Government to announce more cost of living help after Boris Johnson survived crunch confidence vote

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined Ukraine’s culture minister in affirming that the beleaguered eastern European country should have the opportunity to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying “they won it fair and square.”

Boris Johnson has said Ukraine should be given the chance to host Eurovision 2023 after it was confirmed that talks were underway to potentially bring next year’s contest to the UK.Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra won this year’s song competition with a huge 631 points, and it was therefore set to be staged in the country in 2023.However, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced “with deep regret” yesterday (June 17) that it will not be possible to do so amid the threat of the ongoing Russian invasion.In a statement, the EBU also revealed that it “will now begin discussions with the BBC, as this year’s runner-up, to potentially host the 2023 Eurovision song contest in the United Kingdom”.“It is our full intention that Ukraine’s win will be reflected in next year’s shows,” the update continued. “This will be a priority for us in our discussions with the eventual hosts.”The competition was last held in the UK in 1998 after the UK won with Katrina And The Waves’ ‘Love Shine A Light’ the previous year.

Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine and nuclear threat, the fallout from Partygate, the cost of living crisis and surging inflation. All of these things have led me to expect a dispirited man.I couldn’t have been wider of the mark.

Boris Johnson has reportedly arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has not been very happy with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 57, since he snubbed her on Good Morning Britain last month.The presenter has taken to Twitter to hit out at the politician for failing to keep his promise to ban hunters from importing trophies of their kills.More than 100 celebrities, including Dame Judi Dench and Ricky Gervais, have urged Mr Johnson to honour his promise to ban hunters from bringing home trophies of their kills.Signatories to this letter were made three years ago with the pledge to "end this barbaric practice".However, since 2019 hunters have imported more than 600 trophies from endangered animals including lions, elephants, giraffes and hippos.Promises to change the law have featured in four Queen's speeches, but there has still been no legislation.Lorraine inserted her opinion in response to Ban Trophy Hunting's Twitter post.It read: "7 years since #Cecil was shot. 3 years since the govt promised to ban trophies.

Express.co.uk through the GoFundMe page’s account holders that an anonymous celebrity donation had been made earlier today.They then confirmed that the celebrity was Hugh Grant. The fundraising manager for the page, Depher CiC UK released a statement on the website explaining its aims. It reads: “We established Depher in March 2017; since the launch, we have helped over 39,000 families throughout the United kingdom, in your Town and City.“We are known for our transparency and community support worldwide. “It gives hope and trust to many thousands who use our life-saving service and millions who follow our humanitarian mission.“We are raising funding to help us continue with our essential and life-saving service for our Elderly, Vulnerable and disabled members.“The government and councils do not support Depher CiC with any form of funding or donations; we rely totally on the kindness and generosity of the public and high profile members of the community.“We readjusted our services during the covid pandemic to help thousands of families and emergency services with Plumbing, Boilers, food, gas, electricity, PPE and much more support.” Hugh is frequently involved in public debates about social issues and has been very vocal in his criticism of the conservatives and Boris Johnson. The star, in May, vehemently condemned the Tory government following the release of Sue Grey’s report. He criticised various cabinet members’ support of the Prime Minister after the report revealed damage and drunken antics occurred at parties in Downing Street, which went against Covid restrictions and laws at the time.The Love Actually and A Very English Scandal star, retweeted a post that said: “It’s amazing how many of the Cabinet support

Boris Johnson's ethics adviser resigned suddenly because he was put in "an odious position" when asked to consider measures that “risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the ministerial code”.

Boris Johnson has been dealt a huge Partygate blow with the resignation of his independent adviser on Ministerial Interests.

Lord Geidt has become the second of Boris Johnson's ethics advisors to quit. The dramatic announcement comes just days after the Independent Advisor on the Ministerial Code defended his role to a committee of MPs.

Lorraine Kelly has dished out a classy response to the Prime Minister after he seemingly forgot who she was.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed a call from Conservative MP, Virginia Crosbie, to assess the “potential merits of extending the £650 support for the rise in energy” to include people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance.

Longtime daytime TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far snubbed her invitation to appear as a guest on her self-titled ITV show. The 62 year old presenter has said that Boris is welcome as a guest on her TV show “whenever he likes” after the prime minister asked “Who’s Lorraine?” when appearing on ITV last month. The prime minister took part in a Good Morning Britain interview in May, and Susanna Reid who had mentioned Lorraine's show, which airs place at 9am every weekday - and has since 2010 - straight after GMB.

Piers Morgan's TV show during a row about Stanley's Prime Minister son, Boris Johnson.The PM's father appeared on Piers Morgan's Uncensored TalkTV show on Tuesday night (June 14), but the interview took a turn for the worse.The former Good Morning Britain host spoke to Stanley about his PM son Boris, but Stanley ended up branding Piers a "cheater" and claiming the broadcaster had 'lured him in'.Stanley defended his son's actions during the Partygate scandal and told Piers he was confident Boris would still be Prime Minister in two years' time.But the 81-year-old ended up ditching the interview as he'd had enough of Piers, so he walked off before the segment was over.Wrapping up the interview, Piers said: "It is great to see you, [and] as always an effervescent presence."Stanley replied: "You are a cheater, I've got to tell you" before adding: "You know, you lured me in here..."Piers cut in to say: "I'm a trophy hunter, I lured in the trophy."Stanley fired back: "I don't think I am a trophy."Piers continued: "There's nothing wrong with defending your son and we got to talk about trophy hunting and your book."And I showed you doing a handstand, the words you're looking for, Stanley are 'Thank you, Piers.'"However, Stanley decided to get up from his seat and leave the room before Piers could go to an ad break.Stanley shook Piers' hand and said: "See you all, folks,"Piers then urged Stanley: "Tell Boris to come in soon."The former ITV star looked rather taken aback before carrying on with the programme.He joked: "I think he's going to go and get Boris out of the fridge,"Earlier on in the interview, Piers quizzed Stanley on the chances Boris would remain PM.The host told Stanley: "The stats are now heavily against him.

Boris Johnson is set to face MPs later today in what is expected to be another fiery session of Prime Minister's Questions.

The plane due to take migrants to Rwanda will not leave the UK as scheduled after last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights. Government sources have confirmed to the Press Association news agency that all migrants have been removed from the plane which was set to take off on Tuesday night.

The government has confirmed when the first Cost of Living payments will be made following chancellor Rishi Sunak's announcement of the new support package last month. Eight million homes across the country will start to see the first instalment of the £650 grant hit their bank accounts in just a few weeks.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has rejected a call from Labour MP, Charlotte Nichols, to widen the eligibility scope for the one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment to include people on contribution-based Employment Support Allowance and other non-means tested benefits.

Boris Johnson has released a statement in response to Jeremy Clarkson's plea for the government to prioritise farming.Jeremy, 62, shared a video to his 7.7million Twitter followers on Monday morning, revealing what he believes the government should focus on.The broadcaster said: "Hi, I am Jeremy Clarkson and in the next Parliament I would like to see the Government prioritising farming."We have been asked to diversify and when we try to do that the local authorities tell us we can’t. That needs addressing."Jeremy became an unlikely campaigner for the farming industry after starring in Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime.The show follows the former Top Gear host as he attempts to grow crops and look after livestock on land he owns in the Cotswolds.The TV presenter bought the farm, called Diddly Squat, in 2008.

Tens of thousands of people are waiting over ten weeks for passports, according to new figures released by the Labour party.

Boris Johnson has contradicted Prince Charles as he defended the controversial Tory plan to send cross-Channel migrants to Rwanda.

Boris Johnson is "on probation" and could still be removed from office if he fails to win back the trust of Tory MPs, a former minister and Tory peer has said.