The Independent – Call to suspend all MPs guilty of misogyny
The Independent – Call to suspend all MPs guilty of misogyny
The Independent leads with Parliament’s most senior female MP Harriet Harman has demanded change to the Commons code of conduct to make misogyny an offence punishable by suspension from the house.
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The Independent – Rwanda bill: Think again Prime Minister
Front page summary The Independent – Rwanda bill: Think again Prime Minister The Independent headline reads: “Think again, PM: Sunak urged to U-turn on Rwanda plan as five die in Channel tragedy.” The tragic deaths prompted senior figures in the United Nations to urge the prime minister to reconsider his controversial plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on small boats on a one-way flight to Rwanda. Elsewhere the front page notes the PM’s announcement
The Independent – Flight or Fantasy? PM insists Rwanda planes will take off in weeks
Front page summary The Independent – Flight or Fantasy? PM insists Rwanda planes will take off in weeks The Independent asks “Flight or Fantasy?” – the paper carries a warning from MPs that flights to Rwanda will remain grounded, despite the bill, because of legal challenges. Sunak has said that the first flight would take off in 10-12 weeks and regular trips will take place over the Summer “until the boats are stopped.” The paper
The Independent – Revealed: Shocking number of care in community deaths
Front page summary The Independent – Revealed: Shocking number of care in community deaths The report reveals that, across the country, an average of 127 patients per 10,000 died while under the care of all community mental health teams in 2022-23. The Independent estimates that this equates to more than 15,000 deaths among the 1.2 million patients cared for by those teams. The London marathon winner is pictured on the front page. The Independent –
The Independent – Starmer: Police must probe MP over party cash for bad people
Front page summary The Independent – Starmer: Police must probe MP over party cash for bad people The Independent says Mark Menzies is accused of using thousands of pounds of party funds to pay off people who had locked him in a flat, but he disputes the allegations – while Labour says the Tories are a party of ‘stagnation, scandal and sleaze’. Elsewhere the front page features a large image of a BBC News presenter
The Independent – Scandal of care home sex predators free to prey on the vulnerable
Front page summary The Independent – Scandal of care home sex predators free to prey on the vulnerable Predatory staff who target vulnerable adults in care homes are free to move jobs unchallenged, The Independent can reveal, as almost 10,000 incidents of sexual abuse have been recorded in the last three years. The fact that abusers can move from home to home emerged in an independent review sparked by complaints made three decades ago by
The Independent – Rishi forces through bill for total ban on smoking in the UK
Front page summary The Independent – Rishi forces through bill for total ban on smoking in the UK The Independent says Britain is on course to ban smoking for an entire generation after Rishi Sunak forced through a historic vote in the House of Commons. The prime minister relied on Labour votes to see off opponents on his own benches, led by the former PM Liz Truss, winning by 383 votes to 67. Elsewhere, Nigel