Politics
Tory u-turn on school closures may lead to a “lost generation”
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been accused of being “asleep on the job”.
Trump responds to record-high coronavirus cases by announcing more mass rallies
His campaign manager said “the great American comeback is real and the rallies will be tremendous".
‘Covid & Brexit appear like the twin horsemen of the economic apocalypse’
Penny Mordaunt repeatedly ruled out extending the transition period beyond December this year.
Starmer approval rating jumps 34 points ahead of Johnson
Boris Johnson's approval rating is down 29 points, according to the latest polling.
Tory Minister forced to backtrack on care homes policy claims
Helen Whately appeared to say the policies blamed for the high rate of Covid-19 deaths in care homes were based on scientific advice.
Government’s plans for primary schools to open more widely in disarray
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is expected to admit today that not all pupils will go back.
Nigel Farage criticised for likening Black Lives Matter protests to the Taliban
The former UKIP leader said that soon our "cities wont be worth living in".
Boris Johnson does not believe UK is ‘racist country’
Boris Johnson acknowledges there ‘continues to discrimination and racism’, his spokesman said.
UK government now has joint-lowest approval rating in the world for handling of coronavirus
According to the latest polling only Mexicans have the same level of disapproval in their government's handling of the crisis as Brits.