Officials working with global suppliers to avoid European gas crisis if flow from Russia is cut as Biden says he would consider personal sanctions against Putin The US has helped prepare for the diversion of natural gas supplies from around the world to Europe in the event that the flow […]
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MPs and experts demand immediate action after shock resignation of minister over £4.3bn Covid loans fraud bill MPs and anti-corruption experts have warned that the UK government must not delay long-awaited measures to tackle economic crime, after a minister resigned over the government’s failure to prevent more than £4.3bn in […]
Premiership under threat as MPs see official report that has now triggered police investigation Boris Johnson is braced for the most perilous 48 hours of his premiership, with exasperated Conservative MPs due to see an official report into Downing Street parties that has now triggered a criminal inquiry. The Metropolitan […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”. […]