Families lament government’s failure to stock up on PPE and set up contact tracing as advised in 2016 exerciseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFamilies bereaved by Covid have expressed pain at revelations that a government ex…
Boris Johnson laughs off the Pandora papers as the super-rich’s cash rolls in
Western politicians seem complacent about or complicit in the iniquity of hidden wealthIt was a classic TV doorstep. After doing the morning media round, Boris Johnson emerged from a booth and set off with his minders across the main hall of the Conser…
Gove looks at cutting insurance costs to tackle building safety crisis
Housing secretary may also push developers to pay for repairs in signs of renewed push to fix problemAnalysis: bolder moves required as Gove tackles crisisMichael Gove is exploring how to cut soaring insurance premiums for homeowners hit by the buildin…
Former Tory minister James Brokenshire dies aged 53
Former Northern Ireland secretary and communities secretary, who had lung cancer, has diedThe former government minister and Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup James Brokenshire, who had lung cancer, has died aged 53, hisfamily have said in a st…
Tax hikes, empty shelves and fuel shortages – why do the Tories look so invincible? | Phil Burton-Cartledge
However badly Boris Johnson’s government performs, it will continue to benefit from older voters’ desire for certaintyAs Conservatives return home from their annual conference, they have good reasons to feel cheerful. Their national insurance increase …
Keir Starmer: universal credit cut is an attack on the poorest
Labour leader says Boris Johnson’s decision to remove £20 uplift comes at ‘worst possible time’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has been accused by Keir Starmer of “turning on the poorest” as Britain eases out o…
People want bold economic change – the tragedy is, Labour hasn’t realised this | Rachel Shabi
Why has Boris Johnson stolen the show in Britain when progressive parties are winning around the world?Boris Johnson’s speech to the Conservative party conference on Wednesday was full of hot air and tediously empty phrases. And yet, amid all the blust…
Ministers criticised for ‘haphazard’ Covid jab rollout for teenagers in England
Parents raise the alarm as Nadhim Zahawi admits he has no idea how many 12- to 15-year-olds have been vaccinatedMinisters have been accused of losing a grip on the Covid vaccination programme for teenagers with headteachers and parents describing a “ha…
Shapeshifting Tories have mastered playing to the crowd, while Labour fights itself | Owen Jones
As Boris Johnson mixes public investment with a culture war, Keir Starmer fails to offer a viable alternativeTo be a Tory is to be a shapeshifter. The Conservatives are one of the world’s most successful electoral forces because they are always attempt…
Boris Johnson’s ‘high wage’ agenda is taking the wind out of Labour’s sails | Larry Elliott
The PM thinks his interventionist approach to the economy is a winning formula. Without a coherent opposition, he could be rightThere’s nothing original about saying Britain needs a new economic model. Nor that poverty wages should be a thing of the pa…