[Link] ‘Meltdown’ at UK passport renewals forces travellers to cancel Easter breaks

Read: 10/4/2022 www.theguardian.com

Travellers are being forced to cancel Easter travel bookings because of a backlog at HM Passport Office which is delaying renewals. Some passengers have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket because their new passports failed to arrive before their departure date.

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[Link] Johnson will not declare Spanish holiday in MPs’ register, says No 10

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Boris Johnson will not declare a free luxury holiday he received at the Spanish villa belonging to the Goldsmith family in the register of MPs’ interests, Downing Street has said, meaning he does not have to detail the value of the gift.

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