Are about to blastoff on a mission around earth. Hello and welcome. Borisjohnson has his eyes on a Post Brexit, post covid future. Not that those two seismic issues have been entirely put to bed, the fallout will occupy government for years to come. But suddenly there is a Question Mark over what the purpose of this government really is. And a reshuffle usually gives us a clue. The trouble is this wasnt the most radical of reshuffles, today, certainly not the night of the long knives. Yes, the Foreign Secretary dominic raab, paid the price over his handling of the afghanistan crisis. Gavin williamson also expelled as the Education Secretary. But the chancellor, the Home Secretary and the Health Secretary all stayed put. The most intriguing move of the day was the decision to send Cabinet Secretary Michael gove, to the department of housing. Which might ordinarily be seen as a demotion. Except housing is now a key part of the Prime Ministers levelling up agenda. Maybe a clue to where th
You have now a total of 28 points. A 24 year old student from glasgow becomes the youngest ever winner of mastermind since the show started in 1972. He was really chuffed! borisjohnson will chair a cabinet meeting later as he attempts to shift the focus from a series of claims and questions over his conduct. Among them is an accusation he said he would rather see bodies pile high than approve a third lockdown. Mrjohnson and no 10 deny he said that, the prime minister described multiple reports as total rubbish. Borisjohnson is also facing mounting pressure over the redecoration of his downing street flat. Downing street refused to say whether mrjohnson received a loan from the conservative party to pay for renovations, but said any gifts or benefits would be declared in the ministerial transparency registers. The latest claims come after a bitter row between the prime minister and his former adviser, dominic cummings, who is accused of being the so called chatty rat who tipped off the
commander in the powerful revolutionary guard was among at least five people killed in a suspected israeli air strike on an iranian consulate building in the syrian capital. iran s foreign minister has called the strike a breach of all international conventions. the kremlin has dismissed a report by western media outlets that links russian agents to the mystery illness havana syndrome. the illness has affected us diplomats since 2016. the report alleges that the americans were targeted by russian operatives using directed energy weapons. a new hate crime law has come into effect in scotland, three years after it was passed by the scottish parliament. it creates a new offence of stirring up hatred in relation to age, disability, religion and sexual orientation. germany has partially legalised cannabis. it means those over the age of 18 can now carry 25 grams for personal use, and grow three marijuana plants at home. the government is trying to tackle black market trade of