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Boris Johnson facing accusation he tried to get job for woman claiming affair

PM pushed candidate forward for role in City Hall while he was mayor of London, report claims

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ‘lobbied for City Hall job for young woman while they were in a relationship’

Woman has claimed then-London mayor abused his power to have a relationship with her

The Independent UK

Explained: Who are the new faces appointed to Boris Johnson’s Cabinet?

Mr Johnson made a number of new appointments to his Cabinet on Thursday despite his resignation as party leader

Evening Standard

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Who is in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet now he has quit as prime minister?

Boris Johnson quit on Thursday but that didn’t stop him from picking a new cabinet after a slew of resignations this week

The Independent UK

Johnson appoints new Cabinet ministers before quitting

A look at the Prime Minister’s picks to replace those who took part in the mass ministerial exodus in protest at his leadership.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on policing in crisis: the Met needs a superhead

Editorial: Six forces including London’s are now in special measures. But the government’s actions too should be scrutinised

The Guardian - UK

Record number of UK police forces are failing and need intensive help

Met police, in need of special measures for first time since founding in 1829, is not the only force where intervention is deemed necessary

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Sadiq khan ‘asleep at the wheel’ over failures at Met, says policing minister Kit Malthouse

Sadiq Khan and his deputy mayor should have considered resigning because of the extent of the failures they have overseen in the Metropolitan police, the Government’s policing minister suggested on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

ASBO 'flying squads' launched by police which will parachute into crime 'hotspots'

The units, called Kestrel teams, are tasked with tackling drug dealing, car crime and other anti-social behaviour and will be parachuted into communities

Daily Mirror

Police forces ‘taking longer to respond to serious offences’

The BBC said responses from 19 forces suggested they were 44% slower to arrive at emergency incidents after 999 calls than in 2013.

The Independent UK

Operation Sceptre sees almost 2,000 arrests and thousands of knives seized

The operation was undertaken by all 43 forces in England and Wales, as well as the British Transport Police.

The Independent UK

Legalising cannabis won’t tackle disproportionate policing outcomes for ethnic minorities, crime minister says

The policing and crime minister rejected Sadiq Khan’s cannabis review as a possible measure to reduce inequalities

The Independent UK

Football clubs advised on best practice to tackle rising crowd disorder

A white paper is expected to set out the independent regulator’s remit in the summer

The Independent UK

Malthouse dismisses ‘soap opera’ over Tory misconduct allegations

Policing minister Kit Malthouse insisted the Tories remained the party of law and order despite partygate and an MP being investigated for rape.

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The Independent UK

‘Middle-class coke heads’ who take drugs at football matches face five-year ban

The rules, announced by policing minister Kit Malthouse, are part of a bid to tackle a rise in violence and disorder at matches.

Daily Mirror

Tory minister who said he was hit by cost of living crisis makes £100 bet on live radio

Kit Malthouse took seconds to agree to the wager on Liverpool FC's Premier League ambitions - weeks after he told radio listeners 'we are feeling it very significantly'

Evening Standard

The Standard View: Ministers must answer basic questions on the cost of living crisis

Ask a different minister, get a different pained expression. This morning, it was the turn of Policing Minister Kit Malthouse to leave the door open to a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies.

Manchester Evening News

'Middle-class coke heads' taking drugs at football grounds face five-year bans under new government crackdown

Boris Johnson said 'coke heads' are driving crime across the UK as the government vowed to reduce violence at football matches

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The Independent UK

MPs under investigation could be barred from Parliament as Tory accused of rape

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said discussions over new powers are under way.

Evening Standard

‘Don’t ignore shoplifters stealing food during cost of living crisis’, minister tells police

Policing minister Kit Malthouse has told officers not to ignore shoplifters stealing food out of desperation during the cost-of-living crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Helping cash-strapped Britons won’t add to inflation, says CBI

Chief of business association calls for stimulus that aids ‘hardest hit’ with rising food and fuel bills

Wales Online

Minister orders police not to ignore shoplifters just because they are starving

Police forces had been advised to use discretion on whether to prosecute people during the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Don’t ignore shoplifters, minister says, after watchdog urges ‘discretion’

Policing minister Kit Malthouse says officers should not turn a blind eye to stealing during the cost-of-living crisis.

Evening Standard

Minister says don’t name rape MP as it ‘puts enormous strain on them as individuals’

The policing minister has suggested the name of the MP arrested on rape allegations should be kept secret to protect those accused of sex crimes.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t let people off if they steal food in desperation, minister tells police

Kit Malthouse says police watchdog’s suggestion that cost of living will trigger more crime is ‘old-fashioned’

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