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    🔺 Update: Russia breaks ceasefire to continue shelling Ukraine evacuees

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  2. 23 minutes ago

    Biden decided to make the unilateral move after discussions lasting more than an hour yesterday with Boris Johnson and the leaders of France 🇫🇷 and Germany 🇩🇪, where bans on Russian fuel would have greater domestic ramifications

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  3. 24 minutes ago

    🔺 Update: President Biden is set to announce that the US will ban imports of Russian oil to increase the pressure on its economy for the continuing carnage in Ukraine

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    📸 Photography special: International Women’s Day around the world See the full gallery ➡️

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  5. 35 minutes ago

    A new visa application centre will be opened in Lille but the Home Office was unable to say when it would start taking appointments. Priti Patel has refused to open a centre in Calais because of fears it would create a pull factor and also play into the hands of people smugglers

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  6. 37 minutes ago

    🔺 Update: Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees in Calais have been told to travel 70 miles away to obtain a visa as ministers said other migrants are trying to enter Britain by pretending to be from Ukraine

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  7. 52 minutes ago

    With the Metropolitan Police’s report on Downing Street parties looming and a grim forecast ahead of the local elections, Johnson’s premiership could be in turmoil again. 👇 Read the full story | ✍️

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  8. 52 minutes ago

    The Ukraine crisis has also led to a recalibration of the conversation about who should succeed Johnson as Wallace’s popularity has surged among ConservativeHome’s league table of popularity among activists while Truss, who topped it for a year, has slipped to fifth

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  9. 52 minutes ago

    Sunak’s plans to cut income tax by 2p in the pound in the run-up to the next election already look to be at risk; ministers believe that any fiscal headroom will be needed for a far bigger intervention on energy bills than the £9 billion package already announced this year

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  10. 52 minutes ago

    There are also growing concerns in the Treasury that a geo-political crisis will soon become an economic one. Energy bills are poised to rise by more than £3,000 in October and inflation could peak at 8.4% in the spring, the highest rate since 1982

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  11. 52 minutes ago

    There are also complaints against Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, who is said to be “absent” for the reset in No 10 and a bystander who is increasingly distrusted by the prime minister

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  12. 52 minutes ago

    Johnson’s Downing Street “reset” has caused problems of its own, with the changes to his administration alienating a number of existing Downing Street staffers. Steve Barclay, for example, has cut many officials out of regular meetings with the PM which they used to enjoy

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  13. 52 minutes ago

    There is a similar lack of co-ordination over the government’s refugee policy. On Sunday Priti Patel said she was drawing up plans to allow Ukrainian refugees to come to the UK even if they did not have family ties – plans publicly rejected by No 10

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  14. 52 minutes ago

    Likewise, Russia said Liz Truss' comments on supporting British citizens who want to fight Russia in Ukraine prompted them to move onto a heightened nuclear alert. Johnson and the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, then had to publicly contradict her

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    "I certainly wouldn't oppose people going to support the Ukrainians." Foreign secretary Liz Truss tells "it’s a decision for people to make" as to whether British civilians should go to fight alongside Ukrainians against Russia. |
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  15. 52 minutes ago

    However, there is still significant dysfunction in No 10 and across Whitehall as the government has found itself struggling to match its rhetoric on Russia with concrete action, for example on sanctions

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  16. 52 minutes ago

    The latest poll for The Times, conducted last week found that Labour’s lead over the Tories had fallen to just two points, the lowest level since December. Of those surveyed, 41% believe the PM is handling the Ukraine crisis well, while 33% say he is handling it badly

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  17. 53 minutes ago

    Even Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, declined to repeat his call for Johnson to go on Sunday, arguing instead that it was a time for unity

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  18. 53 minutes ago

    Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine, that new team says, has proved a “paradigm shift” in both political and public perception of the prime minister

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  19. 53 minutes ago

    🔎 Less than a month ago Boris Johnson was locked in a relentless fight for survival amid daily questions about Downing Street parties. However, today both Johnson and his new team in No 10 are confident that he will survive even if he is fined

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  20. 57 minutes ago

    Heathrow, which charges take-off and landing fees to airlines, increased the average passenger cost from £19.60 to £30.19 in January 🛫

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  21. 1 hour ago

    Shell said it will begin severing all involvement with oil and gas in Russia, including shutting its 500 petrol stations there

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