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Embattled Boris Johnson claimed he felt no shame at losing voters’ trust amid two humiliating by-election defeats. The beleaguered Prime Minister instead insisted his “exceptional” record in No10 was “pretty remarkable”. Worried Tory rebels fearful for their seats in the aftermath of the party’s battering in Wakefield and Tiverton are hatching fresh plots to topple their leader. They plan to try to pack the backbench 1922 committee to change the rules banning another confidence vote within the year. More than 30 MPs are already understood to have submitted fresh letters to trigger a contest just three weeks since the last vote. Labour insiders also suggested that at least half a dozen Tory MPs were in talks to defect to Keir Starmer ’s party. A party source told the Mirror: “Operation Domino is still very much in play”. Mr Johnson denied feeling personal shame ( Image: Getty Images) One ex-cabinet minister, who previously supported the PM, claimed his … [Read more...] about Shameless Boris Johnson clinging on as Tory MPs plot switch to Labour

Protests have taken place in the UK after a "devastating" decision to scrap the constitutional right to abortion in the United States was widely criticised. The US Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that have been in place for nearly 50 years by deciding to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade ruling . It is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half of US states. Prime Minister Boris Johnson described it as a "big step backwards", and hundreds took to the streets of London and Edinburgh to demonstrate against the decision. At a protest outside the United States embassy in Vauxhall, south London, the crowds, some in costumes, held signs reading "Our bodies, Our choice". A protestor holds a placard in support of abortion rights outside the US Embassy in London Judith Orr, vice chairwoman of campaign group Abortion Rights, which claims to have organised the demonstration, said protesters were "full of rage and anger". In the … [Read more...] about UK joins US as protests erupt after ‘devastating’ decision to scrap abortion rights