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Vladimir Putin defends Russia’s ‘clear and noble’ invasion of Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has defended the Russian invasion of Ukraine saying its goals are “clear and noble”, according to media.

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022

Putin vows 'weapons of unprecedented characteristics' after reported chemical attack

Bodyguards escorting Russian leader Vladimir Putin to official visits have been seen carrying a suspicious black briefcase - which is suspected to contain the means of launching the country's strategic nuclear missiles

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022

Tory on £106k says 'I'm worried about my overdraft' as UK pay drops by worst in 9 years

James Heappey, who got a pay rise two weeks ago, was speaking less than an hour after figures officially showed the cost of living crisis has 'set in' with regular pay tumbling 1.8% after inflation

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022

Tory MP who earns £106k a year says he’s worried about going into his overdraft every month

Minister James Heappey suggests he is close to running out of cash by each pay check

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Use of chemical weapons by Russia would be ‘beyond the pale’, minister warns

Armed forces minister James Heappey said the use of chemical weapons would ‘get a response’.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Ukraine: UK says ‘all possible options on table’ if Russians used chemical weapons

Some countries could act ‘outwith Nato’ if chemical agents were used in Mariupol, says UK defence minister

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Crispin Blunt quits as LGBTQ+ group chair after Imran Ahmad Khan comments

Tory MP quits as chair of parliamentary group and withdraws comment criticising conviction of colleague

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

UK says 'all options are on the table' if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

All options would be on the table in how the West responds to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2022

Putin Vows to Press Invasion until Russia’s Goals Are Met

Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses. Russian troops, thwarted in their push toward Ukraine's capital, are now…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2022

UK 'working urgently' to verify Ukraine chemical agent claims as 'all options on table'

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Britain is urgently looking at reports from Mariupol as a UK minister warned 'the use of chemical weapons is abhorrent, does cross a line, and all options are on the table for how we respond'

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022