Prime minister’s words a slapdown for culture secretary claiming BBC has ‘bias and nepotism’ problemsBoris Johnson said he believed the BBC would “be around for a long time to come”, in a view contrasting with that of his culture secretary, Nadine Dorr…
Welcome to the Tory conference: this year staged in the Soviet-Union-on-Thames | Marina Hyde
There’s plenty of talk about the ‘British Renaissance’ – and no mention of little things like empty shelves and fuel shortagesExperience wonder this autumn as we head for Tory conference, where, according to Lord Frost, the “British Renaissance has beg…
Boris Johnson makes dig at Tony Blair while ducking questions over Pandora papers – video
Boris Johnson has laughed off questions about Conservative donors being named in the Pandora papers. The prime minister said he would ‘have a look’ at the allegations – and then made a dig at Tony BlairTories facing calls to return cash from donors nam…
The Guardian view on tax havens: bring them to heel | Editorial
The Pandora papers prove that secrecy jurisdictions and their super-rich clients are still running rings around the rest of usFive years after the Panama papers exposed the vast scale of offshore banking and business services via the activities of the …
The Conservative conference shows a party in denial while all around is crisis | Polly Toynbee
The Tories call it a ‘period of adjustment’. But the shortages, price hikes, and this week’s universal credit cut, will force them to face realityThe Tory party conference seems to be floating along in a sea of delusion. Outside their cocooned security…
Tories facing calls to return cash from donors named in Pandora papers
Ministers forced to answer string of questions about Tory donors’ alleged links to corruptionPandora papers news and reaction – live updatesSee all of our Pandora papers coverageThe Conservative party conference was on Monday engulfed in a growing scan…
We cannot stand by as the Tories quietly erase all checks on power | Letters
Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article on how Boris Johnson is rigging the system and trampling over democratic normsJonathan Freedland has probably written his most important opinion piece (In plain sight, Boris Johnson is rigging the system …
Major Tory donor advised on Uzbekistan deal later found to be $220m bribe
Leak shows Mohamed Amersi helped firm with what it later accepted was ‘corrupt payment’ to then Uzbek ruler’s daughterA major Conservative party donor who funded Boris Johnson’s campaign to become prime minister advised on the structure of a deal that …
Tetchy Boris tries to play down shortages as bumps on the Brexit road | John Crace
There had definitely been small print, it’s just that no one had got round to reading itRejoice. Queues at petrol stations. Food shortages. Gas price rises. If you thought they were a sign of the country falling apart then think again. They’re actually…
Ben Jennings: Boris Johnson, the great leveller
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