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Wrong to label Extinction Rebellion as extremists, says Home Office adviser
Peer at odds with Priti Patel over climate activists on eve of more protestsA government extremism adviser has admitted during a private meeting that it is wrong to label Extinction Rebellion (XR) supporters as “extreme”, despite the home secretary, Pr…
Why reshuffle-shy Boris Johnson is reluctant to sack ministers
Analysis: Dominic Raab is saved for now but enters ministerial limbo ahead of PM’s long-awaited shake-up of top teamDominic Raab appears to have been saved this week by Boris Johnson’s exceptionally high threshold for sacking ministers. For now, the fo…
We’re paying the price of the UK government’s herd immunity policy | Letter
The legacy of Boris Johnson’s initial approach to the pandemic can be measured in lives needlessly lost and ruined, says Michael RosenYour report on US officials’ reaction to Boris Johnson’s initial coronavirus policy, to aim for herd immunity (Trump t…
9,000 Covid cases linked to Euro 2020 games in mass events scheme
Study paper says England’s progress to final ‘generated a significant risk to public health across the UK’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 9,000 Covid infections were linked to Euro 2020 football games monitored for…
UK imposes sanctions on seven Russians over Navalny poisoning
FCDO says the individuals, said to be FSB members, will be subject to travel bans and asset freezesSanctions have been imposed on seven Russian nationals accused of involvement in the nerve agent poisoning of the key Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the …
Johnson’s Tories seem to defy reality – but Labour’s ‘realistic’ politics isn’t working | Andy Beckett
Effective politics promises to change who has power, not just manage it more competentlyThe ongoing disaster in Afghanistan is only the latest fiasco to provoke fury at the unseriousness of Boris Johnson’s government. In fact, for the past 20 years Bri…
Nine in 10 in UK still wearing masks despite end of Covid controls
ONS data suggests some Covid-enforced changes to daily life will remain after pandemic subsidesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAbout nine in 10 people in the UK are still wearing face coverings at least some of the time desp…
‘The hypocrisy is nauseating’: Wes Streeting on state school arts cuts
Shadow child poverty secretary wants all pupils to have access to arts education after decade of Tory cutsWes Streeting can’t claim to be his inner-city comp’s most famous alumni. That claim goes to the Hollywood actor John Boyega who, like the shadow …
SNP and Scottish Greens confirm power-sharing deal in historic moment for Greens
Agreement means Greens will be in power for first time in UK with two ministerial roles for partyThe Scottish National party and the Scottish Greens have confirmed a power-sharing agreement, ushering the Green party into government for the first time i…