Lord Frost’s frustrated exit is yet another blow for PM struggling for control of his governmentBoris Johnson was dealt another major blow to his leadership on Saturday night as it emerged that the man overseeing Brexit was resigning from the cabinet.W…
UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face up to 2m daily Covid infections as Omicron spreads
Deaths could hit 6,000 a day and delaying restrictions until New Year will cut effectiveness, say Sage expertsRead more: is there any good news at all on Omicron?The scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant was laid bare by government scientist…
Covid live: Thailand to speed up booster jab roll-out; SA president Ramaphosa has ‘mild symptoms’ after positive Covid test
Thailand halves to three months time between administering second shot and a booster; 69 year-old South African president tested positive for Covid-19 on SundayFauci urges Americans to get Covid booster as US nears 800,000 deathsNew Zealand investigate…
Government faces Tory backbench revolt over plan B Covid measures
Dozens of Conservative MPs threaten to rebel or abstain next week as Johnson struggles with fallout from No 10 party scandalDowning Street is facing a damaging revolt over planned Covid restrictions after dozens of Tory backbenchers threatened to rebel…
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The Guardian view on the Downing Street inquiry: serious not a sham | Editorial
The cabinet secretary must be kept under pressure to protect the public interest and the rule of law not the prime ministerIt is extremely tempting to dismiss the inquiry into last year’s Downing Street Christmas parties as a phoney exercise that will …
Covid live: people in Scotland urged to cancel Christmas parties; UK reports another 50,867 cases and 148 deaths
People and businesses in Scotland been urged not to go ahead with parties; UK daily case tally remains above 50,000South African Covid cases up 255% in a week as Omicron spreadsStricter measures than plan B may be needed to stop Omicron in UKItalian w…
MPs press for new investigation into Boris Johnson flat refurbishment
Watchdog urged to start inquiry after Electoral Commission report raises questions about whether PM misled his ethics adviserBoris Johnson could face sanctions involving suspension from the House of Commons as MPs piled pressure on the standards commis…
No 10’s sickening insult to all those who made sacrifices | Letters
Readers respond to the leaked video showing Downing Street officials joking about a Christmas party during last year’s lockdownMy initial reaction to hearing of the Christmas party and the fake news briefing was feeling as if I had been kicked in the s…
‘Gathering’ storm: ministers’ party pieces fail to convince | John Crace
Sajid Javid and Mike Ellis both claim nothing untoward happened at events that did not take placeThe day off didn’t seem to have done much to improve Sajid Javid’s mood. The health secretary had cancelled his slots on the Wednesday morning media round …