French left celebrates as far right faces shock defeat

The chancellor said he would not have used the home secretary’s words, as PM faces calls to sack her.

Some 25 arrests are made after “unacceptable violence” at demonstrations in central London, police say.

Rishi Sunak defends the scheme and says advisers and ministers had “ample” chances to raise concerns.

Frontline staff will have until April to get vaccinated to protect patients, the health secretary says.

In separate speeches, Russia’s leader targets the West but the US president says his lust for land will fail.

A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat “appears to be authentic”

The vaccines minister says he will announce the final decision in Parliament on Monday afternoon.