Royals used secretive procedure to approve laws that gave special exemptions to Duchy of Cornwall The royal family has used a secretive procedure to vet three parliamentary acts that have prevented residents on Prince Charles’ estate from buying their own homes for decades, the Guardian can reveal. His £1bn Duchy […]
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Divided chamber finds process constitutional during emotional day as Democrats recount Capitol attack A divided US Senate voted to proceed with the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump after an emotional opening day in which the prosecution argued that the former president was singularly responsible for inciting the deadly […]
Temporary accommodation at Yarl’s Wood removal centre will not be used after criticism The Home Office has abandoned controversial plans to house nearly 200 asylum seekers in what campaigners have described as a “prison-style” camp on the site of an immigration removal centre. Government officials originally planned to move the […]
Royal College of Nursing survey found 15% of those polled remained unvaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tens of thousands of nurses across the UK have not had their first coronavirus vaccine, sparking fears that they could contract Covid-19 or infect patients. A Royal College of […]
Boris Johnson to announce new restrictions on UK arrivals to protect vaccine rollout Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists and senior MPs have renewed calls for sweeping border curbs to protect the UK’s vaccination programme against new variants as Boris Johnson prepared to introduce tougher measures […]
Exclusive: secretive procedure used to review laws ranging from Brexit trade deal to inheritance and land policy More than 1,000 laws have been vetted by the Queen or Prince Charles through a secretive procedure before they were approved by the UK’s elected members of parliament, the Guardian has established. The […]
Inside Culture host draws parallel between witch trials of the past and the online abuse she receives The academic and broadcaster Mary Beard has said she is frequently branded a witch in an attempt to discredit her and older women generally. Beard, who is professor of classics at the University […]
Open letter raises concerns public is being obstructed when requesting information from official files Editors of UK national newspapers are calling on the government to protect the Freedom of Information Act following criticism that the public are being unfairly obstructed when they seek to scrutinise the work of official organisations. […]
Oxford vaccine shown to have only limited effect against South African variant of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Leading vaccine scientists are calling for a rethink of the goals of vaccination programmes, saying that herd immunity through vaccination is unlikely to be possible because of […]
Monarch dispatched private solicitor to secure exemption from transparency law The Queen successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents discovered by the Guardian. A series of government memos unearthed in the National Archives reveal […]