Politics
This time last year: Tory MP tells Rory Stewart to stop ‘sensationalising’ coronavirus
The former London mayoral candidate was responding to the government's soft touch approach to the virus.
Test and Trace boss Dido Harding’s meetings kept secret ‘on cost grounds’
The Department of Health and Social Care admitted it holds the information, but refused a Freedom of Information request because doing so “would exceed the appropriate cost limit” of £600.
Shaun Bailey branded ‘totally vile’ after ‘politicising’ the disappearance of Sarah Everard
"Her disappearance has nothing to do with his campaign and he should apologise immediately," Lib Dem candidate Luisa Poritt said.
‘Hostile environment’: Truss and Badenoch criticised as three LGBT advisers quit
Jayne Ozanne was the first to resign from the government’s LGBT advisory panel, saying equalities ministers Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch were ignorant on key issues.
‘As useful as an ashtray on a motorbike’: Eustice shellfish purifier plans ridiculed
The environment secretary is said to be considering building giant purification tanks to overcome export barriers.
‘The mask is slipping’: Starmer slams Johnson over nurse ‘pay cut’
At a fiery PMQs, the Labour leader took Johnson to task for “breaking promise after promise".
PMQs – Meghan was an actor but PM is bringing ‘Boris Billions’ movie to life
Giving lockdown lawbreaker Dominic Cummings a 40 per cent pay rise isn’t charity, it’s sympathy for the devil.
Longer jail terms don’t cut crime, minister admits amid crime bill backlash
The Good Law Project said the controversial new bill was an attempt to "silence dissent".
Hereditary Tory peer claims nurses have ‘enviable’ job security amid pay backlash
Health minister Lord Bethell - who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords until his death - defended the pay proposal, blasted as “paltry” by health unions, because NHS workers have “secure jobs”.