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The Conservatives are being accused of failing to act against an MP who watched porn in the Commons, amid doubts over when an inquiry will start – or if it will take place at all. Labour and some Tories demanded to know why the whip has not been stripped from the unnamed MP, after he was identified by two female colleagues for watching the porn on his phone. The Tories have suggested that an independent complaints scheme investigate the controversy, but admitted only witnesses, not third parties, can trigger an inquiry in parliament. One senior Conservative MP told The Independent that "in any other workplace" someone facing such an accusation would be suspended, while a second said the party should "sack him now". |
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| Dozens of tanks will also deployed to countries ranging from Finland to North Macedonia |
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| Army veteran becomes first known British casualty of war |
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| The two disorders are 'highly contested controversial psychiatric labels', psychologist says |
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| Judge Deborah Taylor will sentence six-time Grand Slam champion Becker at Southwark Crown Court |
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How did Britain's flagship Covid megalab become blighted by problems? |
It was hailed as a cutting-edge laboratory that would play a key role in the British response to Covid-19 and future epidemics, carrying out 300,000 tests a day. Announcing the project in November 2020, then-health secretary Matt Hancock said the project "confirms the UK as a world leader in diagnostics". But less than 18 months later, the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory – named in honour of the renowned scientist – has been plagued by failure while costing almost twice as much as its initial £588m budget. Instead of being at the forefront of the fight against Covid, the project opened six months late, facing a string of issues with equipment, staff and construction, with barely 20 per cent of its touted capacity being reached. This is what happened. |
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– A £400m payment from the UK paid to Iran agreed before the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has still not reached Tehran, official Iranian sources say. |
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| "We must be prepared for the long haul and double down on our support for Ukraine." |
– Liz Truss has called on Western allies to "double down" on their support for Ukraine amid fears that Russia's war could last five years or longer. |
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