“Donald Trump’s peace plan is on the brink of collapsing after Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Ukraine had no obligation to cede territory to Russia. Kyiv is set to send the US president a Europe-backed counter proposal on Tuesday following an emergency Downing Street summit. The revised plan was intended to balance out a previous draft, presented by the US, seen as widely favourable to Russia. But the Ukrainian leader’s rejection of Russia’s demand to give up the entire eastern Donbas region of Donetsk and Luhansk, which Kyiv still controls parts of, is unlikely to appease Moscow. Mr Trump will remain unsuccessful in his efforts if he cannot get both sides to agree to terms, plunging his latest plan into uncertainty.” – Daily Telegraph
“Sir Sadiq Khan should be stripped of responsibility for overseeing the Metropolitan Police after a slump in public confidence in the force, a report has recommended. Only 45 per cent of Londoners believe the Met is doing a good job in their local area, down from 69 per cent in 2016, according to the study by the Policy Exchange think tank. The report, led by a former Scotland Yard detective chief inspector, blamed the decline in confidence on the force’s failure to detect high-volume crime such as thefts, its poor handling of large-scale protests and not strengthening neighbourhood policing. The report recommended that the Home Secretary should replace Sir Sadiq, the London Mayor, and take over responsibility for oversight of policing in the capital”. – Daily Telegraph
“People with dual nationality who are convicted of grooming children should be stripped of their British citizenship and deported, say the Conservatives. The Tories want the rule to apply even to those born in the UK, and Britain must impose visa restrictions and withhold aid if countries such as Pakistan refuse to take back offenders. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch also called for mosques to be compelled to cooperate with officials as she outlined her vision for Labour’s stalled national inquiry into grooming gangs yesterday. Mrs Badenoch made the demand as she and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp set out the party’s terms for a statutory inquiry into rape gangs, which they said should ‘leave no stone unturned’. – Daily Mail
“Workers will be entitled to a week off work to mourn the death of a distant family member under proposals being considered by ministers. Sir Keir Starmer’s new workers’ rights bill could give employees the right to a week’s leave following the deaths of in-laws, cousins, uncles and nieces. A death within an employee’s “chosen family” – defined as “close friends and relationships that are not related but take the place of a traditional family” – would also qualify them for unpaid time off. The expansion of bereavement leave, which is currently only mandatory for the death of a child under 18, is one of several measures planned under the Employment Rights Bill championed by Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister.” – Daily Telegraph
“Nigel Farage’s “election fraud” accuser has denied claims by Reform UK that he kept sex toys in an office drawer, and said the party was trying to smear his reputation. Richard Everett, a former member of Mr Farage’s campaign team, has complained to police about an alleged £9,000 disparity in the spending return Reform submitted for Clacton-on-Sea after last year’s general election. But the party says Mr Everett is a “disgruntled former councillor” who was expelled earlier this year for alleged “inappropriate sexual behaviour”, and denied that any laws were broken. The police report has exposed an extraordinary row between Mr Farage and his former ally in Clacton, where he won a parliamentary seat for the first time last year, on his eighth attempt. Mr Everett has spoken exclusively to The Telegraph about his claims that Mr Farage misled authorities about his election expenses – a crime that can carry a jail sentence.” – Daily Telegraph