Boris Johnson is “feeling well” after undergoing general anesthesia for a routine vaginal surgery this morning, No. 10 said. Responsibility for “important decisions” facing the government was handed over to Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab within 24 hours of the start of the operation. It comes as Downing Street confirmed that members of Boris Johnson’s team intervened after a story about Carrie’s wife was published in The Times, but denied that the prime minister himself had contacted the newspaper to protest. Johnson was taken to an NHS hospital in London at around 6am on Monday and was put under anesthesia shortly afterwards for surgery, which No. 10 described as “minor”. The operation – which had been planned for some time and was not emergency – was described as successful and Mr Johnson returned to Downing Street around 10am, where he spent the day resting.
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Hospitals prepare for riots caused by railway strike
Doctors are preparing to deal with the significant disruption of the rail strike as the NHS reassured patients that it “remains open” to services. Patients were asked to schedule their appointments in advance, as there may be significant delays in accessing hospitals and GPs. Hospitals have made arrangements to ensure staff are on site, officials said, including setting up park-and-ride services and taxi-sharing facilities. The trusts urged patients to contact them if they could not attend their appointment due to the strikes. Sravasti Dasgupta21 June 2022 05:14 1655783039
Amid railway chaos, PM calls for ‘reasonable compromise’
Boris Johnson is going to ask for a “reasonable compromise” to protect train passengers from travel chaos across the country. The prime minister is expected to argue ahead of Tuesday’s cabinet meeting that the unions are “hurting the very people they claim to be helping” by launching the biggest outbreak of industrial activity on the railways in a generation. The move comes after the latest talks to resolve a bitter dispute over wages, jobs and conditions that have not been resolved. Sravasti Dasgupta21 June 2022 04:43 1655779800
Trade unions and ministers blame travelers for worst train strikes since 1980
Rail unions have accused the government of “actively preventing” the resolution of a dispute that would cut off millions of passengers on Tuesday in the deadliest strikes to hit the network since the 1980s. The RMT union withdrew its latest discussions with employers on Monday, accusing ministers of preventing Network Rail and train operators from trading freely on wages, jobs and conditions. But the Grant Shapps Department of Transportation dismissed the claim as “absolutely true”, insisting that the 2 2 billion lack of funding for the national network that RMT attributed to the government cuts was in fact the result of reduced passenger numbers after Covid. Joe Middleton21 June 2022 03:50 1655772600
What do Gareth Southgate and Keir Starmer have in common? Enough, actually
England football fans say they want to win games and Labor fans say they want to win seats, but, Marie Le Conte asks, do they really want that at any cost? Joe Middleton21 June 2022 01:50 1655769000
Finance Minister Simon Clarke has challenged railway staff who earn 28 28,000 a year
Finance Minister Simon Clarke has challenged railway staff who earn 28 28,000 a year Joe Middleton21 June 2022 00:50 1655765439
“Total policy failure”: Government less than halfway to achieving annual tree planting target
The government has been accused of overseeing a “total failure of economic and environmental policy” regarding tree planting, with current rates not even halfway to achieving the 2019 targets. Boris Johnson said the government would plant 30,000 hectares (75,000 acres) of new forest land in Britain each year until 2024. However, with a year and a half left, official figures reveal that planting is still below 14,000 hectares a year. until March 31, 2022. The Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor), which represents more than 1,500 forestry and timber companies across the UK, said the “sad” pace of progress meant there was now “zero chance” of achieving the targets. Joe Middleton20 June 2022 23:50 1655761839
Railway strikes will cause “chaos and misery” to millions, says Grant Shapps
Railway strikes will cause “chaos and misery” to millions, says Grant Shapps Joe Middleton20 June 2022 22:50 1655758239
Will Boris Johnson maintain the Northern Ireland Protocol dispute until the next general election?
If the prime minister decides to call elections next May, a promise to relinquish control of the protocol could be part of a manifesto, writes Adam Forrest. Joe Middleton20 June 2022 21:50 1655754639
Army orgies are “quite common” in the midst of a culture of “shameful prostitution” for women, says informant
An informant said military orgies were quite common as he warned that the recent Merlville Baracks incident showed a wider culture of half-heartedness in the armed forces that regarded women as “inferior beings”. Speaking exclusively to The Independent, the woman, who previously worked in the British Army, said the foundation often felt like a throwback to the 1950s. It comes after a group of paratroopers came under military police investigation after videos surfaced of an orgy with a civilian at Merville Barracks – a military base in Colchester. Joe Middleton20 June 2022 20:50 1655751039
ICYMI: Finance Minister Simon Clarke says Brexit is not responsible for airport chaos
Treasury Secretary Simon Clark says Brexit is not responsible for airport chaos Joe Middleton20 June 2022 19:50
