Independent Front Page 20th of November 2024
Ukraine has launched US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia for the first time, following President Biden’s approval and prompting Moscow to assert it may consider a nuclear response to such attacks.
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Dominating the front of the Guardian and other papers on Monday are images of protests in London as anger grows over the police’s handling of a vigil held for Sarah Everard in Clapham Common on Saturday. Hundreds of protesters gathered in Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square on Sunday, many carrying signs protesting about violence against women. But Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has dismissed calls for her to resign. She defended the actions of her officers and hit back at “armchair” critics. It comes after politicians from all sides criticised the police’s use of force at the vigil. An independent inquiry by the policing inspectorate has been ordered.
Independent Front Page 17th of November 2024
William Hague has criticised Peter Mandelson for attempting to become the UK’s new envoy in the US while also seeking to be chancellor of the University of Oxford, arguing that holding both positions would be incompatible.
Independent Front Page 16th of November 2024
Lords have called for the resentencing of 2,700 prisoners trapped under abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection orders, highlighting the wider issue of indefinite jail terms and comparing it to past justice scandals.
Independent Front Page 15th of November 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, speaking at Mansion House, announced plans to ease banking regulations in an effort to regain the trust of the financial sector and promote economic growth.