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Setback for Boris Johnson as Lords amend Brexit bill

January 21, 2020January 22, 2020 NewsEditorBoris Johnson, Brexit, House of Lords, politics, UK news

Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK Boris Johnsons Brexit deal has received a setback in the Lords after three amendments to the bill were passed. In the governments first parliamentary defeat since the general election, peers voted for EU citizens to have the right to be given official documentation if they lawfully reside in the UK after Brexit. They backed a cross-party amendment to the withdrawal agreement bill allowing for physical proof of status. The second defeat was…

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Boris Johnson thrusts London Bridge attack into centre of election battle

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 NewsEditorBoris Johnson, Counter-terrorism policy, General election 2019, London Bridge terror attack 2019, politics, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism

Prime minister says terrorists convicted of the most serious offences should never be released from prison Boris Johnson on Saturday said that those convicted of the most serious terrorist offences should never be released from prison, as arguments over the blame for Fridays Tory governments record of imposing draconian austerity cuts to the prison services, while attempting a botched probation privatisation and failing to run an effective sentencing system. On Saturday further details emerged about the knifeman, Usman Khan, and how he was subdued with a fire extinguisher and a…