The Independent – Ministers left in the dark as Covid test scheme ends
The Independent – Ministers left in the dark as Covid test scheme ends
According to The Independent, scientists have warned that government ministers in the UK will be left in the dark about COVID spikes if the surveillance programme is scrapped.
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The Independent – SNP leader jumps before he’s pushed
Front page summary The Independent – SNP leader jumps before he’s pushed The Independent says Humza Yousaf had been facing no-confidence votes at Holyrood – but on Monday announced instead that he would be stepping down as First Minister. The SNP is beginning the search for a new leader after a day of drama in Scottish politics saw Humza Yousaf announce his resignation as the country’s First Minister. Facing two votes of no confidence at
The Independent – Why are women still forced to sleep next to men in hospitals?
Front page summary The Independent – Why are women still forced to sleep next to men in hospitals? The Independent leads on its own investigation. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’ The use of mixed-sex wards has gone “through the roof” after the number of men and women being put in beds
The Independent – Macron savages Sunak’s cynical Rwanda policy
Front page summary The Independent – Macron savages Sunak’s cynical Rwanda policy The Independent says Home secretary James Cleverly hit out at ‘distasteful’ and ‘lazy’ criticism of policy, but insisted he was not talking about French leader’s remarks. French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Rishi Sunak’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as the politics of “cynicism” and a betrayal of European values. Macron also warned it would be “ineffective”, just days after the
The Independent – Sabre-rattling Sunak: EU must spend more on Nato to fight Putin
Front page summary The Independent – Sabre-rattling Sunak: EU must spend more on Nato to fight Putin The Independent says Rishi Sunak has challenged Britain’s European allies to meet his £75bn pledge to increase defence spending as US President Joe Biden signed a $61bn package of aid for Ukraine. The prime minister warned the world is “more dangerous now than at any moment since the Cold War” and faces “an axis of authoritarian states”. Elsewhere
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