Legal targets on air pollution and wildlife proposed by government
Legal targets for air pollution and the abundance of wild species are among proposals being set out by the government.Ministers...
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Lord Speaker calls for ‘more robust’ appointment process for peers after Lord Lebedev row
The Lord Speaker has called for a more "robust" appointment process for peers after the SNP called for Lord Lebedev's...
PM calls on West to ‘take back control’ and end ‘addiction’ to Russian energy
Boris Johnson has called on Western nations to "take back control" of their energy supplies and end an "addiction" to...
20,000 sign up to house Ukraine refugees: How new scheme works, how to join and what’s involved
There will be no limit to the number of Ukrainian refugees who can come to the UK as they face their...
‘No one said it was inappropriate’: Gove defends PM meeting Russian oligarch MI6 was concerned about
Michael Gove said he was never told that he or Boris Johnson should not meet Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev...
JK Rowling accuses Starmer of ‘misrepresenting equalities law’ on trans women
JK Rowling has accused Sir Keir Starmer of misrepresenting equalities law after the Labour leader said that according to statute,...
Number 10 ‘put brakes on Home Office plans’ for more generous Ukrainian refugee offer
Downing Street put the brakes on Home Office initiatives to allow a bigger share of Ukrainians fleeing their homeland to...
Public hearings for COVID inquiry set to begin next year
Public hearings for the inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic are not set to begin until next...
Britons to be asked to welcome Ukrainian refugees into their homes
Britons will be able to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion under a new scheme.Defending the government...
Boris Johnson may now be safe as PM, but war and an economic crisis mean his job has never been harder
When Boris Johnson was deep in the quagmire of the partygate scandal, his rival Sir Keir Starmer said the country...
British troops must not go to Ukraine to fight and ‘take some selfies’, Armed Forces minister warns
Armed Forces minister James Heappey has warned serving British soldiers and veterans not to travel to fight in Ukraine. Mr...
Truss to warn West must ‘never again’ allow aggression like Putin’s ‘to grow unchecked’
Liz Truss will warn the West must "never again" allow aggression like Vladimir Putin's "to grow unchecked" - as the...
New UK visa centre in France will not accept walk-in applications from Ukrainian refugees
A visa centre being set up in northern France to assist Ukrainian refugees will not offer appointments or walk-in access,...
‘UK is a bit far’: Ukrainian refugees will want to stay ‘closer to their roots’, ambassador says
The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK has said he does not believe a huge number of refugees fleeing the country...
Criminal offence for any Russian plane to enter UK airspace, says transport secretary
The government has made it a criminal offence for any Russian aircraft to enter UK airspace.Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also...
New laws to help UK target Russian oligarchs sail through Commons
A new Economic Crime Bill to bolster the government's ability to target Russian oligarchs has been pushed through the Commons.The...
Boris Johnson defends UK support for Ukrainian refugees and says ‘nothing is off the table’
Boris Johnson has defended the UK's support for fleeing Ukrainian refugees and has said "nothing is off the table" when...
Boris Johnson to meet foreign leaders to build united front against Vladimir Putin
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mark Rutte of the Netherlands will visit Downing Street today for talks about the...
Ukraine conflict could last ‘months, if not years’, deputy PM warns
Ensuring Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine fails could take "months, if not years", the deputy prime minister has told Sky...
Boris Johnson says Putin sees no way out of Ukraine invasion ‘except to continue destruction’
Boris Johnson has said it appears Vladimir Putin sees no way out of the Ukraine invasion "except to continue with...