Furious response from MPs and bereaved after revelation of celebration held indoors in contravention of Covid restrictions A full list of alleged parties What were the rules in June 2020? Coronavirus – latest global updates Boris Johnson was facing renewed anger from MPs and bereaved families on Monday after the […]
Month: January 2022
Force pays compensation to Dr Konstancja Duff for language used after CCTV captures officers’ comments The Metropolitan police have apologised and paid compensation to an academic for “sexist, derogatory and unacceptable language” used by officers about her when she was strip-searched. “What’s that smell? Oh, it’s her knickers,” officers at […]
Soldiers placed on standby to deploy to Europe as concerns over possible ‘lightning attack’ by Russia grow The US has placed 8,500 troops on heightened alert to deploy to Europe as Nato reinforced its eastern borders with warships and fighter jets, amid growing fears of a possible “lightning” attack by […]
Lord Agnew resigns in parliament after £4.3bn write-off, saying oversight of loans scheme had been ‘nothing less than woeful’ Follow the latest UK political developments as they happen Boris Johnson suffered another major blow to his authority on Monday after a Treasury minister staged a dramatic public resignation over the […]
New £50m funding pot allocated to help provide 350,000 extra slots – including weekends and evenings – in February and March Hundreds of thousands of dental patients in England are to be offered weekend and evening appointments under NHS plans to tackle the backlog exacerbated by the pandemic. More than […]
Former minister says she made clear party complaints process was not the right way to tackle her allegations Boris Johnson is facing calls to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the Tory party after the former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed she was told her “Muslimness” was “making colleagues uncomfortable”. […]
Exclusive: findings in draft excerpt of committee’s report are described by campaigner as ‘ludicrous’ A committee of MPs has produced a report criticising the gambling industry regulator for trying to reduce addiction and urging ministers to take it into special measures. The findings by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on […]
State department says dependents of staffers must leave the country amid growing tensions over Russia’s military buildup on the border The US government has ordered the families of all American personnel at the US embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. The state […]
Deputy PM promises ‘full transparency’ but says it is for Boris Johnson to decide how much detail is released to the public Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Raab has refused to confirm that the Sue Gray report on alleged Downing Street parties will be published […]
Committee report says draft bill is neither clear nor robust enough to tackle some harmful content The sharing of some of the most insidious images of child abuse will not be prevented by a new government bill that aims to the make the internet a safer place, MPs have said. […]