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Government has ended use of bridging hotels for resettled Afghans, minister says

Johnny Mercer told the Commons that more than 85% of households in bridging hotels at the end of March are now housed or matched to housing.

The Independent UK

Carol Vorderman on political campaigning: It’s fine if I lose TV jobs

The 62-year-old former Countdown star has ben involved in several rows with high-profile Government ministers.

The Independent UK

Tories turn on ‘useless’ Nadine Dorries after attack on Sunak

Boris Johnson loyalist branded ‘bitter’ and ‘embarrassment’ – after making extraordinary accusation in exit letter that PM put her safety at risk

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Minister insists all Afghans will be out of hotels within days despite warning deadline will be missed

Johnny Mercer says officials ‘working round the clock’ – but councils speak out on government ‘chaos’

The Independent UK

Children arriving on small boats held in jail alongside adult sex offenders, say campaigners

Unaccompanied minors being ‘destroyed psychologically’, say activists amid controversy over Home Office age assessments

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of having ‘no plan’ for Afghans in limbo two years after fall of Kabul

No adequate answers from government – as military and political leaders line up to demand PM honours ‘debt’ to brave Afghans who fought Taliban

The Independent UK

Minister vows to make Afghan resettlement schemes ‘work properly’

The schemes have been criticised as too slow and many Afghans have been in hotels since coming to the UK.

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Ex-marine chosen by Labour to stand against Johnny Mercer in Plymouth

Fred Thomas hopes his time in elite commando force will boost campaign to unseat veterans minister

The Guardian - UK

Government condemned for ‘shameful’ eviction of thousands of Afghan refugees from hotels

Ministers told those who put themselves in ‘mortal peril’ facing homelessness

The Independent UK

One in five Afghans evicted from hotels is homeless, councils suggest

Last month, minister Johnny Mercer announced support for people to move on from hotels but added he expects ‘families to help themselves’

Evening Standard

One in five Afghans evicted from hotels are homeless, councils suggest

Last month, minister Johnny Mercer announced support for people to move on from hotels but added he expects ‘families to help themselves’.

The Independent UK

Nuclear bomb test veterans to wear new medal on Remembrance Sunday

Around 22,000 British soldiers and civilians were involved in experimenting with plutonium and hydrogen bombs.

The Independent UK

‘Silly sod’: Starmer laughs off minister’s Inbetweeners jibe at new MP

Johnny Mercer had mocked 25-year-old Keir Mather’s lack of real-world experience after he won the Selby and Ainsty byelection

The Guardian - UK

'He'll soon be history' Starmer hits back at Johnny Mercer after Inbetweeners jibe

KEIR Starmer has labelled a Government minister a “silly sod” who will “soon be history”, after Johnny Mercer compared the party’s new…

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Johnny Mercer will ‘soon be history’, says Keir Starmer after Inbetweeners jibe

The Labour leader hit back after Mr Mercer compared the party’s new 25-year-old MP Keir Mather to a character from cult Channel 4 sitcom.

Evening Standard

Stormzy name-checks Sadiq Khan in his new song

“I do run the city like Sadiq,” he raps

The Independent UK

Minister Johnny Mercer compares new Labour MP to The Inbetweeners

Keir Mather won Labour the Selby and Ainsty seat in one of three by-elections held on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers urged to extend hotel eviction deadline for Afghans

Exclusive: Councils say plan is a ‘kick in the teeth’ and risks leaving people homeless and traumatised

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‘Baby of the House’: What we know about Keir Mather, the new youngest MP in the Commons

25-year-old becomes youngest MP in the Commons after overturning 20,000 majority in Selby

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Afghan refugee living in hope he will not be homeless after hotel move deadline

The 24-year-old, who has a job but cannot find a place to live, said the Government does not understand the challenges on the ground.

The Independent UK

Vulnerable Afghans could end up homeless, Government warned

People have been given at least three months’ notice, and for some that expires at the end of July.

Daily Mirror

Carol Vorderman reveals Johnny Mercer's wife 'has been harassing me for months on Twitter'

TV presenter and I'm A Celebrity star Carol Vorderman has spoken out after her Twitter dispute with MP Johnny Mercer and his wife Felicity Cornelius-Mercer as she accuses Felicity of 'harassment'

Wales Online

Carol Vorderman says 'I must be doing something right' as she adds 'I'll let my record do the talking'

The former Countdown star is clearly proud of how far she has come

Wales Online

Carol Vorderman slammed in Parliament over attack on MP and wife

One MP said the ex-Countdown star eats “political hate for breakfast to get social media hits”

Manchester Evening News

Tory MP says Carol Vorderman is a 'snob' after she blasts government minister for 'not having a degree'

“Snobbery about further education and no degree sadly continues to this day."

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