
EU leaders warm to Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron spoke Russian president Vladimir Putin over access to the vaccine last night
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Political correspondent

EU leaders warm to Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron spoke Russian president Vladimir Putin over access to the vaccine last night
5 years ago

Boris Johnson signs ‘joint article’ with world leaders calling for pandemic treaty
Over 20 world leaders have signed the “joint article” which draws parallels with the 2020-2021 Covid-19 pandemic and World War Two
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British Gas engineers told to accept 15 per cent pay cut or be fired
The country’s biggest gas supplier is telling its engineers to accept what is tantamount to a 15 per cent pay cut or face being fired
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Meet the the Northern Independence Party: We’re planning on taking all of Labour’s seats in the North
Federalisation, democratic socialism, Labour seats, and an independent north: these are just some of the things the Northern Independence Party have their sights set on
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Fox News sued $1.6bn for spreading fake news about 2020 presidential election
The broadcaster is being sued a whopping $1.6 billion for spreading false information about Dominion Voting Systems during the US 2020 presidential election
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MPs vote to extend Coronavirus Act for six months
Despite Tory rebels, the government have successfully won a vote on renewing emergency coronavirus powers for a further six months
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‘We didn’t shoot for the stars’: French president Emmanuel Macron admits EU failures on vaccines after chaotic roll out
After months of pointing the finger elsewhere, the French president has finally admitted that the EU failed on vaccine procurement The news comes as the continent is gripped by a deadly third wave of the virus, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has described as one of the worst situations globally. “Everybody, all the experts, […]
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Pub vaccine passports being considered by government
At a liaison committee yesterday the prime minister did not rule out pubs in England rolling out vaccine passports for punters to gain entry
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Joe Biden calls for US ban on assault weapons following mass shootings
The US president has called for a ban on assault weapons following a new string of mass shootings in the country
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South African variant could mean no international holidays until autumn, says Neil Ferguson
The scientist, dubbed ‘Professor Lockdown,’ said the South African variant could affect the likelihood of holidays abroad this summer
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88 per cent of pandemic job losses are people under 35
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows how severely and disproportionately young people have fared during the pandemic
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People will die because of the EU’s petulant behaviour over the AstraZeneca vaccine
A recent YouGov poll shows the EU’s decision to play politics with life-saving vaccines in the middle of a pandemic is already having a catastrophic effect; the world needs this like a hole in the head
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Police officer suffers collapsed lung after being stamped on at Bristol riot
Reports claim that a Bristol police officer has suffered a collapsed lung after being stamped on by rioters last night
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AstraZeneca vaccine 100 per cent effective at preventing severe illness, study finds
A study in the United States has found that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is 100 per cent effective against preventing serious disease
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‘Societal change that needs to happen’: What men need to know about sexual harassment
Following the killing of Sarah Everard, four women talk about the issue of violence and sexual harassment towards women
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More dying from Covid in EU than first wave amidst bloc’s chaotic vaccine roll out
The World Health Organisation have warned the situation in parts of the EU is now among the worst globally
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Sarah Owen: Racism to Asian people is not taken seriously
The Labour MP and Chair of East and South East Asians for Labour says racism towards people of East and South East Asian (ESEA) descent is not taken seriously
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Tory MP says people who don’t like Union Jack and the Queen ‘should move to another country’
A Conservative MP has suggested that people who are not proud of the Union Jack or the Queen should leave the country after television presenters made a joke about the British flag
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Labour announces candidate for Hartlepool by-election
Dr Paul Williams, NHS doctor and former MP for Stockton South, has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Hartlepool by-election
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Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish parliament, says committee
A committee of MSPs have concluded the first minister misled the Scottish parliament
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Police hunt for man over indecent exposure at Sarah Everard vigil
Police in Lambeth are investigating after a man exposed himself to a woman on Clapham Common at the same time as a vigil for Sarah Everard
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Keir Starmer: ‘There’s undoubtably a vaccine bounce for the government’
The Labour leader said the government’s vaccine roll out has caused a Conservative bounce in the polls ahead of the May regional elections
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Priti Patel considering deporting asylum seekers thousands of miles abroad for processing
The extreme new policy will see thousands of asylum seekers deported from the UK while awaiting decisions on their their asylum claims
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Why the Hartlepool by-election matters
The constituency sits within “Red Wall” territory that the Conservative party set their sights on in 2019
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If Boris Johnson wants to address ‘casual everyday sexism’ he should start with himself
The prime minister told parliament wanted to address “casual everyday sexism and apathy” – so why won’t he condemn his own history of sexism?
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Restrictions on protesting: how did we get here?
The Coronavirus Act introduced in March 2020 gave the government sweeping and draconian powers in many areas – including the right to protest
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Only six of the 21 MPs speaking at PMQs today were women
It took over 20 minutes for a woman MP to have the opportunity to ask the prime minister a question on violence towards women
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Dominic Raab: Trade deals are more important than human rights
The foreign secretary said not trading with countries abusing human rights would threaten ‘growth markets’
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Theresa May urges Priti Patel to reconsider policing bill: ‘our freedoms depend on it’
The former home secretary and prime minister has warned the current home secretary her new bill will curtail the rights to protest
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Violence against women in the UK: The facts
Violence and abuse of women at the hands of men in the UK is an epidemic
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Is the AstraZeneca vaccine safe?
In short, there’s no evidence to suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine is unsafe
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Here’s why the policing bill is so controversial
Following Saturday’s chaotic scenes on Clapham Common, the government are coming under increasing pressure to halt the passage of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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We need to talk about Shaun Bailey and, at this point, ask if the Conservatives actually want to win the London election
Shaun Bailey’s chaotic and offensive campaign for London mayor took another grim turn last week
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Number of Brits falling ill with Covid drops by 33 per cent in a week
The number of British people reporting Covid-19 symptoms has fallen to its lowest level since September
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‘We want to live our lives’: Women in Clapham speak out
Women in Clapham speak talking about their experiences of sexual harassment in the aftermath of the disappearance of Sarah Everard
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Jess Phillips: I hope Sarah Everard is a watershed moment
The Labour MP and shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding stunned parliament to silence today when she read the names of women killed at the hands of men in the last year It took Phillips over four minutes to get to the end of the list of 118 women. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMSvNfzD1Q2/ The reading took place […]
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Homeless people moved up vaccine priority list
“This will mean we will save more lives, among those most at risk in society.” The government have moved homeless people into group 6 at the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Priority group 6 also includes those aged 16-65 with underlying health conditions, such as asthma and severe mental illness. […]
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Rishi Sunak says one per cent pay rise for NHS staff is “fair”
The Chancellor has said the planned one per cent rise – tantamount to a real terms pay cut – is “fair” for the people that risked their lives to save ours
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Britain is split over Meghan and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah
Britain is deeply divided over Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah
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So… what’s the latest with Prince Andrew?
Despite the media’s obsession with Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Duke of York’s scandal is far from over If you turn on the news, there are only two royals that are drawing the nation’s attention. Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah has dominated the media agenda, and has even been described by the Daily […]
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IWD21: Young, female and a member of parliament, meet Dehenna Davison and Charlotte Nichols
For International Women’s Day, JOE spoke to two MPs on either side of the political spectrum about their experiences in British politics
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I’ve watched the Meghan and Harry interview: what the hell are we paying for?
As I watched Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah, I couldn’t help but wonder: what the hell are we paying for?
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Mail On Sunday ordered to publish Meghan’s legal victory on front page
The Duchess of Sussex has won her copyright claim against the Mail On Sunday
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British tax payers are paying for Priti Patel’s bullying allegations
The British tax payer is footing the bill for the Home Secretary’s payout to an ex-Home Office boss who claimed she bullied him out of his job
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Boris Johnson can’t clap his way out of this one: our NHS workers deserve better
They held our hands as we died, and they died saving our lives: a one per cent pay rise is a slap in the face
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Only one Merseyside constituency is Conservative, only one Merseyside district will initially benefit from Levelling Up Fund
The only Conservative MP in Merseyside has defended a government policy that will see his own constituency get more funding than the other Labour areas in the region
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More white people arrested for terror offences last year than any other ethnicity
Far-right extremism is the fastest growing threat in the UK
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‘A packet of Polos’: Andy Burnham rips into Rishi Sunak’s Budget
Greater Manchester’s mayor, who was dubbed ‘the King in the North’ last year, has weighed in on what the Budget means for Manchester
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We asked England’s regional mayors if they think Rishi’s budget will ‘level-up’ the rest of the country
Mayors have their say: Is the Budget ‘levelling up’?
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John McDonnell: Rishi Sunak has stolen all my ideas
If some of Sunak’s announcements today look familiar to you its because they were in Labour’s 2019 manifesto
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