‘Dozens’ of Cabinet Office officials attended Kate Josephs’ leaving do one day before No 10’s Christmas party How No 10’s alleged parties took place as UK Covid death toll rose – interactive Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A former senior civil servant who led the government’s […]
Year: 2022
Leader drawing up strategy to win next general election – and this May’s locals – as Tories battered by scandal A Tory party mired in scandal can’t fix the NHS – but a Labour government can | Keir Starmer Keir Starmer is promising a “great renewal” for the NHS as […]
Queen also strips royal patronages from duke, who will fight US sexual assault lawsuit as private citizen The Queen has sought to distance the monarchy from the Duke of York by stripping him of his military affiliations and royal patronages as the fallout from his sexual assault case continues. In […]
Warning circulated to MPs and peers about Christine Lee, accused of targeting parliamentarians An unprecedented security warning from MI5 was circulated to MPs and peers on Thursday that accused a lawyer, Christine Lee, of seeking to improperly influence parliamentarians on behalf of China’s ruling Communist party. It is the first […]
About 30 people said to have been at social events night before the Queen mourned her husband alone Staff inside Downing Street held two staff leaving events featuring alcohol, and one with loud music, on the evening before Prince Philip’s funeral in April last year, when such social contact remained […]
Concrete barrier must be moved from hard shoulder to central reservation, meaning overnight motorway closures The Operation Brock system installed to manage expected traffic chaos in Kent after Brexit will now itself cause a year of disruption as the barrier is moved from the edge to the middle of the […]
Schools with pupils from poorer backgrounds reported higher teacher absences and less capacity for cover The most deprived state schools in England have been hit much harder by staff absence with Covid, compared with those in better-off areas or private schools, according to a new survey of classroom teachers. The […]
Senior Tories call on PM to resign after Downing Street garden party admission Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s premiership was hanging in the balance as Conservative MPs began openly calling for his resignation after he admitted attending a garden party in lockdown, claiming he […]
Economy would get a major boost if people in most-deprived regions were as healthy as those in rich areas Endemic ill-health in England’s “left behind” neighbourhoods costs the country almost £30bn a year because people are often too ill to work and die earlier, a report claims. The cost of […]
Legal experts say Duke of York has ‘no good options left’ given risks of giving evidence in court or settling Prince Andrew faces the prospect of giving evidence in a high-profile trial after a New York judge refused to throw out a civil case over allegations he sexually assaulted Virginia […]