Police send more than 100 questionnaires and begin interviews over Downing Street parties
Detectives investigating allegations of breaches of COVID rules in Downing Street and Whitehall have sent questionnaires to more than 100...
Politics
Labour to force emergency vote on workers’ rights after P&O shock sackings
Labour will force an emergency vote in parliament to demand the government takes action to outlaw the so-called fire and...
Rishi Sunak defends Johnson comparing Ukraine war to Brexit vote
Rishi Sunak has said sanctions against Russia "are not cost free" for British people and he cannot completely protect them...
Whitehall memo ‘tried to justify P&O Ferries’ sacking of 800 workers’
A memo sent across Whitehall before P&O Ferries sacked 800 of its staff tried to justify the decision, a newspaper...
Putin in a ‘panic’ over revolution in Moscow as he seeks to ‘snuff out’ freedom in Ukraine, says PM
Vladimir Putin is in "a total panic" about a revolution in Moscow which is why he is trying "so brutally...
Downing Street partygate scandal is trivial ‘fluff’, says Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg has dismissed the row over parties held during lockdown in Downing Street and across Whitehall as trivial "fluff".Speaking...
Tories face moment of acute political danger as voters feel effect of economic pessimism
As the chancellor prepares to deliver the Spring Statement next week, polling suggests confidence in the Conservative Party's handling of...
Beth Rigby Interviews… Gary Neville
This week, the pundit, coach and former player talks to Beth Rigby about what he says are big questions about...
Govt reviews links with P&O after ‘wholly unacceptable’ and ‘insensitive’ sacking of 800 staff
The government is reviewing its contracts with P&O after the ferry company's "wholly unacceptable" and "insensitive" sacking of 800 staff...
Crackdown on ‘lawfare’ from oligarchs promised by PM
Boris Johnson has vowed a further crackdown on oligarchs and the super-rich by promising to curb their abuse of the...
PM doesn’t say whether he reached oil deal on Saudi trip – and insists human rights talks will remain ‘private’
Boris Johnson has declined to say whether his trip to Saudi Arabia will result in a boost to the kingdom's...
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...
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...
