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Ex-British PM Johnson condemns handling of fresh Covid breach claims

London (AFP) - Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has condemned the handling of fresh allegations of Covid lockdown rule-breaking as "bizarre and unacceptable", as he faces a further possible probe into the "Partygate" scandal that helped push him from office.

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No 10 denies Boris Johnson is victim of stitch-up after fresh Partygate claims

Supporters of former PM say decision to hand over evidence of gatherings at Chequers during Covid is ‘final straw’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak acting ‘fairly’ over Braverman claims, says minister

Labour has accused Mr Sunak of dithering over his response to allegations against the Home Secretary.

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Boris Johnson allies plot no-confidence letters in Sunak over Partygate police report

Boris Johnson is facing a fresh police investigation after the Cabinet Office handed over evidence to cops regarding events at Downing Street and his Chequers country retreat during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson claims publication of Covid inquiry ruling unfairly implies he is holding back documents – as it happened

Boris Johnson letter complains process is ‘unfair’ towards him and confirms he is asking new lawyers to represent him

The Guardian - UK

‘No ministerial intervention’ in decision to refer Johnson to police, Chalk says

Boris Johnson claims he is the victim of a stitch-up after concerns over potential Covid rule breaches were passed to police by officials.

The Independent UK

People who encourage self-harm could be jailed for up to five years

Posts would not need to target a specific individual or group to pass as an offence

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Internet users encouraging self-harm to face five years in jail under new plans

The addition to the Online Safety Bill will build on existing laws which make it illegal to promote or assist suicide, the Ministry of Justice said.

The Independent UK

New law proposed to 'ease distress' caused to rape victims in police investigations

New powers could also be introduced to block the release of certain prisoners

Manchester Evening News

Tories savaged over failure to force killers to face victims' families in court

Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed accused the Government of doing 'nothing while killers, rapists and terrorists pick and choose whether they turn up to face the consequences of their crimes'

Daily Mirror

Man who killed wife with hammer to be released automatically after half sentence

Now the mother of Joanna Simpson is to meet justice secretary to discuss concerns that Robert Brown will not face a parole board

Wales Online

Family to meet new Justice Secretary over release of daughter’s killer

Robert Brown killed Joanna Simpson in their family home in October 2010.

The Independent UK

Tory plan to scrap Human Rights Act 'won’t be coming back' after Dominic Raab exit

DOMINIC Raab’s controversial plans to scrap the Human Rights Act are dead in the water after he left government in ignominy, according to reports…

The National (Scotland)

Hunt and Braverman among five in cabinet earning thousands as landlords

Call for ministers to implement 2019 rent reform pledge as 38 Degrees reveals 87 MPs making money from property

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Daily Mirror

Ban for terrorists stockpiling extremist texts with rule on max weight of books per cell

Ministers have announced the new rules after a prisoner was found to have amassed more than 200 books in an apparent bid to thwart staff searching for extremist material

The Independent UK

Convicted terrorists face tighter cell checks in bid to curb radicalisation

The measures are designed to stamp out a tactic seen in some wings whereby books are stockpiled with smaller pieces of radical text inside them.

Manchester Evening News

Government told to carry out 'urgent' probe following Manchester Evening News investigation into Forest Bank prison

They say the troubled jail - operated by Sodexo - should be brought under Government control if our findings are confirmed

Liverpool Echo

Calls for cameras in jail cells so cowardly killers like Thomas Cashman can't hide

The ECHO recently launched a campaign calling for an urgent change in the law to force killers to face their victims' families

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The Guardian - UK

What could change at MoJ now that Dominic Raab has left?

Some of former justice minister’s pet projects could be dropped now that Alex Chalk is in charge

Daily Mirror

Put cameras in jail cells so killers can't hide from victims’ families, top Tory demands

Sir Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, urged the newly appointed Justice Secretary to take action to punish convicted criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings

The Guardian - UK

No, minister! How Dominic Raab’s aggressive exit has damaged morale of civil servants

The deputy prime minister has gone, but the way he left has further worsened tensions between government and Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Dominic Raab’s resignation: an ungracious departure

Editorial: Despite being found to have acted as a bully, Mr Raab’s portrayal of himself as the real victim shows a telling lack of contrition

Daily Mirror

New Tory Science Secretary's husband once branded Covid-19 a 'mental illness'

The Prime Minister carried out a mini-reshuffle to replace sacked Dominic Raab and to appoint maternity cover for two top Tories

The Guardian - UK

Psycho goes down raging: the liberal wokerati finally get to Raab

The deputy PM was oiled and ready to take the initiative. He’d make sure to depart as gracelessly as possible

The Independent UK

New Justice Secretary warned he inherits a ‘crisis’ from Raab

Alex Chalk will inherit plenty of challenges including grappling with concerns about delays in the court system.

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