2022-01-25
Independent Front Page 25th of January 2022
An imam appointed by the government to draw up a definition of Islamophobia has said he received no “meaningful engagement” from ministers, reports The Independent.
An imam appointed by the government to draw up a definition of Islamophobia has said he received no “meaningful engagement” from ministers, reports The Independent.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing renewed anger from MPs and bereaved families after it emerged that Carrie Johnson had thrown him a surprise birthday party during lockdown, writes The Guardian. Read more on this story here.
Metro also leads with the story that NATO has ordered warplanes and battleships to eastern Europe.
NATO members have started sending additional ships and fighter jets to allies in eastern Europe as Boris Johnson said Russia had massed enough troops close to Ukraine for a “lightning war”, reports the Financial Times. Read more on this story here.
A top minister has claimed the whole cabinet would back delaying the controversial national insurance hike to help families hit by the cost of living crisis, reports the Daily Mail.
Boris Johnson understands major changes are needed to the culture at No 10 in order to deliver on his levelling-up pledge, according to an exclusive by the Daily Express.
A study has found that UFOs are most likely to be spotted flying over a pub, writes the Daily Star.
The Daily Mirror leads with a report on the UK’s energy crisis, in which they have spoken to a grandmother whose house is too cold for her grandchildren to visit.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the Tory party after the former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed she was told her “Muslimness” made “colleagues uncomfortable”, reports The Guardian. You can read more on that story here.