Spain could outlaw prostitution after its prime minister pledged to ban it in the country. Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party’s three-day congress in Valencia, Pedro Sanchez said the practice “enslaves” women. The industry has boomed
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Boris Johnson’s flat: PM says he will have final say on investigation into how refurb was funded
Boris Johnson has said he will have the final say on any investigation into ministerial misconduct after appointing an independent adviser to look at how his Downing Street flat refurbishment was paid for. Christopher Geidt, the Queen’s former private secretary,
Why and how is the PM being investigated over his Downing Street flat refurbishment?
The Electoral Commission is now conducting a formal investigation into the funding of the prime minister’s refurbishment of his Downing Street flat. Why is the investigation happening? Questions have been growing over how and when Boris Johnson‘s revamp of his
Coronavirus: Ireland’s PM announces six-week of restrictions, but warns full lockdown ‘is not a realistic option’
Ireland’s prime minister has confirmed that the country will return to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from midnight on Wednesday. Micheal Martin warned that the evidence of a potentially grave situation in the weeks ahead was now “too strong”
Coronavirus: PM says it is a ‘national priority’ to get all pupils back to school in September
Boris Johnson says it is a “national priority” and a “moral duty” to get all pupils back in class next month, raising the prospect of closing shops, pubs and restaurants in local lockdowns to allow schools to stay open. In
Schools in England will reopen on 1 June, PM says
Parents and teachers should prepare for the phased reopening of schools in England to start on 1 June as planned, the prime minister has confirmed. Boris Johnson said the government intended to reopen for early years pupils, Reception, Year 1
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israeli PM in court accused of fraud, breach of trust and bribery
A defiant Israeli prime minister has appeared in court for the first day of his corruption trial claiming that he is the victim of a conspiracy by media, police, prosecutors and judges to oust him. In a televised statement made
Coronavirus: PM to unveil five-stage warning system for easing lockdown
The prime minister will unveil a five-stage coronavirus warning system as part of a gradual easing of the lockdown. Boris Johnson will also leave behind the old “stay at home” slogan and instead tell people to “stay alert, control the
Coronavirus: PM seeks world support in ‘most urgent shared endeavour of our lifetimes’
The prime minister will join fellow world leaders in a virtual summit later aimed at galvanising global efforts to find a vaccine for COVID-19. Boris Johnson will urge the international community to “pull together” in what he describes as “the