Marcelo Queiroga sat close to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss at New York meetingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Brazilian health minister, Marcelo Queiroga, has tested positive for Covid and gone into isolation, 24 hours af…
Britain’s hopes of early post-Brexit trade deal with US appear dashed
Little likelihood of progress on free-trade agreement as Biden focuses attention elsewhere, say insidersBritain’s hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal with the US have all but evaporated barring a dramatic change of heart from Joe Biden, it emerged on Tue…
Can Boris Johnson’s new faces help him deliver on old promises?
The Tory leader’s reshuffle was ruthless but the challenge is to create a post-Covid recovery and prove ‘levelling up’ and ‘global Britain’ aren’t mere slogansFor ministers who trooped into Downing Street on Wednesday it was hardly the warmest of welc…
The Observer view on Anglo-French relations | Observer editorial
The exclusion of France from the Aukus pact leaves the UK at risk of further isolation after BrexitFrance’s extraordinary decision to recall its ambassadors to the US and Australia reflects deep anger over its exclusion from the secretly negotiated Auk…
Who is on the move in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle?
What we know so far about who is in and who is out of key positions in the UK governmentCabinet reshuffle – live updatesA reshuffle of Boris Johnson’s cabinet is under way. Here’s what we know so far of who is in and out of key positions. Continue read…
Gavin Williamson: a man too stupid even for a Boris Johnson cabinet | John Crace
PM’s reshuffle prizes uselessness above all with new jobs for the likes of Truss, Gove and DorriesThings were even worse than they seemed. Liz Truss was looking positively chipper on the frontbench ahead of prime minister’s questions. Someone in No 10 …
We’ve had a reshuffle, but no change of direction for this hapless government | Polly Toynbee
The fall guys have been skewered, but the key problems remain at the top with Boris Johnson himself Will this reshuffle make a scrap of difference? Of course not. The most damaged of the prime minister’s dented shields of inadequates are out, to be rep…
Ian Botham appointed UK trade ambassador to Australia
Former England cricketer and crossbench peer will ‘bat for business down under’, says Liz TrussIan Botham, the former England cricketer and crossbench peer, has been appointed a UK trade ambassador to Australia, the government has announced.He is one o…
‘A perfect storm’: UK beet growers fear Brexit threatens their future
They produce half the country’s sugar needs, but expect new trade deals to make their tough situation worseIn a field in Norfolk, the sight of lush green leaves sprouting from the soil are giving farmer Ed Lankfer cause for optimism. “I think this is o…