State department says dependents of staffers must leave the country amid growing tensions over Russia’s military buildup on the border The US government has ordered the families of all American personnel at the US embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. The state […]
Deputy PM promises ‘full transparency’ but says it is for Boris Johnson to decide how much detail is released to the public Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Raab has refused to confirm that the Sue Gray report on alleged Downing Street parties will be published […]
Committee report says draft bill is neither clear nor robust enough to tackle some harmful content The sharing of some of the most insidious images of child abuse will not be prevented by a new government bill that aims to the make the internet a safer place, MPs have said. […]
Security logs crucial to future of key staff as Sue Gray also ‘has details of new social event’ The senior civil servant investigating allegations of at least nine lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street has been given access to a detailed log of staff movements in and out of the building […]
Foreign Office claim of plot to install pro-Moscow government in Kyiv comes with scant detail The Foreign Office has said that it had exposed evidence of a plot to install a pro-Moscow government in Ukraine, and Boris Johnson promised to “ramp up pressure on Russia”, as his own domestic political […]
Bury South MP says former education secretary warned disloyalty over free school meals vote put new high school at risk Christian Wakeford has accused the former education secretary Gavin Williamson of threatening to withdraw funding for a school if he voted for a motion criticising the government over free school […]
Singer extends apologies and tears by FaceTime and social media after Covid delays to her residency dates Adele has personally apologised to fans after cancelling a series of highly anticipated shows in Las Vegas because of Covid production issues. The singer addressed disappointed concert-goers, some of who had travelled in […]
Mark Spencer says accusations are ‘completely false’ after Nusrat Ghani says she was told her faith made colleagues ‘uncomfortable’ Mark Spencer, the chief whip, has said a Conservative MP was referring to him when she accused a member of government of telling her she had been sacked from her ministerial […]
Labour and Lib Dems call for full transparency as it emerges Sue Gray’s report may just summarise findings No 10 parties inquiry: when will Sue Gray report and what happens next? Boris Johnson is facing calls to ensure all evidence on the Downing Street parties is published with the Sue […]
Unions warn against a rush back to workplaces as government departments told to return to ‘full occupancy’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Civil servants have been ordered to return to the office, with government departments told to rapidly get back to “full occupancy” after the lifting […]