Tory MP denies wrongdoing after getting £20,000 from COVID testing firm he recommended
Former Tory minister Liam Fox has strongly denied any wrongdoing after receiving a donation from a COVID testing firm he...
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£1.1bn of COVID small business loans identified as fraud
A total of £1.1bn of government loans given to small businesses during the pandemic have been classified as fraud so...
More shelter beds promised as part of strategy to end rough sleeping
Thousands of beds in shelters and new supported living accommodation in England will be provided as part of a strategy...
Voting ends in Conservative leadership race – with winner to be announced on Monday
Voting in the Conservative leadership contest has ended, with the party's next leader to be announced on Monday.After a long...
Removal vans outside No 10 as Boris Johnson prepares to bid farewell
Removal vans have been pictured outside No 10 as Boris Johnson prepares to depart as prime minister.Just a few hours...
Court would find probe into whether PM lied over partygate ‘unlawful’
A probe into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament over the partygate scandal would be found "unlawful" by a court,...
Will the next PM call an early general election? History suggests they might | Adam Boulton
Whether it is Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak who becomes Conservative leader on Monday, they will be the third in...
UK, US and rest of G7 agree price cap on Russian oil to choke Putin’s war machine
G7 finance ministers have agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil exports in an effort to limit funding...
Extinction Rebellion protesters superglue themselves around Speaker’s chair in Commons
Eight people have been arrested after Extinction Rebellion protesters superglued themselves around the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons...
Extinction Rebellion protesters superglue themselves to Speaker’s Chair in Commons
Extinction Rebellion protesters have superglued themselves to the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons and padlocked their necks to...
Boris Johnson’s official plane used for ‘boozy jolly’ over the UK, report claims
The prime minister's official jet was used for a "boozy jolly" by civil servants, according to a report.Sky News understands...
PM and allies launch legal fightback against ‘witch-hunt’ over partygate
Boris Johnson and his allies have launched a legal fightback against a Commons inquiry into claims he lied to parliament...
It would cost £157bn for Liz Truss to meet her defence spending pledge, new analysis reveals
A Liz Truss government will likely need to grow the Armed Forces by more than 40,000 military personnel and spend...
Voting closes in the Tory leadership contest today, and some party members are feeling apprehensive
It's just a few hours until voting closes in the Conservative leadership contest - bringing an end to a long...
Sexual misconduct allegations revealed against cabinet minister and top No 10 aide
A cabinet minister and a top Number 10 aide serve at the heart of Boris Johnson's government despite allegations of...
The stories people have been, and still are, afraid to tell
It was an accusation of sexual assault that ultimately brought down Boris Johnson's government.Click here to subscribe to The Open...
Our phone was cut off months at a time – Starmer reveals family’s struggles to pay bills as a child
Sir Keir Starmer has revealed his family had their phone cut off for "months at a time" when he was...
‘No one should be cut off because they can’t afford energy bills’
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has told Sky News that nobody should be cut off this winter because they can't pay their...
Truss promises no energy rationing – but Sunak warns ‘we shouldn’t rule anything out’
Liz Truss has pledged that there would be no energy rationing if she were to become the next prime minister...
‘A man one could do business with’: How Gorbachev became a friend of UK leaders
Mikhail Gorbachev was courted by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s as she plotted the ending of the Cold War and...
