Clashes between police and attendees of a vigil for Sarah Everard were “distressing” and “alarming”, the policing minister has told Sky News. Kit Malthouse said that officers were “happy” to be held “accountable” by an independent investigation into Saturday night’s chaos. But he insisted the under-pressure Metropolitan Police commissioner, Cressida Dick, should not resign over
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Labour has revealed it will vote against the government’s flagship crime legislation, branding it a “mess” that could lead to tougher penalties for damaging a statue than attacking a woman. Shadow justice secretary David Lammy said the suspected murder of Sarah Everard had “instigated a national demand for action to tackle violence against women”. In
CNN’s Jake Tapper takes a look at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-NY) response to misconduct allegations as the political fallout continues. #CNN #News
Boris Johnson has said new efforts to radically boost the UK’s cyber capabilities will “transform our ability to protect our people”. The impact of the new technology will be comparable to the emergence of military air power a century ago, the prime minister said. His comments come ahead of next week’s publication of the government’s
Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish National Party have passed their peak and Scotland has had enough of them, according to Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson. “We’ve passed ‘peak Nat’ and, more and more, Scotland is saying ‘enough’,” she is claiming in a battle cry ahead of the elections for the Scottish Parliament in May. Her
The prime minister has backed a national day of reflection to mark the anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown. The end-of-life charity Marie Curie is planning the day for 23 March to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. This was the date in 2020 when Boris Johnson first told UK residents they
CNN witnesses dozens of migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande along the US-Mexico border. This comes as the Biden administration announced it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children, like parents or relatives, to come forward due to fear their information would be shared with immigration enforcement
The prime minister has stressed “there has got to be east-west consent” to the Northern Ireland Protocol after talks scheduled on Friday were snubbed by Sinn Fein. Boris Johnson, who visited Northern Ireland as it prepares to mark its centenary in May, is said to have held “frank” discussions with the DUP over the post-Brexit
CNN’s Andrew McCabe reacts to former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, who was in the office during the US Capitol riot, saying that he sees “cause and effect” between former President Donald Trump’s speech and the insurrection on January 6th, 2021. #Trump #CNN #News
The majority of House Democrats from New York on Friday called on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign from office in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and his handling of Covid-19 deaths at state nursing homes. The New York congressional members had been largely silent as Democratic state lawmakers were leading the calls for
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) talks to CNN’s John Berman about President Joe Biden’s first prime-time address, culture wars, and getting through to Republican members of Congress. #NewDay #CNN #News
Guillaume Cerutti, CEO of Christie’s, discusses the nearly $70 million sale of Beeple’s Non-Fungible Token artwork. He says NFTs and blockchain technology make the digital art marketplace safer for artists by providing proof of authenticity. #CNN #News #Business
The “stay at home” order in Wales will be lifted and replaced by a “stay local” message this weekend – with people allowed to socialise outdoors in small groups. From Saturday, four people from two households will be able to meet outdoors to socialise, including in gardens. Outdoor sports facilities, including basketball courts, tennis courts
A Green Party peer has suggested a 6pm curfew should be introduced for men in the wake of Sarah Everard’s disappearance. Baroness Jones of Moulescoomb told the House of Lords that such a move would “make women a lot safer, and discrimination of all kinds would be lessened”. Ms Everard vanished while walking home to
CNN’s Don Lemon reacts to Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) comment on Fox News saying that “woke supremacy is as bad as white supremacy.” #DonLemon #CNN #CNNTonight
A government equality adviser who quit her post has told Sky News a speech from an equalities minister on “gay conversion” therapies was the “final straw”. Jayne Ozanne, a member of the government’s LGBT+ Advisory Panel, said she resigned on Wednesday because she felt that ministers were not acting quickly enough to ban the practice.
Boris Johnson has demanded the “immediate release” of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in a phone call with Iran’s president. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The prime minister spoke to Iranian President Rouhani this afternoon. “The prime minister raised the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other British-Iranian dual nationals detained in Iran and demanded their immediate release. “He
CNN’s Chris Cuomo discusses with Van Jones and TheGrio’s Natasha Alford why Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Duchess of Sussex Meghan has struck a nerve with many conservatives. #ChrisCuomo #CNN #MeghanMarkle
The boss of Test and Trace has defended the £37bn pound service, dismissing a critical report by MPs as “old news”. In a rare interview, Dido Harding said England’s Test and Trace service was an “an essential component in the fight against COVID” and promised it would be carrying on for some time to come.
A new UK-EU row has broken out after the bloc’s chief made “completely false” claims that Britain has imposed an export ban on COVID-19 vaccines. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is understood to have written to European Council President Charles Michel to “set the record straight” over remarks he made on Tuesday. And a top EU