Senior executives involved in global operation to thwart law enforcement, leaked files reveal Uber broke laws, duped police and built secret lobbying operation, leak reveals Senior executives at Uber ordered the use of a “kill switch” to prevent police and regulators from accessing sensitive data during raids on its offices […]
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Senior Tories say the former chancellor is the main focus of the ousted leader’s anger as bitter infighting breaks out Senior Tories accused Boris Johnson of trying to torpedo Rishi Sunak’s bid to succeed him as prime minister – and of refusing to leave No 10 with good grace – […]
Full spectrum of candidates are likely to come from almost every ideological wing of the party UK politics: live updates The Conservative leadership election appears to be wide open, with candidates from almost every ideological wing of the party. With one nation Tories and fiscal conservatives, Brexiters and remainers, there […]
HMRC alert raised as minister faces questions over offshore family trust that held shares worth £20m A “flag” was raised by officials over the financial affairs of the new chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, before he was promoted, the Observer can reveal. Civil servants in the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team […]
PM pushed candidate forward for role in City Hall while he was mayor of London, report claims Boris Johnson is facing new allegations he lobbied to get a job for a woman who claimed to be having a sexual relationship with him while he was London mayor. It is alleged […]
Prime minister only admitted last week to the meeting, held immediately after Nato summit Labour has called for an urgent Cabinet Office investigation into Boris Johnson’s meeting with an ex-KGB agent two days after attending a high-level Nato summit that focused on Russia. The deputy leader Angela Rayner and shadow […]
Former chancellor throws his hat into the ring in race to succeed Boris Johnson Politics live: latest updates Rishi Sunak described himself as a “serious candidate for serious times” as he kickstarted his campaign to become the UK’s next prime minister, with as many as 15 Conservative MPs expected to […]
Former cabinet ministers and prominent backbenchers are mulling a run to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Find out who bookmakers think are the most likely prospects Bookmakers have made rapid judgments on who they think the most likely candidates are in the Tory leadership race. In particular, odds have […]
Analysis: Labour leader must act fast to pin Johnson’s legacy and state of economy on entire Tory party Politics live – latest updates It took Keir Starmer three days to promise to resign if he was fined for breaking lockdown rules, after Durham police announced its investigation – but those […]
After Boris Johnson’s resignation, critics keen to lay blame at door of ‘too casual’ communications director When he walked into Downing Street five months ago as Boris Johnson’s communications director, Guto Harri drew attention to himself with an interview that described his new boss as “not a complete clown”. Now, […]