Analysis: Civil servant’s frustration at being asked to hold back is apparent but she gets across a damning verdict Politics live: latest updates It’s not the version of the report Sue Gray had intended to publish, but her 12-page “update” on more than a dozen Downing Street parties could be […]
From ‘failures of leadership’ to the misuse of the No 10 garden and the ‘excessive consumption of alcohol’ Read Sue Gray’s report Today’s politics news – live updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sue Gray’s edited report on alleged lockdown-breaking parties in government is relatively brief (only 12 pages) but […]
Reading Sue Gray’s interim report, it’s hard to believe that the people who made the law had obeyed the law The interim findings of a report by the civil servant Sue Gray are damning of the culture at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government. Ms Gray cited “failures of leadership […]
PM hopes to move on from parties scandal with plans to make it easier to scrap EU laws and tackle cost of living crisis Boris Johnson will attempt to seize back control of the government agenda this week with a policy blitz, a Brexit bill and flying visit to Ukraine, […]
Extrajudicial killings allegedly carried out despite Taliban assurances of safety for those linked to previous leadership or foreign forces The United Nations says it has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 members of the ousted Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been […]
Canterbury MP has accused party’s whips of doing little to protect her from what she called ‘obsessive harassment’ The MP Rosie Duffield is expected to decide imminently whether to quit Labour, after accusing the party’s whips of doing little to protect her from what she called “obsessive harassment”. The MP […]
GambleAware also finds traffic to online casino and bingo sites popular with women peaks in winter Up to a million women are at risk of being harmed by gambling, according to a study that found that traffic to online casino and bingo sites popular with women peaks in the winter […]
No 10 announces bill to change status of EU law in legal framework but critics say leaving bloc has already led to billions in expenses Boris Johnson has announced plans for legislation to make it easier to rip up EU regulations and protections, amid criticism from Conservative MPs that the […]
Lisa Nandy slams claim of boost for 20 towns, saying ‘new’ fund for poorer areas is recycled pledge The government has been accused of trying to manipulate announcements on extra funding for poorer parts of the UK in a desperate attempt to save Boris Johnson’s premiership. An extraordinary row blew […]
Boris Johnson said the UK would send extra land, air and sea forces to support the defence of alliance nations The UK has offered to deploy land, air and sea forces to bolster the defence of Nato countries on their northern and eastern borders as tensions over Russia’s military ambitions […]