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Protests erupted across France on Monday night, hours after the government adopted deeply unpopular pension reforms after surviving two no-confidence votes. Opposition lawmakers have vowed to continue their fight against the new law. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time [GMT+1].

Boris Johnson to reveal ‘defence dossier’ ahead of partygate showdown The Sun says BORIS Johnson will today release his defence dossier ahead of his partygate probe showdown. Allies of the former prime minister insist the bombshell documents will vindicate him – and prove he did not knowingly mislead MPs over lockdown gatherings at the heart of government. It came as one of his close colleagues warned against a McCarthy-style “witch hunt” against him led by enemies determined to bring him down for good. The powerful privileges committee will publish the former PM’s legal advice and line-by-line defence today ahead of…

The Stud of the Sea spoke out.

Last week thousands of members of staff went on strike.

Boris Johnson news – live: Starmer accuses ex-PM of trying to ‘intimidate’ Partygate committee The Independent says Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of trying to “discredit” the committee investigating whether he misled parliament over the Partygate scandal, as he battles to save his political career in televised hearings on Wednesday. The Labour leader backed an attack by his shadow Commons leader Thangam Debbonaire, in which she warned it was vital the probe could be conducted “without intimidation” and accused Mr Johnson of having “utter disdain” for standards in public life. The ex-PM will submit a 50-page dossier in…

Boris Johnson to claim Partygate inquiry is ‘biased and unlawful’ in defence dossier The Metro says Boris Johnson will defend his antics in the Partygate scandal in a 50-page dossier that will be handed to Parliament today. In a bid to save his political career the former PM will claim the inquiry into four parties held in Number 10 during lockdown is ‘unlawful’ and ‘politically biased’. He is also set to show new WhatsApp messages that he was ‘advised rules weren’t breached.’ He is also said to say he ‘acted in good faith’ and that there was a ‘general assumption’…

‘I’m in awe at how explicit it looks.’

Johnson ally claims he will not get fair hearing at Partygate inquiry The Guardian says Boris Johnson will not get a fair hearing from the cross-party privileges committee because some of the MPs on it seem to “have predetermined their view” on his guilt, an ally of the former prime minister has argued ahead of a week that could spell the end of Johnson’s parliamentary career. The Bournemouth West MP, Conor Burns, who served as a minister under Johnson, told BBC Radio 4’s Westminster Hour that Harriet Harman, the Labour MP who is chairing the Conservative-majority committee, had previously said…

Thousands may have fallen for Crypto app scam The Metro says Another cryptocurrency trading app may have lost thousands of people their hard-earned savings, it has been reported. In corporate terms, iEarn Bot told customers their investments would be handled by the artificial intelligence programme, guaranteeing high returns. But experts who have investigated company, which claims to be based in the US, say it could be one of the biggest crypto scandals to date. Roxana – not her real name to protect her identity – from Romania, told the BBC she lost hundreds of euros when she invested.

Express Sport – ‘Red Mist’ as Fulham shown three red cards The back page of today’s Express features Aleksandar Mitrovic confronting Chris Kavanagh and Arsenal celebrating, plus Bukayo Saka saying how the Gunners are focused on the prize of ending the club’s long wait for another Premier League title. Express says Manchester United’s FA Cup quarter-final with Fulham descended into chaos as Willian, Aleksander Mitrovic and Marco Silva saw red in the space of a minute. The Brazilian had handballed Jadon Sancho’s shot on the line with referee Chris Kavanagh awarding a penalty and red card after a VAR check.…