Sylvie Bermann, France’s UK ambassador during Brexit vote, assesses PM’s pandemic handling alongside Donald Trump Boris Johnson is “an unrepentant and inveterate liar” who feels he is not subject to… »
DfE report says attainment gap may have been widened by pandemic; MPs told that only 150 people a day go into mandatory hotel quarantine Johnson pledges more Covid support in… »
Exclusive: chief medical officer is said to be ‘very unhappy’ with plans for all children to go back to class on 8 March A row has broken out over Boris… »
Latest updates: PM hopes to offer dates for sectors to reopen ‘if we possibly can’; case rates fall in nearly 95% of UK local authorities First travellers arrive at Covid… »
Backbenchers’ calls dismissed but clamour for a more fixed schedule seems set to increase Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Downing Street is pushing back against pressure… »
The Labour leader is being urged to hold Boris Johnson to account for the damage being caused by his flawed trade deal with the EU Labour leader Keir Starmer is… »
Poll support grows for government’s action as Johnson to announce that Britain is on course to hit 15 million inoculation target Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage… »
Prime minister says priority is to reopen schools on 8 March once 15m in priority groups vaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has said… »
Boris Johnson moves ahead of Keir Starmer as the person seen as the best prime minister The Conservatives have regained the lead against Labour in the latest Opinium poll for… »
Schools in England will not return immediately after half-term; arrivals from South Africa and South America will face mandatory quarantine Boris Johnson hopes schools in England will reopen from 8… »
Cross-party group sign joint letter after inquest into death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah City mayors representing more than 17 million people across the UK are urging Boris Johnson to commit… »
Measure would be an ‘effective closure of our borders’, the airline industry says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is expected to sign off sweeping… »
PM warns B117 may increase death rate as well as being up to 70% more transmissible Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The new UK coronavirus variant… »
Latest updates: percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 remained high but decreased slightly in week ending 16 January Data shows slight fall in people testing positive in England Foreign… »
No 10 wary of talking about easing restrictions as infection rate remains high Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson raised fears that tough Covid restrictions… »
Latest updates: Jenny Harries says schools likely to reopen sooner in areas with dropping infection rates English schools may reopen regionally, medical chief suggests Covid-related care home deaths in England… »
Latest news: Dido Harding facing questions from public accounts committee; UK records 599 further Covid deaths and 37,535 cases Scrap benefits cut to stop millions falling into poverty, PM told… »
Thinktank adds to pressure on PM from opposition to extend £20-a-week universal credit uplift Boris Johnson cannot claim to be “levelling up” the UK if he persists with a planned… »
All foreign arrivals will also have to quarantine in toughening of measures in response to new strains Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has announced… »
Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s plan to test millions of pupils a week in disarray after concerns raised Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s plans to test… »
Latest updates: UK also records 62,322 more cases in new record; MPs debate lockdown; education secretary confirms England exams cancelled GCSEs, A-Levels and Sats scrapped in England this year Johnson… »
PM says lifting lockdown is subject to ‘lots of caveats’ as figures show 1m people in England have Covid Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain could… »
Minister says time needed for vaccine to take effect means restrictions cannot definitely be lifted in mid-February Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The third national lockdown… »
Boris Johnson says restrictions will last at least seven weeks, with schools closing until February half-term Coronavirus – latest updates England lockdown: what are the new Covid restrictions? England will… »
Latest updates: Johnson to make TV address this evening; Welsh lockdown restrictions set to last for whole of January Scotland to go into full lockdown at midnight, Sturgeon announces Boris… »
Local authorities scramble to delay return to classrooms amid rising coronavirus infection rates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Parents face more disruption and uncertainty as local… »
Prime minister says he is ‘fully reconciled’ to prospect of stricter measures in England in weeks ahead Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has raised… »
Amid confusion for lorry drivers in Kent, logistics firms call for greater transparency to help lessen disruption Ministers are facing demands for more honesty and transparency over any logjams at… »
Boris Johnson largely ignores Brexit in New Year message to focus on toll of Covid and ‘the grimness of 2020’ Four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum… »
Prime minister thanks MPs and peers after Queen gives royal assent to bill redrawing ties with EU How did your MP vote? Labour frontbenchers quit after defying Starmer on deal… »
Rights group has been under pressure to condemn past statements by Kremlin critic Amnesty International has said it will cease calling Alexei Navalny a “prisoner of conscience”, following pressure to… »
Labour leader has faced backlash after saying he would oppose any new tax on business in budget Keir Starmer is under pressure to back future rises in corporation tax after… »
