Summary

  • Updates on 9 April

  1. Five things learned from London mayoral debatepublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Shaun Bailey and Sadiq Khan did not hold back in a head-to-head TV debate ahead of the 6 May election.

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  2. Army general guilty of school fees fraudpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Major General Nick Welch, who retired in 2018, claimed to live in London rather than in Dorset.

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  3. Fact-checking claims about the Army and nuclear weaponspublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    MPs debating the government's defence review made claims on army funding, international aid and nuclear weapons.

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  4. Candidates clash in London mayoral debatepublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Shaun Bailey and Sadiq Khan did not hold back in a head-to-head TV debate ahead of the 6 May election.

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  5. Downing St press briefing room to open next weekpublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Boris Johnson is expected to give a press conference from the £2.6m room on Monday.

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  6. What does the London Assembly do?published at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    There are 25 London Assembly Members representing the capital. But what do they do?

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  7. Pubs could ask to see vaccine passports - PMpublished at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    But one Conservative MP says "papers for pubs" would lead the country into "a ghastly trap".

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  8. Lockdown surge in catalytic converter theftspublished at 07:02 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    More than 300 officers took part in raids across east London, Kent and Essex, with three men arrested.

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  9. PM drops big hints about post-lockdown lifepublished at 21:56 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    From 'jabs for jobs' to 'papers for pints', proving our Covid status is likely to become a part of our lives.

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  10. PM: Vaccine certification should not be totally alienpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    The PM says it seems "wholly responsible" for care companies to consider requiring vaccinations for their workers.

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  11. Met Police issue e-fit over vigil indecencypublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    A man was reported to police after exposing himself following a vigil for Sarah Everard on Clapham Common.

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  12. Man dies in hospital after Met Police restraintpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation following the death.

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  13. Davey tells PM to drop ‘draconian’ Covid lawspublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    The prime minister is "pushing a bill that will restrict... the right to peaceful protest", the Liberal Democrat leader says.

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  14. SNP: Why is Scottish Tory leader not quitting as MP?published at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    The prime minister is asked to make his Scottish leader stand down from his Westminster seat as he bids to become an MSP.

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  15. Starmer reminds Johnson of defence election pledgespublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    The front benches go over past pledges and records of UK defence spending levels.

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  16. Starmer: PM 'breaking promise' on troop numberspublished at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Boris Johnson says the government is increasing spending on defence "by the biggest amount since the Cold War".

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  17. MP: I could not hold my mum's hand as she lay dyingpublished at 13:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    A bereaved MP asks Boris Johnson to commit now to a full public inquiry in the handling of the pandemic.

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  18. PM's vaccines comments set tongues waggingpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    But Boris Johnson's remarks on "greed" and "capitalism" were accidental, MPs say.

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  19. 'Greed' helped UK's vaccines success, says PMpublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    But Boris Johnson immediately retracts the comments made during a Zoom meeting with Tory MPs.

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  20. PMQs and the Liaison Committeepublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 24 March 2021

    Boris Johnson faced questions about the UK defence spending, the government’s response to Covid-19, and the economy.

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