'Rishi's talking rubbish'

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( June 13, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /Boris Johnson: I didn’t ask PM to bend honours rules](//link.e.independent.co.uk/click/31772632.34578/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9yb3lhbC1mYW1pbHkvcHJpbmNlLWhhcnJ5LXRyaWFsLW1lZ2hhbi1tYXJrbGUtYjIzNTMyMjEuaHRtbA/583d2887487ccd777a8b7489Bb6ecfe2b [Boris Johnson]( has accused [Rishi Sunak]( of “talking rubbish” over his House of Lords nominations as the increasingly bitter feud between the prime minister and his predecessor descended into open warfare. The astonishing clash came as the former Tory leader faces the final reckoning of his political career after a Commons committee finalised its [Partygate]( report – expected to find that the former PM deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown parties. Senior Tories expect the damning privileges committee findings to finish off any hopes of a comeback, telling The Independent that it would mark “the end of the circus”. However, Mr Johnson threatened just that on Monday, telling The Express newspaper: “As the great Arnold Schwarzenegger said, I’ll be back.” The rancour between Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson descended into a public slanging match on Monday when the PM claimed the former Tory leader has asked him to bend the rules over peerages – “something I was not prepared to do”. But a furious Mr Johnson hit back, saying: “Rishi Sunak is talking rubbish” – adding that he had asked the PM to make sure the Lords’ authorities “renew their vetting”.   2 /[More than 600 migrants cross Channel in 2023 record - days after Sunak claimed plan was ‘working’]( Numbers crossing rise as seas calm during heatwave 3 / [British girl shot dead in France ‘by neighbour who complained about noise and cutting trees’]( Solenne Thornton, 11, has been named by French authorities after tragic incident in Saint-Herbot, Brittany, following ‘three-year neighbour dispute' 4 / [Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off in ‘tragic’ case]( Campaigners and MPs ‘appalled’ at jail term for mother of three left ‘racked with guilt’ 5 / [Three British tourists confirmed dead after diving boat fire in Egypt]( Tour operator says 12 others were on board when the fire broke out THE BIG QUESTION [How significant is the reported recapture of the first Ukrainian villages from Russia?]( [Ukraine]( has celebrated the first territorial gains of its long-trailed counteroffensive against the invading Russian forces. Unverified photographs and video appearing on Sunday and on Monday morning showed Ukrainian soldiers holding their country’s blue and yellow flag aloft in triumph in the eastern villages of Storozheve, Blahodatne, Neskuchne and Makarivka in [Donetsk](, suggesting they had been recaptured from occupying enemy troops. Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar posted one of the photos from Storozheve and thanked the 35th Separate Brigade of Marines for liberating it. Kyiv has imposed a strict silence on its armed forces to avoid compromising an operation it hopes will retake swathes of land in the east and south of the country and eventually threaten the land bridge [Russia]( has established for use in supplying the occupied Crimean peninsula. The advance represented by the retaking of the four villages, if confirmed, would amount to only modest gains in territorial terms, given that Makarivka is around 3 miles short of the frontline and 56 miles from the southern rim of the aforementioned bridge over the Sea of Azov. [For the full story click here]( Enjoy a year of unlimited digital access for just £99 £20 ✓ Full access to Premium news analysis ✓ Advert-free reading across web and app ✓ The Independent Daily Edition newspaper ✓ Puzzles, virtual event tickets and more [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   Watch /[Why was Silvio Berlusconi a controversial figure?]( NUMBER OF THE DAY £300 – Five people have been found guilty of murdering an addict who was tortured while imprisoned in a cellar after he was accused of stealing £300 of drugs money. [Read more here]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “It is neither a compassionate nor a proportionate response to send someone to prison for ending their pregnancy. 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