Dillibe Onyeama, whose memoir of racist abuse at Eton shook the establishment
13th February 2022
Met Police: Black ex-Met officer says colleagues 'painted his face white' as he attacks 'canteen culture'
Mr Turawa said he was left suicidal after his complaint of inappropriate behaviour by a senior colleague was not dealt with
‘When I was cuffed at the Everard vigil, I thought: This is how Couzens got Sarah’ | News | The Sunday Times
When news broke that Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, had resigned on Thursday, I was grabbing my car keys and running out the door to interview Patsy Stevenson.By the time I met Stevenson in her local pub half an hour later, her phone was buzzing with messages from news outle
Tory MP ‘so p****d’ he couldn’t remember phone call with Boris Johnson, wife says | The Independent
Johnny Mercer had spent afternoon watching FA Cup and Six Nations contests, according to his partner
Boris Johnson ‘should not be involved in picking new Met chief’
Ex-commissioner says PM should recuse himself from process of finding Cressida Dick’s replacement while under police investigation
Former Channel 4 News employee ‘traumatised’ after signing NDA
Conservative MP Maria Miller has written to ITN to express concern at use of NDAs ‘to cover up wrongdoing’
Dillibe Onyeama, whose memoir of racist abuse at Eton shook the establishment
UK Treasury pushes to end most free Covid testing despite experts’ warnings
Most PCR testing for people with symptoms could be scrapped by end of March in plans to ‘live with virus’
Neil Coyle: Labour MP has the whip suspended after being accused of making racist comments
The MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark has had the whip suspended following accusations made by a reporter on the Parliamentary estate
Sisters Uncut on Twitter
Cressida Dick is resigning but she is leaving behind an institution that is rotten to the core. It was Bristol police who beat Jasmine. The Met police who beat women at Clapham Common. The issue has always been institutional, not individual.— Sisters Uncut (@SistersUncut) February 10, 2022
Jonathan Lis on Twitter
Dorries on CNN: ‘She [Gray] didn’t express a failure of leadership in Johnson’s government at all.’Gray: ‘There were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times.’In other words, an outright lie. pic.twitter.com/bL6yCpVQp7— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) February 10, 2022
BBC News: Rights watchdog 'should lose status' over trans row
Britain's human rights watchdog shouldn't be considered an independent group, charities tell the BBC.
BBC News: Ukraine tensions: Russia accused of sea blockade
Russian naval drills makes marine navigation "practically impossible", Ukraine says.
Centre for Women's Justice on Twitter
Cressida Dick’s departure is a step in the right direction but real change won’t happen without a proper statutory inquiry. We are asking the Home Secretary to please change the terms of the Angiolini inquiry. Root out those ‘bad uns’ & make a difference! https://t.co/IPBeUdrrOk— Centre for Women's Justice (@centreWJ) February 10, 2022
Dame Cressida Dick to stand down as Met police commissioner
Scandal-rocked chief to leave role two years early after losing support of London mayor, Sadiq Khan
BBC licence fee payers lose future Attenborough documentaries as team signs deal with Disney+
Premium shows won’t be available to licence payers as BBC Studios seeks out lucrative partnerships to fill funding gap
Adil Ray OBE on Twitter
This is the most honest two minutes of video you’ll hear from a prominent Conservative today. Damning. pic.twitter.com/ZnxwySPQqS— Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) February 10, 2022
Sotheby's members slam owner Drahi over closure of benefit scheme | This is Money
Drahi (pictured), who has amassed an 18% stake in BT over the past seven months, is looking to list the famous auction house in New York.
LEICESTER COMEDY FRIZFRIZZLE on Twitter
You can't claim we're "the first nation to leave pandemic behind". The pandemic is still very much happening. I can also do a four minute mile if you provide me with a car. You can remove all the caveats you want to sound impressive. God, I'm so tired of all this. pic.twitter.com/ydvPo6XeUO— LEICESTER COMEDY FRIZFRIZZLE (@FrizFrizzle) February 10, 2022
BBC News: LGBTQ+: Homophobic abuse 'normalised' in primary schools
Young children reporting homophobic and sexist language is rising, a professor says.
‘Cressida Dick should have resigned 16 years ago,’ say family of man wrongly killed by police
Patricia Armani da Silva, the cousin of Jean Charles de Menezes, believes Dame Cressida Dick should have resigned from the Metropolitan Police in 2005 when her cousin was shot dead by officers who mistook him for a terrorist suspect
Can Ukraine and Russia be persuaded to abide by Minsk accords?
Analysis: As Macron tries to revive 2015 agreement, Ukraine believes it is impossible to fulfil as it could hand power to Russia
More than 50 people to face police questions on Downing Street parties
Those identified as part of Operation Hillman will be sent questionnaire asking for their account of events
Katy Montgomerie 🦖🦕 on Twitter
"I'm a teacher and I am angry because I wasn't allowed to encourage my kids to bully the trans kid"That's her actual argument https://t.co/QVD95DwSyG— Katy Montgomerie 🦖🦕 (@KatyMontgomerie) February 9, 2022
BBC News: Nottingham school criticised after pupils slam PM in lesson
A school is criticised after pupils wrote a letter that called for Boris Johnson to resign.
BBC News: Metropolitan Police to review No 10 quiz decision after Boris Johnson photo leak
The Met reviews its decision not to investigate the December 2020 gathering after photo of PM emerges.
Joe Pike on Twitter
Labour MP Fabian Hamilton asks about new photo just published by Mirror newspaper of PM at Xmas quiz with champagne bottle.Lots of MPs looking at their phones...#PMQs— Joe Pike (@joepike) February 9, 2022
Ryan Sabey on Twitter
BREAK: PM Boris Johnson announces he will end all COVID restrictions "a full month early".Formal announcement expected February 24. #PMQs— Ryan Sabey (@ryansabey) February 9, 2022
Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Twitter
Earlier today I made a statement in the Chamber about the disgraceful behaviour yesterday directed at the Right Honourable Members for Holborn and St Pancras and Tottenham.Our words have consequences, and we should always be mindful of that fact. Watch here⬇️ pic.twitter.com/K2WPyC9Rqb— Sir Lindsay Hoyle (@CommonsSpeaker) February 8, 2022
BBC News: Australian MP in emotional plea over religion bill
Stephen Jones cites his late gay nephew and his son as he urges lawmakers not to rush legislation through.