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28th Tory MP to publicly Labour leader and deputy sent police

call for PM to go questionnaires over lockdown drinks

He said he has called for the
prime minister to put himself for- LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starm-
ward for a vote of confidence to er and his deputy Angela Rayner
"draw a line" under the issue, but - have received police question-
as Mr Johnson appears unwilling naires as part of an inquiry into
to - has "taken the appropriate ac- alleged Covid rule-breaking.
tion" to force a vote. They both attended a gathering
"The continuing criticism, rev- in Durham on 30 April last year, at
elations and questions are debil- which people drank beer and ate
itating for the government at a curry.
time when there are so many oth- Durham Constabulary initially
er important and critical issues to decided against an investigation,
be addressed," he added. A total but opted last month to go ahead
MPS Conservative MP has sub- of 41 Tory MPs have voiced their with one.
mitted a letter of no confidence displeasure at the PM's handling Sir Keir and Ms Rayner deny
in Boris Johnson, making him of partygate, according to a Sky breaking any Covid rules. pool by-election on 6 May, social Labour has said it has evidence
the 28th Tory to publicly call for News tally, but Mr Stevenson is The Labour leader was seen on distancing rules were in place, showing it was a work event, and
the prime minister to go over the the 28th to actually call for him camera as he drank a bottle of beer including a ban on indoor mixing that Sir Keir was eating "between
partygate scandal. John Steven- to resign. A total of 54 letters - while in the constituency office of between households. work demands".
son, MP for Carlisle, said he has 15% of Tory MPs - must be sub- City of Durham MP Mary Foy. There was an exemption for Durham Constabulary initially
been "deeply disappointed" in the mitted for a leadership vote to Both Sir Keir and his deputy work purposes, but the rules did decided that no offence had oc-
rule-breaking parties at Number take place, and only Sir Graham have said they will resign if they not mention socialising at work - curred, but amid calls for the po-
10 and Mr Johnson's response to knows exactly how many have are fined for breaching Covid and there was also an exemption lice to re-examine the incident,
parliament. been handed in. rules. if "the gathering is reasonably nec- the force announced an investi-
At the time of the Durham gath- essary for the purposes of cam- gation saying it had since received
ering, in the run-up to the Hartle- paigning in an election". "significant new information".
Home Office confirms

first Rwanda deportation Universities warn of EU-UK

THE government said it will de- ly committed to delivering what the
port migrants to Rwanda in two British public expect." research scheme 'close to precipice'
weeks on 14 June. The Home Office said an initial
The Home Office said it had begun group of migrants had started to re- UNIVERSITIES have called funding programme for research land.
issuing formal removal notices to ceive formal letters telling them they for an urgent resolution to a row and innovation, with a current He reportedly said that the
migrants as the "final administrative are being sent to Rwanda to "rebuild about UK access to a major EU re- budget of €95.5bn (£81.2bn). "lack of trust" was having "a nega-
step" in its partnership with the east their lives in safety". search programme. The UK's associate membership tive impact in other areas".
African nation. It said the policy is designed to Universities UK, which repre- was agreed in principle under the Tensions between the EU and
The home secretary said that there break people-smuggling networks sents 140 institutions, fears min- 2020 Trade and Co-operation UK have escalated since Foreign
would still be attempts to delay the and stem the flow of migrants across isters could be about to abandon Agreement, but ministers have Secretary Liz Truss said a new law
process. the Channel. the Horizon scheme. been drawing up alternatives af-
Priti Patel said: "Our world-lead- In a letter to the European ter complaining access was being would be introduced to potential-
ing partnership with Rwanda is a The Home Office did not say how Commission, seen by the BBC, it blocked by Brussels. ly scrap parts of the protocol uni-
key part of our strategy to overhaul many asylum seekers would be on describes the situation as "close The EU's ambassador to Lon- laterally.
the broken asylum system and break the first deportation flight to Rwan- to the precipice." don, João Vale de Almeida, has The EU accepts the post-Brex-
the evil people-smugglers' business da. The EU has indicated UK par- described Horizon access as "col- it treaty, which Boris Johnson's
model. Earlier this month it said it started ticipation is tied to the row about lateral damage" in the impasse government signed up to, is caus-
"Today's announcement is another issuing "notices of intent" to some post-Brexit arrangements for over the Northern Ireland Pro- ing disruption for Northern Ire-
critical step towards delivering that individuals informing them they Northern Ireland. tocol, which governs post-Brexit land but wants changes within
partnership and, while we know at- were "in scope for relocation". Horizon Europe is the EU's key trading rules for Northern Ire- the existing agreement.
tempts will now be made to frustrate It said officials are working to en-
the process and delay removals, I sure individuals are given the "appro-
Ofcom: Tech firms must do more to
will not be deterred and remain ful- priate support" ahead of departure.
protect women online

UNIVERSITIES THE head of me- firms should prioritise user safety as a result, and half said nothing
dia regulator Ofcom says tech firms over revenue. had happened at all. "Look at your
must do more to protect women Ofcom is set to become the reg- algorithms. Too many companies
online, after its report revealed they ulator of social-media platforms as prioritise growth and revenue over
were more likely to be victims. part of the government's Online user safety and don't actually think
Its report on UK media habits Harms Bill, which puts the onus about the impact on the front-line
says women are more likely than on tech companies to act swiftly to user," said Dame Melanie, the reg-
men to face online abuse or see protect users and remove hateful ulator's chief executive. Dame Mel-
harmful content, and more likely to content - or face steep fines. In its anie also urged the tech giants to
be distressed by it. Only 42% of the survey of more than 6,600 adults "look in the mirror" and make sure
women in its survey said they felt in the UK, only 21% of people who female members of staff were in-
comfortable about speaking freely had reported content to the social volved in the development of ser-
online. Dame Melanie Dawes said networks said it had been removed vices and platforms.