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No 10 looking at mansions and Chelsea FC hotel as options to house refugees

Downing Street said that in the first instance visa and sponsorship schemes should be used but ministers were open to all options.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

Boris Johnson will get a £2,200 pay rise in line with other MPs

Downing Street said there is no way for Boris Johnson to turn down the pay rise given to all MPs.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

Downing Street set against Nicola Sturgeon's plan for Scotland to 'super sponsor' Ukraine refugees

Downing Street insisted that refugees must be matched to host families before they enter the UK after the First Minister proposed that 3,000 be given temporary accommodation before being dispersed to Scottish homes.

Daily Record · Mar 14, 2022

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UK government may legalise using Russian oligarchs homes for Ukrainian refugees

The government is “looking at” the possibility of legislating to allow the UK homes of sanctioned Russian oligarchs to be used to house Ukrainian refugees, Downing Street has said.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

Boris Johnson not set to take in Ukraine refugee due to No10 'unique circumstances'

Downing Street said the Prime Minister would be unlikely to be able to host families fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war at his London residence due to security concerns.

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022

Johnson promises Zelenskyy to boost sanctions against Russia

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that London would boost sanctions against Russia over the military operation in Ukraine, the Downing Street said on Wednesday.

Dynamite News · Mar 10, 2022

Fracking could start in Tory manifesto breach as PM reviews 'all options' in Ukraine war

Boris Johnson was elected on a pledge to keep fracking banned - but Downing Street today refused to rule out breaking it as he looks at ‘all options’ in a Ukraine-Russia energy crisis

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022

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£95m for Temple Quarter regeneration 'imminent' as talks over cash from government 'very productive'

Optimism comes one month after Bristol mayor Marvin Rees accused Downing Street of broken promises

Bristol Post · Mar 8, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells UK MPs Ukraine will fight ‘in the forests, in the fields, in the streets’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president summons spirit of Winston Churchill and tells MPs his country ‘will fight to the end in the sea, in the air, whatever the costs’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022

Keir Starmer calls for investigation into Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage

UK spy agencies reframed warning about security risk of appointing media owner after Boris Johnson intervened

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

Gavin Williamson, twice-sacked minister who oversaw exams fiasco, knighted

Downing Street announced that the Queen has approved the honour for the Tory MP.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

UK politics: we must ensure Putin fails, UK foreign secretary says – as it happened

Latest updates: Liz Truss says Putin must lose in Ukraine as she praises courage of Baltic states

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

World united against Vladimir Putin's 'abhorrent' war crimes in Ukraine

The UK regards Russia's missile strikes on the holocaust memorial at Babi Yar and residential apartment blocks as war crimes. Downing Street said other possible war crimes were occurring 'almost hourly'

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin has made a ‘colossal mistake’ on Ukraine

Downing Street was eyeing the possibility that sanctions could ultimately bring about regime change in Moscow.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2022

No10 slaps down immigration minister who said fleeing Ukrainians could pick fruit in UK

Downing Street said it was right for Immigration Minister Kevin Foster to delete a tweet about the Russia-Ukraine war, in which he said people could apply to pick fruit or vegetables in Britain

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Truss warns of ‘some economic hardship’ as she gives more detail of Russian sanctions – as it happened

Truss says officials ‘working through the night’ to draw up sanctions against oligarchs; Kwasi Kwarteng in Commons on economic crime bill

Wales Online · Feb 27, 2022

Poll says Conservative Party would lose all its Welsh MPs in General Election

Support for the party has plummeted in the wake of the Downing Street parties

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

UK politics live: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions against Putin and Lavrov – as it happened

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

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The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022

Partygate Revisited: why Boris Johnson’s Downing Street is starting to sound like an Evelyn Waugh novel

When allegations arose some years ago that former prime minister David Cameron had behaved obscenely with a pig’s head during a Bullingdon Club event while at the University of Oxford, he distanced himself from the controversial group, saying:

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2022

Leaked 12-part Partygate questionnaire includes police caution

The questionnaire has been given to Boris Johnson and around 50 Downing Street staff and politicians

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022

Wednesday briefing: Ukraine calls up reservists as war looms

Invasion was Putin’s plan ‘all along’, says Blinken … Downing Street insiders questioned under caution … stunning Roman mosaic found in London

Wales Online · Feb 22, 2022

Taxpayers didn't foot the bill for Downing Street parties, says government

The Metropolitan Police is investigating 12 events

Chronicle Live · Feb 21, 2022

Everything said at press conference where Boris Johnson announced scrapping of Covid restrictions

The Prime Minister spoke from Downing Street alongside Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific officer, and Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer

Daily Record · Feb 21, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon hits out at Downing Street driving covid health policy in Scotland

The First Minister expressed her frustration at the UK Treasury dictating funding for Scottish health policy.

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022

Cabinet meeting on Covid rule changes delayed with minutes to spare after ministers arrive

Boris Johnson is expected to unveil his 'Living with Covid' blueprint in the Commons later, followed by a press conference from Downing Street

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