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Holding asylum seekers on barges is about ‘fairness’ to UK taxpayer, says Sunak – as it happened

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Government has no timetable for returning asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge – as it happened

Downing Street says it hopes to return people to the boat ‘as soon as possible’ but declines to give timeframe

The Guardian - UK

Code of Conduct by Chris Bryant review – a parliamentary pedant’s plan for fixing Britain’s politics

The Labour chair of the standards committee can rub people up the wrong way with his pomposity, but his manifesto for restoring decency to parliament is nothing if not reasonable

The Guardian - UK

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National party refuses to back Peter Dutton on alternative Indigenous voice proposal

David Littleproud says his party has ‘real concern’ about regional advisory bodies Dutton has promised to put in legislation, but not in the constitution

The Guardian - AU

What is Legionella? Asylum seekers moved off barge amid Legionnaires’ disease fears

15 asylum seekers boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge on Monday

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm: Legionella discovery forces asylum seekers off barge days after boarding

All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after samples revealed levels of bacteria in its water system

Evening Standard

UK would be outlier with Russia if it left ECHR, Law Society says

Robert Jenrick had said government would do ‘whatever is necessary’ to stop small boat crossings

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The spiralling global rice crisis

Rice is a global staple and keeping the price low means “less people go to bed hungry”, said Al Jazeera. However, a controversial decision by the Indian government could upend this notion, and create chaos across the world.

The Week

100 days vaccine goal for new pandemic threats is ‘really tall order’

The UK Health and Security Agency has launched a major research facility to develop vaccines against potentially deadly pathogens.

The Independent UK

Ascension Island part of ‘additional measures’ to tackle small boats – minister

Home Office minister Sarah Dines said times had changed since the original proposal to send asylum seekers to the remote island were rejected.

The Independent UK

First asylum seekers arrive on Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset – as it happened

No 10 backtracks on ministers claim 500 asylum seekers could be on barge by end of week

The Guardian - UK

UK may try to send small boat arrivals to Ascension Island, minister confirms

Home Office minister says people could be sent to south Atlantic island if Rwanda policy fails

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings

Internal document warns ‘large numbers’ could be affected if disease breaks out on barge planned to house asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

MPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past year

Boris Johnson’s extra income accounts for almost half of figure, of which vast majority was made by Tory MPs

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The Independent UK

Tick bite leaves dog walker unable to leave his home

Christopher Goldman now has a potentially fatal allergy to red meat after being bitten by ticks while walking in woodland

The Guardian - UK

Greenpeace defends protest at PM’s home as ‘proportionate response to a disastrous decision’ – as it happened

Amid criticism of its anti-oil protest at constituency manor, group says action would not have gone ahead if Sunak had been at home

The Week

Rutherglen by-election: a pivotal moment for Labour in Scotland?

The UK is headed for yet another by-election in the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, viewed as a bellwether for the strength of Scottish Labour’s recovery – and an indicator of who may win the next general election.

The Independent UK

‘I believe I was drugged and raped at a police station - I deserve to know who my attacker is’

Zayna Iman has spent two years trying to piece together the events that occurred inside a jail cell in Greater Manchester on 5 and 6 February 2021 - she tells Maanya Sachdeva she won’t stop until justice is done

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The Week

What role is Russia playing in the Niger coup?

Thousands of supporters of the junta that seized power in Niger last week have taken to the streets to wave Russian flags and sing the name of Vladimir Putin.

The Week

Etsy under fire for withholding money from sellers

Independent retailers trading through Etsy claim the online marketplace is “destroying” their businesses by withholding 75% of their income for up to 45 days.

The Independent UK

Sunak: Petrol and diesel car ban deadline to remain despite new ‘pro-motorist’ pledges

The Prime Minister had been under mounting pressure to row back on the ban

The Week

Andrew Malkinson: why cleared inmates have to pay back prisons from compensation

Critics are joining Andrew Malkinson in calling for an end to rules under which prison living costs are deducted from compensation payouts for wrongful convictions.

The Week

Sam Altman: the OpenAI CEO leading the AI revolution

The launch of ChatGPT last November propelled OpenAI, and its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, into the global spotlight.

The Independent UK

Sunak reaffirms commitment to 2030 petrol and diesel car ban

The Prime Minister had been under mounting pressure to row back on the ban.

The Guardian - AU

Missing ADF personnel involved in Queensland helicopter crash identified – As it happened

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