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Daily Mail says UK has ‘lost all sense of proportion’ over Partygate
“I think what the Mail, on behalf of the PM and his government, are telling us is that we all need to leave Mr Johnson alone. Enough of the outrage plebs. Now just get back in your places and realise that the rules don't apply to people like Mr Johnson and his friends. Look over there - WAR!," a Lib Dem activist has said.
Irish port celebrates ‘good Brexit’ as ships avoid Britain
Rosslare port saw a 371 per cent yearly increase in European freight volumes since Brexit came into force.
‘There are straightforward solutions’: Noam Chomsky talks Boris Johnson, climate change, Covid and Ukraine
Professor Chomsky has granted The London Economic an exclusive interview about some of the most urgent issues facing humanity.
Brexit and pandemic each cost UK £250bn – but Brexit tally keeps rising
“The entirely avoidable Brexit crisis has had as much of an impact on UK businesses as the unforeseeable Covid-19 tragedy, and its costs are still rising."
‘Just another day’: Ardern unworried after anti-vaxxers force her off road
Anti-vaccination protesters chased the prime minister's car and forced it off the road last week.
Elon Musk offered internet to Tonga – then immediately changed his mind
The SpaceX founder toyed with sending Starlink terminals to the disaster-struck nation, before seeming to retract his offer.
Boris Johnson: UK will ‘contribute’ to NATO deployments if Russia invades Ukraine
The prime minister insisted Britain and its allies will not “bargain away” the vision of a free Europe.
Nadine Dorries lampooned for trying to gaslight PM’s critics
"For every Blackadder there is a Baldrick."
Low earners ‘more likely to work more because of rising state pension age’
The state pension age increase has raised fears over equality.