Sir Keir Starmer queries award of Covid contracts, issuance of aide’s parliamentary pass and leak of CCTV Boris Johnson still has “huge questions to answer” in the aftermath of Matt Hancock’s resignation over his affair with a friend and paid adviser, Labour has said, as the government was urged to […]
Month: June 2021
Exclusive: over 2,000 abusive posts directed towards footballers during games, including scores of racist messages Analysis: why online abuse of England’s footballers is a problem for us all England’s footballers have been subjected to sustained abuse online during their matches at Euro 2020, an exclusive analysis by the Guardian can […]
Tracy Brabin was leafleting with colleagues for byelection when group was allegedly followed and assaulted Labour activists in the Batley and Spen byelection have been pelted with eggs and kicked in the head while on the campaign trail, the region’s mayor has said. Tracy Brabin, the newly elected mayor of […]
Health secretary set to announce step 4 will take place in three weeks and not on 5 July Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sajid Javid is set to announce on Monday that England will wait another three weeks until the final easing of Covid restrictions. In […]
Defence secretary and heads of Royal Navy and RAF all isolating after Gen Sir Nick Carter’s positive Covid test Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The defence secretary and six of the UK’s most senior military commanders have been forced to self-isolate after Gen Sir Nick Carter, […]
Ex-chancellor Sajid Javid is made health secretary but Boris Johnson’s authority suffers blow from resignation Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after Tory MPs, ministers and grassroots Conservatives defied Boris Johnson and demanded he be dismissed from the government. The minister fell on his sword after a day that […]
Health secretary’s resignation provides an old-fashioned field day for the red-tops and prompts concerns about cabinet standards in other titles Matt Hancock’s resignation as health secretary following a “day of humilation” over his relationship with Gina Coladangelo provides an old-fashioned bonanza for the Sunday’s papers. The Sun on Sunday, whose […]
From supermarket group Morrisons to mining giant Rio Tinto, investors have voted against boardroom payouts in the pandemic The personal and financial sacrifices of many during the pandemic have cast a harsh light on executive pay excesses. Shareholders have delivered stinging rebukes to some of the UK’s best-known companies for […]
As New York legal troubles mount, ex-president hints at 2024 run and targets those who voted for impeachment The Constitution of Knowledge: defending truth from Trump Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail with a rally in Ohio on Saturday night, campaigning against a Republican who voted for his impeachment […]
Hundreds of tennis balls, some bearing messages, launched at the Houses of Parliament to chants of ‘shame on you’ Police arrested three people and three officers were injured during anti-lockdown protests on Saturday that saw thousands descend on central London and hundreds of tennis balls launched at the Houses of […]