It’s Monday night in London. Here’s what you need to know from the UK Monday night news roundup. Starting with the explosive story of Boris Johnson on the verge of being toppled, a movie casing controversy for Muslims & how Elon Musk could walk away from Twitter.
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Monday night news roundup
Downing Street – Boris Johnson escapes a vote of no confidence by the skin of his teeth. Despite his win in the vote, he suffers a large Tory rebellion. It is understood that senior tori cabinet members like Sajid Javed and Rishi Sunak are vying for an opportunity to strike.
Flight cancellations – Thousands of families are stranded abroad due to flight cancellations. The disruption is being driven by staff shortages across the aviation industry. This has impacted British airways flights globally which have suffered major delays globally.
Movie boycott – Cinemas in Bolton & Blackburn have pulled a film, described as ‘blasphemous’ following protests. Bolton Cineworld will no longer be taking bookings for Our Lady in Heaven following an outcry from some Muslims in the borough.
It has also been banned in Pakistan, Iran and Egypt.
Ukraine War – Ukrainian forces still holding out in the eastern city of Severodonetsk are outnumbered by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Severodonetsk and Lysychansk are dead cities.
Church shooting – Nigeria church shooting – Women and children among the killed – at least 50 killed in ‘satanic’ massacre by twisted gunmen dubbed ‘bandits’
Elon Twitter – Elon Musk threatens to walk away from the Twitter deal accusing the social media company of “thwarting” his requests to learn more about its user base.
Lancashire Town Unites to fly the Palestinian flag over the Town Hall with the Palestinian Ambassador who drove from London with a full diplomatic protocol to attend the ceremony.
UK News Briefing – Our Lady in Heaven
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