Boris Johnson dogged by scandal amid calls for all evidence to be passed to standards commissionerBoris Johnson faces a further headache over the scandal surrounding the funding of his Downing Street flat refurbishment after Labour demanded the finding…
Home Office intervenes over spate of alleged spikings on nights out
Police asked to give urgent update on inquiries into reports of women being drugged via drinks or needlesThe home secretary has requested an urgent update from police on investigations into a spate of reports of women having their drink spiked or being…
Boris Johnson’s conference speech: what he said and what he meant
The PM aimed to buoy Tory activists despite concerns over inflation and national insuranceTory conference – live updatesBoris Johnson let the bombast flow as he delivered a speech designed to buoy Tory activists despite their nerves about the forthcomi…
Supply chain crisis could last months admits PM but fuel situation ‘improving’
Labour accuses PM of ‘reducing the country to chaos’ with cars continuing to queue and fights breaking outBritain’s supply chain strain could last until after Christmas, Boris Johnson has admitted as he urged motorists to stop panic-buying fuel by insi…
Unions urge Commons Speaker to take tougher line on unmasked MPs
Ministers and backbenchers criticised for unwillingness to take basic measures to help protect staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is facing calls to urge MPs to wear masks in the cha…
West Midlands mayor tells PM: ‘Red wall voters want to see delivery’
Andy Street says the region’s new Tory voters need concrete policies to match Boris Johnson’s ‘levelling up’ pledgeBoris Johnson has been urged by one of the most senior Conservative figures outside London to match the symbolism of his “levelling up” p…
UK health department plan for return to office working put on hold
Exclusive: DHSC scraps timetable requiring civil servants to be in offices for up to eight days a month from SeptemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSajid Javid’s health department has abandoned plans to end civil servants’…
Anger as Boris Johnson does not isolate after staffer’s positive Covid test
Exclusive: PM continued tour of Scotland despite at times being ‘side-by-side’ with official, source saysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is facing mounting anger after it emerged he continued with a tour of Sco…
Covid: what is changing for fully vaccinated travellers to England?
We examine the new regulations regarding quarantine, testing and proving inoculation after 2 AugustCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people living outside the UK will be allowed quarantine-free entry following the …
Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker ‘may be blocked’
Post-Brexit trade advisor Tony Abbott ‘heartened’ by review into takeover of Newport Wafer FabBoris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as the…