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Boris Johnson live news: PM diverts attention to “illegal migrants” as he faces “three more Partygate fines”

Partygate: Boris Johnson claims “it didn’t occur to him” that he was breaking the rules #

According to reports, Boris Johnson faces three more police fines for violating a blockade of parties on Downing Street.

Police will punish the prime minister for attending the departure of his former communications director, Lee Kane, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The November 13 event is “considered the most serious violation of coronavirus regulations among the events attended by the prime minister,” an unnamed source told the newspaper.

Insiders believe Johnson will receive a total of at least four fines, according to The Daily Mirror and The Guardian.

However, amid growing public backlash, Mr Johnson will try to focus on the issue of illegal immigration on Thursday as the government sends asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda under a multi-million pound agreement that will be announced.

The United Kingdom is expected to pay the Rwandan government an initial £ 120m deal on the deal, which will allow migrants to be ‘offshore’ to the landlocked African country while awaiting a decision on asylum from the UK Home Office. kingdom.

“Our compassion may be endless, but our ability to help people is not,” he said.

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The chief executive of the Refugee Council calls the government’s offshore plans for asylum seekers “cruel and nasty”

Enver Solomon, of the Refugee Council, described the government’s plans to process asylum applications after sending them offshore to Rwanda as “cruel and nasty” and said it would do little to stop people from coming to Rwanda. The United Kingdom will only lead to “more human suffering”. and chaos ”.

Far from allowing people to rebuild their lives, we know where other countries have done it [that] this only leads to high levels of self-harm and mental health problems, and can also lead to people falling back into the hands of human smugglers.

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“Unable to work, unethical and blackmailing”: Labor MP criticizes Johnson for sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

Describing the government’s decision to offshore asylum seekers in Rwanda as “incapable, unethical and extortionate”, shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that it would cost billions of pounds to UK taxpayers during the crisis. life and will make it “harder, not easier” to get quick and fair asylum decisions.

British Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper appears on BBC Sunday Morning

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She dismissed the message as Mr Johnson’s “desperate and embarrassing” attempt to “divert attention from his own breach of the law” and from the “failure” of the Home Office’s asylum decision-making, which sees thousands waiting for more. from year to decision.

The Interior Ministry is already a catalog of failures, from passport queues to delays in Ukrainian visas, to rising crime and declining prosecutions. Instead of mastering the basics, all Priti Patel and Mr. Johnson do is come up with wild and unworkable titles. Britain deserves better.

Yvette Cooper

Namita Singh April 14, 2022 06:00

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The United Kingdom will send asylum seekers to Rwanda, said Boris Johnson

Ministers have for the first time signed an agreement to send asylum seekers arriving in the UK to another country to have their cases processed, and the move, experts warn, will encourage traffickers.

Boris Johnson is ready to announce an agreement with Rwanda, according to which migrants will be “taken” more than 4,000 miles to the landlocked African country while awaiting a decision on asylum from the Ministry of Interior.

The Rwandan government is expected to be paid an initial price of £ 120 million for the deal, which will be funded by the British taxpayer.

The prime minister is expected to set out his plans in a speech Thursday morning, saying: “Our compassion may be endless, but our ability to help people is not.

“The British have voted several times to control our borders – not to close them, but to control them. So just as Brexit has allowed us to regain control of legal immigration by replacing free movement with our point-based system, we are also regaining control of illegal immigration with a long-term asylum plan in that country.

Our social correspondent May Bullman reports.

Namita Singh April 14, 2022 05:48

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The prime minister faces three more fines from Partygate

Boris Johnson faces three more police fines for violating the rules for blocking Covid, according to media reports.

He will be punished for attending the departure of his former communications director, Lee Kane, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The November 13 event is “considered the most serious violation of coronavirus regulations among the events attended by the prime minister,” an unnamed source close to the investigation told the newspaper.

Partygate: Boris Johnson claims it “did not occur to him” that he was breaking the rules

While Mr Johnson was fined by police police for attending his birthday party during the blockade, insiders say the event, for which the prime minister was punished, is seen as less serious than others, who are still have not yet been fully investigated.

These include a summer party in May 2020, a reunion in November at Mr Johnson’s apartment with his wife on the day of Dominic Cummings’ departure and Mr Kane’s departure.

Read the details in this report by Eleanor Sly.

Namita Singh, April 14, 2022, 5:39 p.m.

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Can Boris Johnson survive or will his party realize that he is a loser in the election?

At first glance, it seems that Boris Johnson may survive this latest revelation in the long-running Partygate scandal.

The few Tory MPs who withdrew their letters to the back committee, urging Johnson to leave, did not change their minds.

Andrew Bridgen, for example, reiterated his conviction that the war in Ukraine means this is not the time.

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Deputy Prime Minister: Lord Wolfson will be “very missing”

The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Dominique Raab commented on the resignation of the Minister of Justice.

He thanked David Wolfson for his remarkable work in improving families’ access to mediation, reforming our human rights laws, and curbing the abuse of our kleptocratic defamation laws.

Mr Raab added: “His wisdom and intellect will be greatly lacking in government.

See the full tweet below:

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“Criminal Surrounded by Idiots”: Actor Dan Stevens stuns One Show with a brutal attack on Boris Johnson

Actor Dan Stevens shocked viewers by answering a question about his latest work by launching a brutal attack on Boris Johnson, calling the prime minister a “criminal” who must resign after being fined for violating his own Covid laws.

The Downton Abbey star appeared on the BBC’s The One Show to discuss Gaslit, a new American drama series – about the Watergate scandal – starring Hollywood giants Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.

Focusing on some of the lesser-told stories that brought to light Richard Nixon’s crime, the limited series produced by Universal focuses primarily on the infamous Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell and his wife, Martha, who became a revealer.

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Boris Johnson responds to the resignation of the Minister of Justice

The prime minister responded to the resignation of Justice Minister Lord Wolfson.

The Prime Minister thanked Lord Wolfson for his work, but did not mention why Lord Wolfson had resigned.

Read the full letter below:

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Dan Stevens calls Boris Johnson a “criminal leader” on the BBC’s One Show

Dan Stevens calls Boris Johnson a “criminal leader” on the BBC’s One Show

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Actor Dan Stevens called the “criminal” prime minister during a BBC1 show

British actor Dan Stevens shocked BBC viewers on Wednesday night when he answered a question about his latest job by launching an attack on Boris Johnson after he was fined for breaking Covid laws.

The former Downton Abbey star appeared on BBC1’s long-running One Show to discuss Gaslit, a new American drama series – about the Watergate scandal – starring Hollywood giants Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.

Asked to present the “catch” of the well-known story by presenter Alex Jones, Mr. Stevens replied: “Well, what you have is a criminal for a leader who is embroiled in a confused war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots. and he really has to resign.

He then paused and looked mockingly worried as he continued, “No, I’m sorry this is the intro to Boris Johnson. I just said Boris Johnson’s intro, I’m so sorry.

Both Ms. Jones and her co-host, Jermaine Jenas, seemed speechless when Mr. Stevens made the remark, and Mr. Jennas went so far as to look away from the camera to laugh.

He then calmed down and began to explain the plot of his new series, after already sending waves on social media.

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