Prime minister says he thought party was a ‘work event’ but concedes he should have stopped the gathering on 20 May 2020Boris Johnson admits attending Downing Street party during lockdownNo 10 lockdown garden party: Boris Johnson’s apology in fullResig…
Johnson fumbles and flails under pressure from Rayner| john crace
At the first PMQ of the year, faced with tough questioning by Labour’s deputy leader, the prime minister threw truth to the windsIt’s an ill wind and all that. With Keir Starmer testing positive for Covid for the second time in a matter of months, it w…
UK Covid live: pre-departure tests for travellers to England to be scrapped; 194,747 new cases reported
From 4am on Friday pre-departure tests no longer required for people arriving in England as UK records second highest number of daily casesAlmost 200,000 new Covid cases reported in UKFollow-up PCRs after positive LFT to be suspended in EnglandTravel s…
Keir Starmer to unveil plan to build on Labour’s poll lead momentum
Leader will accuse PM of treating politics like ‘a branch of the entertainment industry’ in speechKeir Starmer will launch his plan to maintain the momentum of Labour’s poll lead in the runup to the next election, accusing Boris Johnson of losing voter…
Keir Starmer is making headway, but has he got enough to worry the Tories? | Anne McElvoy
With a seven-point poll lead and a bolstered shadow cabinet, the Labour leader is finally making his markIf champagne socialism did not have such a bad rap, there should be a decent bottle or two open at Keir Starmer’s place this new year weekend. The …
The Observer view on UK politics in 2022 | Observer editorial
It’s too early to write off Boris Johnson, but the prime minister is definitely on the ropesThe contrast between the upbeat tone of the prime minister’s new year message and the political cloud hanging over him as he goes into 2022 could not be starker…
UK politics live: PM’s social care plan ‘about helping very well off’, says former Tory pensions minister
Latest updates: Ros Altmann says plan only helps the wealthy, MPs are due to vote on social care proposals tonightBoris Johnson praises Peppa Pig and loses place in rambling speechUK minister refuses to rule out people having to sell homes to fund care…
MPs should not use personal companies to avoid tax, says Starmer
Labour leader’s comments come after an investigation had found that at least 10 MPs had done soKeir Starmer has indicated he would bar MPs from using personal companies to reduce the tax they pay on second jobs, saying he would stop any Labour MPs from…
PMQs: Keir Starmer calls Boris Johnson ‘a coward, not a leader’ amid bad-tempered questions over sleaze – live
Latest updates: prime minister faces question in Commons before standards debate laterKeir Starmer calls Boris Johnson ‘a coward, not a leader’ in PMQs clashMPs should be able to do 10-15 hours in second jobs a week, says ministerMichael Gove backer wo…
Boris Johnson questioned over online safety and extremism at PMQs – UK politics live
Latest updates: PM says online harms bill will include criminal sanctions for allowing ‘foul content’ onlineBoris Johnson promises online harms bill debate before ChristmasCoronavirus – latest global updatesDame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police c…