Boris Johnson says voters “absolutely fed up with hearing things I filled out”
Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron did not talk about the issue of thousands of people risking their lives to cross the English Channel at the G7 summit.
The British and French leaders met at the summit in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, where they talked about geopolitical crises but did not address the situation that has seen more than 12,000 people cross the Channel so far this year.
When asked why ship crossings were not discussed, Johnson’s official spokesman said, “There are very important issues of geopolitical concern to discuss, especially the crisis in Ukraine.”
Meanwhile, the prime minister is facing a renewed bid to overthrow his post as prime minister after a series of new letters of censure were presented to the 1922 Committee.
The new rebellion against the prime minister was allegedly sparked by his suggestion that he plans to lead the country towards the 2030s.
A former cabinet minister told The Telegraph: “Talking about a third term before even winning a second is taking voters for granted, that usually doesn’t end well.”
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“Great challenge” to get grain from Ukraine by rail, says the minister
It would be a “big challenge” to get Ukraine’s grain by rail, Environment Secretary George Eustice said.
Asked about the logistical difficulties of this move, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today program: “This is a big challenge. If it were easy, we would have found a way to do it by now.”
But he said moving it by boat across the Black Sea would be difficult, adding: “You have a very dangerous situation to be sent to the Black Sea. It is mined. Ukraine itself, for defensive and security reasons, has secured this port and will not be allowed to enter anyway.
“So it probably means that a rail route would be the most likely, the most successful, but, as you say, that’s not easy either. That’s something we should apply our minds to, to try to find a way to get that wheat out. ”
Asked if plans are still being considered to help facilitate the so-called safe corridor from ports like Odessa, Eustice said: “I think we keep all the options open right now to try to find a solution. But it’s very, very much challenging “.
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The new bill will “fix” problems with the NI protocol, Liz Truss says
The Northern Ireland government’s law protocol will “fix the problems” that have been caused by post-Brexit agreements in the region, ”Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said.
Deputies will debate the proposed legislation on the protocol later on Monday.
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 9:12 AM
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Nicola Sturgeon evokes Margaret Thatcher before the announcement of Scottish independence
Nicola Sturgeon has evoked Margaret Thatcher in her candidacy for a second Scottish independence referendum, as she prepares to set out her plans tomorrow for a new vote next October.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross insisted on Sunday that his party would not give in to what he described as a “simulation referendum” and accused the prime minister of playing constitutional “games”.
But before his announcement, Sturgeon said that “even previous Conservative leaders, from Margaret Thatcher to Theresa May, said they believed the UK was based on the consent of the people living in their nations. constituents “.
“Westminster is taking a wrecking ball at the idea of the UK as a voluntary association of nations,” he said. “A Conservative government with just six Scottish MPs, backed on this issue by Labor, is trying to deny the democratic right of the people of Scotland to choose their own future.
“In doing so, they are clearly demonstrating that instead of a voluntary association they believe the UK is defined by Westminster control. So the case for a referendum is now both a Scottish democratic movement and a movement Scottish independence activist “.
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 8:57 AM
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Zelensky will ask G7 leaders for more weapons
Our political correspondent Adam Forrest reports:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will urge the leaders of some of the world’s richest countries to do more to support their nation’s struggle against Russia.
Zelensky will address Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and other G7 leaders for video linking from Kyiv, while his country continues to be attacked by Vladimir Putin’s missiles.
In his Sunday night speech, he urged allies to be “partners, not observers” and give his country the ability to defend itself, warning that any delay would be an invitation to Russia to attack again.
Zelensky said he would demand additional defense systems. “We need a powerful, modern, fully effective air defense that can guarantee complete protection against these missiles,” he said.
He added: “Delays in the transfer of weapons to our state, any restrictions are in fact an invitation to Russia to attack again and again. The occupiers, these terrorists, must be beaten with all our might so that they do not think that can pressure and overwhelm someone. “
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 8:37 AM
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The government supports the plan to reduce the use of biofuel crops, the minister says
The government supports plans to potentially reuse land used to grow grain for biofuels, the environment secretary said.
Boris Johnson wants G7 leaders to examine cereals produced for biofuels, alleging that their use to feed vehicles can reduce availability and increase food costs.
“If we could temporarily reduce the amount of biofuels that go into gasoline pumps, that lowers the price of corn quite significantly,” George Eustice told Sky News.
Asked about U.S. opposition to the move, he stressed that the plan would be “temporary” and said the UK would work to get the Biden administration closer.
He said the United States was also thinking about its own fuel supply, adding: “It would temporarily increase the amount of wheat and corn on world markets and therefore reduce food prices. So we did the analysis on that “.
Last week, a Green Alliance study found that if foreign land were used to grow UK bioethanol to grow food, it would be enough to feed an additional 3.5 million people each year.
While it was estimated that this alone would reduce the impact of the war in Ukraine on world hunger by between 25 and 40%, the Green Alliance also found that if the United Kingdom, the EU and the United States were reduced to half its collective use of crop-based biofuels, enough grain would be released to replace all previously exported grain from Ukraine, which fed about 125 million people worldwide before the Russian war.
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 8:35 AM
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The controversial Brexit legislation is “harmful on multiple fronts,” the expert warns
The government’s controversial new Brexit legislation is “divisive, damaging on multiple fronts, officially justified on fragile grounds and unofficially justified on a plan that doesn’t work,” one analyst suggested.
As MPs prepare to debate the bill, which aims to unilaterally repeal parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, David Henig, founder of the UK Trade Forum, suggested that, “unofficially, the the goal of the bill is not to become law, but to threaten the DUP. ” return to the government of Northern Ireland and the EU to abandon its position in the negotiations ”.
“It’s not working either, lack of credibility, especially from the UK government,” he added.
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 8:26 AM
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The UK “will protect the interests of the single market” with controversial Brexit legislation, says minister
The EU should be reassured that UK plans to break parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol will still see the single market protected, George Eustice said.
The Environment Secretary told Sky News that it would be “nonsense” for the bloc to launch a trade war over the controversial changes the government plans to make to post-Brexit trade agreements in Northern Ireland.
“We are not breaking an agreement, we are providing clarity on how to interpret it,” Eustice said, accusing the EU of refusing to consider revising its negotiating mandate, which it said created a “circular” problem. .
He rejected the suggestion that UK action was illegal, adding: “What is legal is what parliament considers legal through legislation that passes … What we will do, and we can give them absolutely this guarantee, we will protect the interests of the EU single market in our way of legislating “.
Deputies will debate today the proposed legislation on the protocol.
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 8:20 AM
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Boris Johnson went for a swim in the early hours of the morning, this time on Lake Ferchensee, near the Schloss Elmau hotel, where G7 leaders are meeting in Germany.
The prime minister’s morning descents during his stay abroad have sparked several metaphors in the press suggesting that his prime minister is “struggling to stay afloat” and “swimming against the current” nationwide.
The prime minister is expected to take advantage of Monday’s meetings to continue pushing for more support for Ukraine and international efforts to release grain trapped by the Russian naval blockade.
Andy Gregory June 27, 2022 8:11 AM
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Boris Johnson will disappear by the end of the year, predicts the deputy editor of ConservativeHome
The idea that Boris Johnson could win a third term is “for the birds” and he will leave Downing Street later this year, ConservativeHome website deputy editor Henry Hill has suggested.
“Every prime minister has to do this. They can never say when they go because the moment they do it completely changes the dynamic,” he told TalkTV.
“But I think it’s a bit ridiculous for a prime minister in Boris Johnson’s position to talk about a third term, since he just lost two seats in …