investigat- of sexism and harassment by The revelation comes after
Researchers also described the in 2021, the authors argue that this ed by the party. colleagues. misogny was thrust to the fore-
findings as "surprising", given that reflects an increase in sales of costly The office of chief whip Chris Asked about the claims on front of politics by a report
Brexit had a greater impact on im- large machinery. Heaton Harris said “action will the BBC’s Politics Live, Tory in The Mail on Sunday which
ports than exports in 2021 and the The total variety of goods sold has be taken” against the claim – MP Brendan Clarke-Smith said: quoted an anonymous Tory MP
UK has delayed the introduction of declined by 30%/ which comes as misogny in pol- “That’s unacceptable in any accusing Labour deputy leader
itics is under heightened scruti- workplace really … if somebody Angela Rayner of crossing and
ny. has done that then quite rightly uncrossed her legs at PMQs to
Discharging hospital patients to was sat next to the frontbencher consequences for that.” Ms Rayner on Wednesday hit
A female minister who said she I would expect there to be some distract Boris Johnson.
care homes 'unlawful' at the time told colleagues about Saying he would “call it out” if out at the “sexist slurs” aimed at
the incident at a meeting of Tory he saw it happening, he added: her as the editor of The Mail On
GOVERNMENT policies on dis- sion of the virus. MPs in Westminster last night, “I think that’s incredibly un- Sunday refused a meeting with
charging patients from hospital to The women partially succeeded in according to the Mirror. professional. I would hope that the Commons Speaker to dis-
care homes at the start of the Covid claims against the health secretary The Mirror also cited three when they’re in the chamber cuss the article.
pandemic have been ruled unlawful and Public Health England.
by the High Court. In their ruling, Lord Justice Bean
The ruling comes after two women and Mr Justice Garnham concluded
took the government to court, say- that, despite there being "growing Man charged with assaulting ex-Tory leader
ing Covid patients were discharged awareness" of the risk of asymp-
from hospitals back to care homes tomatic transmission throughout A man has appeared in court He said it happened as he was
without testing. March 2020, there was no evidence charged with assaulting former walking to a fringe event at the
Dr Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris, that then Health Secretary Matt Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Conservative Party conference in
whose fathers died, said it caused a Hancock addressed the issue of the Duncan Smith. the city.
"shocking death toll" of residents. risk to care home residents of such Elliot Bovill, 31, is accused of Mr Bovill was told the case was
The government had said it transmission. common assault against the senior being moved to Westminster Mag-
"worked tirelessly" to protect the However, the judges rejected other MP in Manchester on or around 4 istrates' Court and was granted un-
public. claims made under human rights leg- October 2021. conditional bail to appear again on
The women said key policies of islation, and against NHS England. No further details of the offence 16 May.
discharging patients from hospitals Before the ruling was announced were read out at Manchester Mag- Two other people have been
into care homes were implemented the government had said: "Every istrates' Court and Mr Bovill did charged in connection with the in-
with no testing and no suitable isola- death is a tragedy and we worked
tion arrangements in the homes. tirelessly to protect the public from not enter a plea. cident.
The High Court said the policies the threat to life and health posed by Sir Iain previously told The Spec- Radical Haslam, 28 and Ruth or provoke unlawful violence.
failed to take into account the risk the pandemic and specifically sought tator magazine he was struck on Wood, 50 are accused of using Mr Haslam did not attend court.
to elderly and vulnerable residents to safeguard care homes and their the back of the head with a traffic threatening, abusive words or be- Ms Wood appeared by videolink
from non-symptomatic transmis- residents. cone. haviour with intent to cause fear of and was also bailed until 16 May.