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Boris Johnson’s spokesman repeatedly refuses to deny on the record that the prime minister offered Owen Paterson a peerage yesterday, or plans to give him one in the future.
‘The UK government’s obsession with light-touch regulation could cost taxpayers £27bn, which is more than the annual public expenditure on social care.’
The National Trust has a range of policies designed to reduce carbon emissions. These could come under threat.
‘Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland without dedicated climate legislation’
‘Labour and other opposition parties should call out Government hypocrisy and double standards but should be wary of making it a partisan issue.’
‘The mask slips’.
‘In a case where evidence that the rules have been breached is so clear, this attempt to undermine the process is another example of those in power acting like the rules don’t apply to them.’
The news you didn’t see this week…
During Prime Minister’s Questions today, Boris Johnson told another lie. He claimed that the Labour Party would have wanted to pull the UK out of NATO and tried to abolish the army.
‘Very sadly, dealing with online abuse and death threats has been a standard part of both mine and my staff’s day-to-day life for many years now.’
