Crooks laugh as Prime Minister makes ex-Met boss Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe head of National Crime Agency

How, Boris?

THE National Crime Agency has been looking for a new boss for several months.

Whoever gets the job has a lot on their plate.

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Pinned at the top of the inbox are the organized crime gangs who have stolen billions in Covid loans.

Then there are the inner-city drug lords and the English Channel traffickers who mock our borders.

Cynics say the NCA might as well stand for never. Catch. Everyone”.

So perhaps it’s fitting that Boris Johnson is so anxious to give the job to Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe.

The former Met commissioner squandered £30million chasing 21 Sun journalists through the courts without receiving a single conviction.

He spent millions more investigating Operation Midland VIP child sex rings, based on the testimony of a fanatic.

The crooks have to laugh all the way to Marbella.

P***ing in the wind

BORIS Johnson and Rishi Sunak squabbling over a windfall tax on oil giants is like watching William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith fight over a comb.

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It may well be a move popular with voters, it may even be the right move as a one-off emergency measure.

But ultimately, the $5 or $6 billion it brings in won’t make a significant difference in the cost-of-living crisis.

Only tax cuts can boost the economy and get us out of it.

In the meantime, this week we have lots of excellent practical advice for our readers on how to save money.

So while you wait for Boris and Rishi to make a decision, know that The Sun has your back as always.

chancellor

ANYONE who doubts the RMT’s motives in electing members tomorrow over a UK rail strike should look at their leadership.

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Deputy Secretary General Eddie Dempsey praised the renegade rebels in Ukraine’s Donbass and posed for photos with a pro-Russian warlord.

He also condemned NATO for its response to Putin’s brutal invasion.

People like Dempsey don’t care about their members.

They just want to destroy our country.

Perennial Peter

HE was such an integral part of the Chelsea Flower Show that not even Peter Seabrook’s sad death could stop him from returning this year.

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An exhibition honoring the sun legend will feature a bench bearing his name, draped with his favorite tie and garden wear.

Rest in peonies, Peter.