Lucy Powell said MPs and their aides would be ‘less well protected’ if they drank outside the Palace of Westminster
Closing all bars on the parliamentary estate could lead to security risks for MPs, the leader of the House of Commons has said.
The famous Strangers’ Bar in the Palace of Westminster has been temporarily closed while police investigate an alleged spiking incident. It is understood to have taken place on 7 January at about 6.30pm.
Continue reading...US president tells his Russian counterpart to ‘settle now and stop this ridiculous war’ or face repercussions
Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.
Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russia’s economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war”.
Continue reading...Two Met officers denied hearing Clarke say ‘I can’t breathe’ before he died under restraint in 2018
The family of a black man who died after being restrained by police officers who denied having heard him say “I can’t breathe” have condemned the police discipline system after two officers were cleared of gross misconduct.
Kevin Clarke, 35, died while in police custody in 2018, with the restraint having lasted more than 30 minutes.
Continue reading...Félix ‘the Cat’ Bingui due to appear in Marseille court on multiple charges including money laundering
One of France’s most wanted suspected drug traffickers was due in court in Marseille after his extradition from Morocco.
Félix Bingui, known as “the Cat” and reportedly head of the notorious Yoda clan, was arrested in Casablanca last March.
Continue reading...Martin’s formal appointment as taoiseach blocked after day of ‘utter disgrace’ in Irish parliament
Ireland’s incoming prime minister, Micheál Martin, has accused opponents of a “subversion of the Irish constitution” after formal election to the role was cancelled amid chaotic scenes in the Irish parliament.
The outgoing taoiseach, Martin’s coalition partner, Simon Harris, called Wednesday’s events in Dáil an “utter disgrace [with] so many pressing issues” facing the country, as a spiralling row over the speaking rights of independent TDs torpedoed the first day of Martin’s new term in office.
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