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POLLING GURU Sir John Curtice has outlined the Tory MP best placed to follow Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, were he to resign in the coming weeks. Read the full Article 'I've seen the polls!' John Curtice pinpoints best Tory MP to replace Boris from The Express Share Brexit News.

BORIS JOHNSON and Rishi Sunak have agreed to go ahead with a planned National Insurance hike resulting in the duo being blasted by a senior Tory MP, urging them to "go back to the drawing board." Read the full Article 'Go back to the drawing board!' Boris and Rishi blasted over huge National Insurance hike Who will be Next to leave the EU? Check out who is leading in our exclusive poll Poll

SUE GRAY’s report into multiple alleged Covid breaches inside the Cabinet Office is expected to be handed over tomorrow. The eagerly anticipated findings into the party gate scandal – which is not expected to identify the main rule-breakers –  could potentially make or break Boris Johnson’s future. LNP Sue Gray’s report could be make or break for Boris Johnson[/caption] PA The Prime Minister has continuously refuted lockdown breaking claims[/caption] Senior politicians have pressed Ms Gray for weeks to release the report which could reveal the extent of the 20 alleged lockdown breaking parties during the coronavirus pandemic.   The slew of alleged informal meetings behind closed doors set to be detailed could include the alleged indoor birthday party and garden work get-together. But amid a formal inquiry from the Met, The Sun this week revealed that the report’s publication could be delayed by as much as two weeks over a potential conflict of int...

NEW EU regulation on the use of antibiotics in farming is set to see UK meat, fish, dairy and eggs exports banned by the bloc. Read the full Article New EU law to ban UK exports of meat, dairy, fish and eggs in fresh crackdown from The Express Share Brexit News.

OVER-65s are being forced to choose between keeping their homes warm and buying food, a charity has warned. AGE UK is urging pensioners to check whether they qualify for pensions credit, which opens the door to other benefits including Cold Weather Payments and the Warm Home Discount Scheme. Getty Pensioners are being forced to choose between heating and eating due to expensive bills[/caption] Energy bills are expected to go up by as much as 50% from April, when the new price cap comes into force – leaving many families unable to make ends meet . Many older people are reliant on the state pension as their main source of income and do not have the flex in their finances to cope with such enormous price rises. Age UK found that 24% of older people say they will be forced to choose between heating their home and the food they buy if their energy bills increase substantially. Just over two-fifths (43%) said they would have to cut back, go into debt or simply wi...

BRITAIN is preparing to double the troops ready to be deployed as part of a plan to "send a clear message" to Russia over war threats on the border with Ukraine. Read the full Article Army to DOUBLE troops in Ukraine – Boris gears up to deploy extra 1,000 boots on ground from The Express Share Brexit News.

HUNDREDS of Heathrow Airport staff are threatening to strike during next month’s school half-term. Disgruntled ground staff and baggage handlers fed up with their pay are threatening to walk off the job for three days from February 11, the Mail on Sunday reports. EPA Hundreds of Heathrow Airport staff are threatening to strike[/caption] The airport staff are employed by Menzies Aviation which provides baggage handling services for a number of major carriers including Qantas, American Airlines and Icelandair, and refuels British Airways planes at Heathrow. Extensive security protocols to combat terrorism will make the employees difficult to temporarily replace. Workers union Unite is calling for pay rises for its airline members and wants retrospective arrears for 2020 and 2021. Rivals Swissport and Cobalt are understood to have reached similar pay deals with their employees. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said workers have suffered “appalli...