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Keir Starmer has targeted Boris Johnson for his handling of the situation in Northern Ireland.

Write in time, the Labor leader accused the Prime Minister of being “reckless and senseless” in his approach to the Good Friday deal, putting “his own narrow interests above those of the people of Northern Ireland”.

He added that Mr Johnson was risking the stability of the peace process “by his dishonesty”.

The Prime Minister has warned of an “exodus” of Jews from Northern Ireland following the protocol he signed with the EU.

It comes as the community struggles to access kosher meat due to new post-Brexit trade deals.

Senior British Jewish leaders met with Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on Tuesday and called for action to avoid “potentially ending Jewish life in Belfast.”

Our political editor Andrew Woodcock reports:

A sharp increase in the state pension could be cut over fears it might not be “fair,” said Rishi Sunak.

Under the ‘triple lock-in’ guarantee, pensions are expected to rise by around 8%, costing taxpayers up to £ 4 billion.

After twice refusing to guarantee that the increase would continue next year, the Chancellor said: “I recognize the concerns people have about this. I think these are very legitimate and fair concerns to raise. “

The government should consider a ban on cotton products linked to Xinjiang, where China commits atrocities against Uyghurs, MPs suggested.

The Foreign Affairs Committee also recommended that ministers boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to protest human rights violations in the country.

Tom Tugendhat, the Conservative MP who chairs the committee, said the government’s actions have “proven ineffective” and “do not match its rhetoric”.

More than a million Uyghurs are believed to have been arbitrarily detained in Xinjiang, with authorities also implementing a program of forced sterilization.

The government has “absolutely no justification” for making changes to the human rights law, MPs said.

Harriet Harman, Chair of the House of Commons Joint Human Rights Committee, said: “The law respects Parliament and makes our courts powerful in the enforcement of human rights.

“The government must not make any changes which, at the same time, make it more difficult for people to uphold their human rights and expose the government and agencies to more judgments against them in the European Court of Human Rights. man. “

As we reported earlier, Rishi Sunak refused to rule out removing the triple pension lockdown.

The move, which was first launched last month, has raised the possibility that the Chancellor is on a collision course with his big-spending boss.

But Mr Sunak insisted this morning that he and the prime minister were “on the same page”.

He also confirmed that the £ 20 per week increase in universal credit would be phased out in the fall, saying it was still a “temporary measure”.

Keir Starmer says the only reason the Covid restrictions continue to be discussed is because the Prime Minister has left the UK’s borders open – and now he wants to let the Delta variant ‘tear up’:

There are several lines coming out of Rishi Sunak’s broadcast tour this morning.

He hinted that the isolation rules for those interviewed by the NHS app needed to be relaxed.

Our Deputy Political Editor Rob merrick reports:

Boris Johnson escaped with a blow to the fingers during a free Caribbean vacation provided by a donor for him and his fiancee Carrie Symonds.

The Commons Standards Committee called the Prime Minister’s actions in explaining the source of funding for the £ 15,000 break at a Mosquito villa “unsatisfactory”.

Our political editor Andrew Woodcock reports: