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Boris Johnson vowed not change his behaviour following a double drubbing in crucial by-elections in a bizarre series of broadcast interviews. The Prime Minister said the idea that he would undergo a “psychological transformation” following the embarrassing defeats was “not going to happen.” And he indicated he thinks serious questions about his ethical conduct “doesn’t matter.” “As a leader you have to distinguish between the criticism that really matters and the criticism that doesn’t,” he told the BBC during a trip to Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). He claimed the public were “heartily sick of hearing about me and the things I'm alleged to have done wrong.” And he told Sky News his party suffered the crushing defeats because “people were absolutely fed up hearing about things I stuffed up, this endless churn of stuff, when they wanted to hear what is this guy doing." The PM is visiting Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson insists he won’t change and criticism of his behaviour ‘doesn’t matter’

Britain will boost defence spending by billions of pounds but still cut thousands of troops from the Army, Boris Johnson said today. Speaking at the NATO Summit in Madrid, the Prime Minister said the UK would lift cash for the armed forces from 2% of GDP to 2.5% by the end of the decade. Based on current figures, the pledge would amount to an extra £55.1bn by 2030, it is understood. But he did not spell out fully how. Grilled by the Mirror, he vowed to press on with cutting the Army by 9,500 soldiers - leaving an Army of just 72,500 soldiers while bolstering their gear. And he refused to back down from dropping the Tory manifesto pledge to raise defence spending "by at least 0.5% above inflation every year of the new Parliament”. It comes after a Cabinet row over defence spending amid the war in Ukraine , with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace calling publicly for it to rise from the middle of the decade. Boris Johnson made the comments at the Nato summit in Madrid … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson pledges to raise UK defence spending to 2.5% – but only by 2030

Former Tory pensions minister Ros Altmann is calling on Boris Johnson to reduce the minimum pension age to 61. If the PM accepts her plan it would mean anyone with 45 years of national insurance contributions but unable to work because of ill health would be able to retire five years early on a reduced state pension. Under the present system one in seven 65-year-olds have been pushed into poverty because the pension age is now 66 for both men and women. That will go up to 67 in 2026. Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies showed 100,000 older people fell below the poverty line in 2020 as 700,000 65-year-olds had to wait the extra year before getting pension payments worth £142 per week. Under Baroness Altmann’s scheme those who could not continue working would qualify for a pension of around £84 a week instead of having to rely on jobless benefits. Those who could show shortened life expectancy would be able to claim the full whack. The plan could be paid for from the … [Read more...] about Ex-Tory minister urges Boris Johnson to reduce minimum pension age to 61

A medical trade union in Britain will lobby the government to provide ‘free’ abortions for Americans in the wake of the repeal of Roe v. Wade . In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and return the issue of abortion to the state level, the UK’s British Medical Association trade union will lobby its government to provide free abortions to all foreigners — including Americans — whether their own country will pay for the procedure or not. British taxpayers, presumably, would pick up the bill. Members of the British trade union also agreed to publicly condemn the U.S. court’s ruling, joining the likes of so-called ‘Conservative’ Party Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who previously lambasted the move as a “big step backwards”. According to a report by The Telegraph, the BMA approved a motion that would allow it to push the British state to “support the provision of free and safe abortion care to all nationals seeking this in the UK, without … [Read more...] about UK Should Offer Americans Free Abortions After Roe v. Wade Repeal

Champagne socialism is back , said dynamite Dominic Raab with a cheeky grin and the now infamous wink aimed at Angela Rayner – whom, with Boris Johnson trying to escape his troubles by hiding overseas – he was facing off against at PMQs . What a card, eh. Bet the lads were cheering him on in the tea rooms after that. Our Raab bally well put the lady on the ropes, eh? What? WOT! Rayner, you see, had committed the cardinal sin of going to the opera. Glyndebourne in fact, where she’d indulged in a tipple. And how dare she. That’s reserved for toffs, isn’t it? The rich and well-heeled. The only lefties allowed through the doors are champagne-swilling meeja luvvies, who let the Tory side down by voting for the oppo because... I don’t know, social conscience? Raab may be an Oxford-educated lawyer, but he is an Asda price politician – so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that he had to resort to cheap tactics to protect himself from his vastly more talented … [Read more...] about Raab’s opera slur towards Angela Rayner is a perfect example of Tory snobbery

India has been facing the menace of terrorism unleashed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan since 1980. Liberal political parties across the world kept the fake narrative of ‘terror has no religion’ on to appease Muslim and liberal vote banks in their respective countries. The western world kept preaching to India on secularism and restraint, till they faced it themselves. The UK faced it in 2005 during the central London bombings, which targeted civilians using the public transport system during morning rush hour. Three bombs went off on three separate trains on the London Underground and one on a double-decker bus. Fifty-two other people were killed and around 700 more were injured. The US faced terrorism in 2011 during the heinous 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda, in which nearly 3,000 people died. France, with Europe’s largest Muslim community, has suffered a string of militant attacks in recent years. The November 2015 attack in Paris killed 130 people. The 2016 attack in Nice … [Read more...] about OPINION | Time to Retire ‘Terror Has No Religion’ Cliché

Reuters Moscow, Russia   ● Thu, June 30, 2022 2022-06-30 21:21 0 76b99ae81be4b2e052851b8c966b8185 2 Europe President-Jokowi,G7,Vladimir-Putin,Volodymir-Zelensky,UK,US Free President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday said global food supply issues would not improve if Russian fertilizer and Ukrainian wheat is unavailable, and said he urged G7 leaders to ensure sanctions on Russia do not affect food and fertilizer supplies. Jokowi, who is the current G20 president, was speaking at a news conference alongside Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a bilateral meeting in Moscow. President Putin later said that Russia is ready to fulfil Indonesia's demand for fertilisers, telling reporters after meeting with President Jokowi in Moscow on Thursday. Putin also said that Russia intends to honour its obligations under contracts for supply of energy, food and fertilisers abroad. Jokowi also said that Indonesia will continue cooperation with Russia. … [Read more...] about Jokowi talks about food, fertilizer supply with Putin