John Penrose
@JohnPenroseNews

I’m sorry to have to resign as the PM’s Anti-Corruption Tsar but, after his reply last week about the Ministerial Code, it’s pretty clear he has broken it. That’s a resigning matter for me, and it should be for the PM too. Here’s my letter to him explaining why.

Official: PM to face vote of confidence today

Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, has announced the 54-letter threshold for triggering a vote of confidence on the PM's leadership has now been breached.

The vote will take place this evening between 6pm and 8pm. The votes will be counted immediately afterwards but it is currently unclear exactly when the result will be announced.

Sir Graham said in a statement: "The threshold of 15 per cent of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded.

“In accordance with the rules, a ballot will be held between 1800 and 2000 TODAY MONDAY 6th JUNE — details to be confirmed.

“The votes will be counted immediately afterwards. An announcement will be made at a time to be advised. Arrangements for the announcement will be released later today.”

Live updates here (none of them good news for Johnson so far): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/06/06/boris-johnson-news-confidence-vote-partygate-tory-mps/

Best for Britain
@BestForBritain

.@susannareid100 asks PM what he would do to help pensioner Elsie who can’t afford to stay at home because keeping heating on is too expensive & travels round London on bus all day

Johnson says that as London mayor he introduced the 24hr freedom bus pass

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Alan Ferrier 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦
@alanferrier

"Boris asked me to check that you're warm enough."

Matthew Highton
@MattHighton

Boris Johnson showing he’s the sort of man who, if told by Susanna Reid people had been eating out of bins to stay alive, he would proudly announce he was the one who decided to empty bins less in order for people to have more access to food.

James Felton
@JimMFelton

We’re keeping pensioners warm by making them take unnecessary bus trips all fucking day, vote Tory

James Felton
@JimMFelton
I’m sure the elderly riding maskless packed busses to try not to freeze to death will have no consequences during a pandemic

Michael Spicer
@MrMichaelSpicer

Thanks to my free helmet scheme, people are protected whenever I decide to attack them with a baseball bat.

Susanna Reid
@susannareid100

The Prime Minister has had his say. The commentators have had theirs.

Now have yours. My full Downing St interview with Boris Johnson:

Led By Donkeys
@ByDonkeys

The Conservative Party and Putin's Russia: a story of total moral failure

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BBC Politics
@BBCPolitics

"Both Will Smith and me having our wives attacked - at least I didn't get up and slap anybody"

Chancellor Rishi Sunak tells @BBCLauraK he finds criticism aimed at his wife over shares she owns in a company operating in Russia "very upsetting"

#BBCNewscast https://bbc.in/35upXng

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Jon Jones
@JonJonesSnr

If you missed it, here's the video of the best PMQs question ever asked by @MattWestern_

Great work, Matt. 👍

[Twitter video with subtitles]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran nearly six years ago, is on her way to the UK, her MP has said.

Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was at the airport in Tehran, Tulip Siddiq told BBC News.

She is in a holding room with fellow British-Iranian detainee Anoosheh Ashoori, she said.

Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in 2016 - accused of plotting to overthrow Iran's government, which she denied.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60756870

Alex Tiffin
@RespectIsVital

NEW - The moment you have all been waiting for!

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashouri reunited with their families.

#NazaninIsFree

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The Committee savaged the Prime Minister for ignoring their repeated calls to ensure the UK is 'no longer a safe haven for the oligarchy and their enablers'
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The Committee sent the Prime Minister a copy of the Russia report along with a detailed classified annex more than two years ago highlighting the need to disrupt "illicit financial activity".

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At the time, the committee said the Government was "slow to recognise the existence of the threat" of Russian meddling and influence.

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"As the Intelligence and Security Committee made very clear in its 'Russia' report, the UK has been welcoming Russian money for many years with few questions - if any - being asked about the provenance of this considerable wealth.

"When we sent our report, together with a detailed classified annex, to the Prime Minister over two years ago, we highlighted then that there was an urgent need for the UK Government to disrupt this illicit financial activity, and questioned the efficacy of the measures which were in place.

"It is hoped now that this new legislation is at least the first step toward giving the authorities - and in particular the National Crime Agency which leads this effort - the necessary clout and greater powers to ensure the UK is no longer a safe haven for the oligarchy and their enablers."

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It says the scheme allowed a route for dirty money to be "recycled" in "what has been referred to as the London 'laundromat'.

And it's not just money that was laundered.

It says the money was invested in building influence across the UK establishment - including "PR firms, charities, political interests, academia and cultural institutions" - all of whom were "willing beneficiaries of Russian money."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-intelligence-committees-brutal-swipe-26475989