Insiders tell of a Whitehall in panic mode and reveal virus spread far more widely than was acknowledged Westminster is an infectious place. A tiny germ of controversy or rebellion… »
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… »
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… »
The European Union (future relationship) bill needs to become law before the post-Brexit transition ends tomorrow night 11.04am GMT Ian Blackford, the SNP leader at Westminster, says when he saw… »
Move seen as political theatre as talks in Brussels continue, but may not preclude recall of MPs and peers MPs and peers will begin their Christmas break on Thursday evening,… »
Chancellor did not declare wife’s multimillion-pound share portfolio in register of interests The government ethics watchdog has been asked to assess whether the ministerial code was breached by Rishi Sunak… »
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Pressure will grow from Northern Research Group unless Rishi Sunak ‘opts for spending-led recovery’ MPs have suggested that a “north-south divide” in the Conservative party could be its “undoing” and… »
Labour leader tells Boris Johnson country is owed explanation of rationale behind key restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson must set out the scientific… »
News updates: PM rejects Starmer remark about widespread confusion; Speaker criticises government’s handling of emergency powers Rebel Tory MPs fail in bid to get more of a say on Covid… »
Exclusive: former minister convicted of perjury had grace-and-favour Westminster access The former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken was awarded a grace-and-favour parliamentary pass despite the House of Commons claiming that ex-MPs… »
Exclusive: FoI victory uncovers scale of grace and favour access enjoyed by 324 former MPs A “strategic counsel” for the lobbying firm Crosby Textor is among 324 former MPs who… »
Labour leader asks why PM sat on report showing government underestimated Russian threat Politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson has been asked why he “sat on” the intelligence and… »
Keir Starmer presses PM over scientists’ call for preparations for possible second wave Politics live – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has indicated he has not… »
Open letter in British Medical Journal urges ministers to take urgent action as lockdown eases in England Health leaders call for review of second wave risk Five children have died… »
Exclusive: PCS union may ballot members after MPs waiting to vote failed to keep distance from staff Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A union representing hundreds… »
News updates: 324 new deaths in the UK; death rate in England higher among BAME people; testing data ‘widely criticised and often mistrusted’ UK coronavirus death toll passes 50,000, latest… »
Official total now at to 35,341; UK facing ‘severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen’, says Rishi Sunak Excess deaths in UK reached almost 55,000 in early May,… »
Overall deaths in England and Wales in week up to 8 May were down for the third week in a row, at 12,657 Excess deaths in UK reached almost 55,000… »
Labour leader questions prime minister on excess deaths; chancellor Rishi Sunak warns of ‘significant recession’; death toll now 33,186 Exclusive: real care home death toll ‘double official figure’ UK economy… »
Michael Gove admits he only read key Exercise Cygnus pandemic planning report last week; Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds announce birth of baby; death tolls rise in England, Wales, NI… »
Latest on UK coronavirus crisis as part of a PPE consignment arrives and Keir Starmer quizzes Dominic Raab in Labour leader’s first PMQs Revealed: Private firm running UK PPE stockpile… »
A COMMONS vote on post-Brexit immigration laws could be delayed by weeks after fears over the security of online video conferencing app Zoom. MPs returning from their Easter break today… »
Rolling updates on all the UK developments including Jeremy Corbyn’s final PMQs as Labour leader Prince Charles tests positive for Covid-19 Coronavirus key questions: everything you need to know Businesses… »
House of Lords changes rules after warning BAME workers excluded from facilities for mostly-white peers Parliament has been accused of operating a form of apartheid after a report found that… »
Prime minister says it’s time to drop ‘old labels of leave and remain’, but Labour will oppose bill Latest politics news – live updates Boris Johnson has called on the… »
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including parliamentary Labour party meeting for first time since election Johnson’s speech to MPs PM: this parliament ‘vast improvement on predecessor’ Sturgeon’s speech… »
Legal block on finalising deal after 2020 removes safety net below negotiations with EU Boris Johnson will attempt to mark his election promise to “get Brexit done” by writing into… »
Legal block on finalising deal after 2020 removes safety net below negotiations with EU Boris Johnson will attempt to mark his election promise to “get Brexit done” by writing into… »
Bite back, Boris BORIS Johnson must fight back against an arrogant, toxic Remainer elite taking a sledgehammer to our democracy. They are coming for him at every turn — with… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
Angela Rayner expected to get significant new role after backlash following her removal as party chair • Elections 2021 live – latest news and reaction Keir Starmer is expected to… »
