The Independent – West renews pressure on Putin with more troops
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The Independent – West renews pressure on Putin with more troops
According to The Independent, NATO is planning to deploy extra combat units to central and southeastern Europe, after it accused Russia of failing to pull troops back from the Ukrainian border.
Today's Headlines
The Independent – Tories hit new poll low as party faces election mauling
Front page summary The Independent – Tories hit new poll low as party faces election mauling The Independent says Rishi Sunak is now polling worse than Liz Truss with Tories on just 18 per cent as rebel MPs say plot to oust the PM ‘likely’ if they lose more than 500 seats in the local election count – or one of two bellwether mayors. According to the survey, taken on 30 April and 1 May,
The Independent – Tory mayor’s swipe at Sunak: they’ll vote for me – not for you
Front page summary The Independent – Tory mayor’s swipe at Sunak: they’ll vote for me – not for you The Independent says Exclusive: Tees Valley mayor’s extraordinary broadside against his own party as Tories brace for drubbing in local elections – and MPs plot no-confidence vote in event of Labour landslide. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Houchen warned that his potential defeat in this week’s local elections should be “a wake-up call”
The Independent – Rwanda flight farce: Tories hunt for 3,500 missing migrants
Front page summary The Independent – Rwanda flight farce: Tories hunt for 3,500 missing migrants The Independent says Rishi Sunak is facing accusations his flagship Rwanda policy has become a “farce” after ministers promised to find thousands of missing asylum seekers earmarked for deportation. Police raids could be among a range of measures used to locate them, health secretary Victoria Atkins suggested. Elsewhere, a still image from a doorbell camera shows the moment the East
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