Tory staffers discouraged from signing letter calling for ‘pestminster’ reform
Tory staffers have come under pressure not to sign a letter calling for more stringent checks on those wishing to...
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Texts about alleged Carrie Johnson lockdown party expected to be used in PM inquiry
A minister has said it is "not immediately obvious" an investigation is needed into allegations that Carrie Johnson held a...
Brandon Lewis, Mick Lynch & Kira Rudik
Interviews with Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch and Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik.There are discussions about...
PM accused of acting like a ‘tinpot despot’ over partygate cover-up claims
Boris Johnson is facing twin allegations of a partygate cover-up, with opposition leaders accusing him of "behaving like a tinpot...
PM poised to mark Platinum Jubilee celebrations with post-Brexit pledge to bring back pounds and ounces
Boris Johnson is poised to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a post-Brexit pledge to bring back pounds and ounces...
Drip feed of no confidence letters in PM as pressure grows after Sue Gray report
A drip feed of no confidence letters in Boris Johnson has continued as pressure grows following the Sue Gray report...
‘Vile racist’ found guilty of sending leading Labour MP David Lammy death threat
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he will not be silenced by the far right after a "vile racist"...
Sunak says inflation impact of cost of living help ‘minimal’ as he tells wealthy: let’s give our £400 rebate to charity
Rishi Sunak has said cost of living support delivering hundreds of pounds to every household will have a "minimal impact"...
Why Rishi Sunak’s dream budget may be forever out of sight so long as Boris Johnson’s PM
Rishi Sunak, a devotee of Nigel Lawson, believes in a smaller state, curbing borrowing, lower taxes and combating inflation. Yet again,...
‘Officers acted with integrity’: Met Police chief defends partygate investigation
The Met Police acted with "integrity" during its partygate investigation and officers made decisions "based on the facts and were...
All the pictures published in the Sue Gray report
Images of Boris Johnson with a beer in his hand have emerged in Sue Gray's damning report of Downing Street...
‘I wasn’t there’: PM ‘surprised and disappointed’ at partygate revelations
Boris Johnson has said he "briefly attended" Downing Street lockdown gatherings but didn't know at the time that they "went...
MPs should be banned from giving paid parliamentary advice – report
MPs should be banned from giving paid parliamentary advice or consultancy services, a long-awaited report into MP standards has recommended.It...
Rail strike could cause ‘heart attack’ to industry already on life support, transport secretary warns
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has warned that a national rail strike could give a "heart attack" to a network already...
‘Serious failures’ of Afghanistan evacuation lowered UK’s global standing – as Foreign Office boss faces calls to resign
The "serious systemic failures" of the Afghanistan evacuation by the Foreign Office lowered the UK's global standing, a cross-party group...
Windfall tax cannot be ruled out amid ‘extraordinary’ cost of living pressure says Treasury minister
Energy companies have been told by the government that "all options are on the table" if they do not reinvest...
Minister unable to say who requested meeting between PM and Sue Gray over partygate report
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said he does not know who requested a meeting between the prime minister and Sue...
Minister reveals he was thrown in pond by bullies – after ‘sickening’ incident that saw boy lose finger
The education secretary says an alleged bullying incident in which an 11-year-old boy lost a finger is "sickening" - as...
Patel to urge MPs to stop using ‘mob rule’ and support new policing powers
Home Secretary Priti Patel will tell MPs "we do not make policy through mob rule" as she urges them to...
Sue Gray’s team reject claim she initiated meeting with PM over partygate report
Suggestions a meeting with the prime minister had been initiated by Sue Gray to discuss her long-awaited report into lockdown-breaking...
