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Climate and environment sacrificed in rush to strike Australia trade deal, inquiry finds

Ministers criticised for failing to fight for ‘ambitious’ commitments to cut CO2 emissions

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

I negotiated a Northern Ireland deal that worked. Johnson’s Putinesque strategy will wreck it

The 2007 settlement I worked on aimed to deepen the peace process – the vandals now in charge of Britain don’t care about it, says former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Ex-Northern Ireland secretary accuses Boris Johnson of ‘Putinesque tactics’

Labour peer Peter Hain says PM is using Northern Ireland protocol bill to provoke populist row with EU

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

This battle is not about the EU or even Northern Ireland – it’s Johnson fighting his own MPs

Rowing factions see the protocol crisis as a way to capitalise on the prime minister’s weak leadership, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

Lords whinge about wine and salmon quality in taxpayer-subsidised Westminster restaurants

COMPLAINTS about the quality of sandwiches and wine subsidised by the taxpayer in exclusive cafeterias and bars for members of the House of Lords…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 13, 2022

Labour promises to ‘scrap’ PM’s protocol override law, as rebel Tories vow to block bill

Keir Starmer says Labour government would repeal legislation if passed, while senior Conservatives reveal ‘unease’ over legal position

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Brexit: ‘Vast majority’ of peers will block Boris Johnson’s protocol bill, says Tory grandee

Ken Clarke says legislation set to be revealed on Monday will be ‘seriously challenged’

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Boris Johnson given Autumn deadline to save his leadership by Tory who was his top ally

Lord David Frost, who Boris Johnson hired as a £125k special advisor and gave a Lords seat and Cabinet job, said 'like the cockpit of a crashing airliner, the dashboard lights are all flashing red'

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

The tactics Tory rebels could use to derail Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is keen to move on from the confidence vote that, while showing a victory on paper for him, reveals an extremely divided Conservative Party.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2022

Why becoming a republic may be risky for Britain

Letters: There are far more potent threats to democracy than having a non-elected head of state, writes Duncan Wilson in response to Polly Toynbee’s article on the monarchy. Plus letters from Roger Smith, Lyn A Dade and Michael Peel

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022