Toby Young ridiculed for coronavirus maths “brain fart”
Amid much mockery of Young, fact-checkers FullFact were forced to issue a rebuke, stating that Young "incorrectly cited the study".
New Zealand police officer first in force to wear hijab in uniform and ‘it feels great’
“Having a police-branded hijab means women who may not have previously considered policing can do so now. It’s great how the police incorporated my religion and culture.”
‘We know we deserve better – and will fight for it’ as University offers limited rent reduction
“That the university are now negotiating shows the power that students have when we take collective, direct action."
Downing Street’s war with the media is over. Or is it?
The departures of Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain have ushered in a thawing of relations with the media, or so the story goes.
Scottish independence greater threat to businesses than ‘any friction’ caused by Brexit, says Tory MP
It comes as a Scottish minister compares Westminster’s devolution approach to 1543 war.
Jacob Rees-Mogg struggles to wriggle out of cronyism questions
It comes after a NAO report revealed fast-track VIP lanes had been set up to allow little-known companies with political contracts to win lucrative PPE deals.
‘Stop ignoring us’ – Grieving families project message to PM on to Parliament
“You said you’d meet with us and then went back on your promise. So now you are ignoring us we decided to bring our message to the Houses of Parliament.”
‘Absolute train wreck’ as Local authorities ‘braced for second wave of homelessness’
“What are we going to be doing about them then? Because that’s an absolute train wreck, ready to hurtle down the track and hit us in six months, twelve months, whenever that may be.”
Tories handed free pass as Labour is engulfed by civil war
Jeremy Corbyn has been readmitted as a party member but Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not restore the whip - meaning the former leader will sit as an independent MP.