Embattled Tory party chair reveals he made ‘careless but not deliberate’ error over multimillion-pound share sale Nadhim Zahawi was battling to save his political career on Saturday night after he finally admitted reaching a tax settlement with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) following an “error” over a controversial multimillion-pound shareholding […]
News
Move follows bishops’ refusal to back gay marriage while blessings to be on voluntary basis for clergy Sandi Toksvig has said she will be meeting the archbishop of Canterbury for coffee, after bishops this week refused to back gay marriage but said civil partnerships could be blessed in church. “Quick […]
Students beaten and thrown out of dormitories amid crackdown on protests against President Dina Boluarte Scores of police raided a Lima university on Saturday, smashing down the gates with an armoured vehicle, firing teargas and detaining more than 200 people who had come to the Peruvian capital to take part […]
More than 3,000 people protest on estate of Alexander Darwall after his court victory ends right to wild camp in England More than 3,000 people joined one of the UK’s largest ever countryside access protests on Saturday on the Dartmoor estate of a wealthy landowner who won a case ending […]
Radical reforms needed to tackle waiting times, says former health secretary Patients should be charged for GP appointments and A&E visits, Sajid Javid has said, as he called the present model of the NHS “unsustainable”. The former health secretary said “extending the contributory principle” should be part of radical reforms […]
‘Brief error of judgment’ captured while PM was recording Instagram video in back of moving car Rishi Sunak has become the second sitting prime minister in history – and in the last 12 months – to be fined by the police after he received a fixed-penalty notice for not wearing […]
Claim over sum imposed by HMRC likely to raise further questions for Conservative party chair The Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, agreed to pay a penalty to HMRC as part of a seven-figure settlement over his tax affairs, the Guardian has been told. The former chancellor, who still attends the […]
Minister selected by Labour party to succeed Jacinda Ardern after her shock resignation on Thursday A new prime minister for New Zealand has been chosen by the Labour party after the shock resignation of Jacinda Ardern on Thursday. Chris Hipkins – the minister for education and policing, and one of […]
Research reveals attitudes that could be contributing to the 1.6% charge rate in rape cases Government-funded researchers have uncovered “striking” evidence that rape myths – such as the belief that a woman’s behaviour plays a part in her rape – are believed by police officers investigating allegations of the crime. […]
Ardern says she slept soundly ‘for the first time in a long time,’ as colleagues in New Zealand deplore her treatment as prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said she slept soundly after her shock resignation “for the first time in a long time”, as speculation grows that abuse and threats […]