Government has prioritised rescue of current scholars but estimated 70 alumni are still in countryA group of former Chevening scholars have accused the British government of abandoning them in Afghanistan, where they say their lives are at grave risk f…
Youth services in England and Wales ‘face being decimated’
Calls for more funding and 50,000 new workers and volunteers to meet steep rise in demand during CovidYouth leaders are calling for the recruitment of an additional 50,000 youth workers and volunteers to meet a tripling in levels of need during the pan…
Boris Johnson is stealing Labour’s clothes? He’ll sell you a bridge too | Aditya Chakrabortty
Austerity for the poor, favours for the rich, and not a penny on frontline social care – this is truest blueNaughty Boris! You know the line and its intonation. There goes the prime minister, tearing into the tenets of Toryism with the same puppyish fe…
Boris Johnson lays groundwork for general election with ruthless reshuffle
Cabinet reshuffle clears out failing ministers and rewards those with positive publicityWho’s in, who’s outAnalysisLive updatesBoris Johnson has laid the groundwork for the next general election with a ruthless cabinet reshuffle, designed to clear out …
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…
Reshuffle compared to Margaret Thatcher’s 1981 ‘purge of the wets’
Analysis: sources say casualties were intended to show ministers Boris Johnson’s strength of positionCabinet reshuffle: who’s in, who’s outCabinet reshuffle – live updatesFor a man often said to be a people pleaser and conflict avoider, in his two year…
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 …
Darktrace’s astonishing rise makes City forecasters look sillier than usual | Nils Pratley
The cyber security firm has more than lived up to its promises, but that is not enough to account for its stellar riseThe prize for most undervalued flotation of the year goes to Darktrace. The Cambridge-based cyber security firm floated in April at 25…
Dominic Cummings criticised for failure to seek approval over paid-for blog
Former officials must inform watchdog over new work after leaving governmentDominic Cummings has been criticised by a watchdog for failing to seek approval before setting up his paid-for blog, which he uses to make revelations about his time as the pri…
The Guardian view on Brexit diplomacy: thaw, not Frost | Editorial
The government must stop trying to re-enact old battles with Brussels and focus instead on building new relationsIt is usually worth paying more attention to what ministers do than what they say, especially when the subject is Europe. At the start…