Politics
Sunak ‘believes nurses are worth less now’ than pre-coronavirus, Labour says
Anneliese Dodds, the shadow chancellor, accused Sunak of undervaluing nurses as the NHS pay rise row continues.
British goods export plummet by £54bn – and Brexit will hinder recovery
The UK suffered a 14.7 per cent fall in goods exports - one of the largest slumps of any major country - in 2020.
Was he out of order? Drakeford criticised over his comments about Boris Johnson
He also described his relationship with the Prime Minister as “remote”, saying they had only met once in person, before adding the pair “rarely have a meeting of minds”.
Sturgeon suffering from handling of Salmond affair, polls suggest
Pro-union politicians hope the Salmond-Sturgeon rift will ward off the threat to the union between Scotland and England.
‘We gave as much as we possibly can’ to NHS heroes, Boris claims
The government's 1 per cent pay rise proposal has sparked talk of industrial action among NHS staff.
Enraged NHS staff plan nationwide protests over 1% pay rise plan
Demonstrators have planned a socially-distanced protest outside Downing Street and in Manchester city centre on Sunday.
‘Shake off remaining Brexit ill will’, Lord Frost tells Brussels
"I hope they will shake off any remaining ill will towards us for leaving, and instead build a friendly relationship, between sovereign equals," he said.
Nigel Farage claims he is quitting politics ‘to fight Britain’s culture wars’
The ex-Ukip leader claimed he had "knocked on his last door".
Anti-lockdown Laurence Fox joins London mayoral race, bashing ‘nationhating’ Sadiq
In an intervention sure to win over Londoners, Fox accused "Sadiq Khan and his nationhating cronies" of wanting to "strip us of our history".