Politics
Firm with close ties to Hancock given ‘VIP treatment’, emails suggest
A firm based in Hancock's constituency entered the system "informally" because of its connections to the disgraced health secretary.
Boris Johnson pledges to level up – but not at the expense of the south
He said the programme is not a “jam-spreading operation” that will make “rich” areas poorer in order to benefit the more deprived.
Tory MP with six homes who claimed thousands for hotels says foreign aid cuts are ‘responsible’
“We must not forget that, as my adult sons remind me regularly, every pound we spend on international aid is borrowed from our future generations," she insisted.
Starmer accuses Johnson of stoking culture war over booing of England stars
“Far from giving racism the red card, the prime minister gave it the green light," Starmer said.
Tory heckler brands Tyrone Mings a ‘Labour member’
"It just shows the scale of the problem the Conservative Party has got on this issue, that the response of a Conservative MP when serious issues are being raised is to shout out in that way."
Green Party co-leader Sian Berry amid trans rights disagreement
Berry said on social media that she would remain in place during the leadership contest but would not be a candidate, citing issues over the party’s “mixed messages” on trans rights.
BBC Parliament to end rolling coverage for first time in 60 years
The changes, which will see the usual scheduling slashed almost entirely, are expected to be made in autumn this year.
No black MPs chosen to speak in Commons racism debate
Thirty MPs are on the call sheet for an urgent question in Parliament this afternoon - but not one of them is black.
‘Little Britain’: Sir John Major attacks Boris over foreign aid cut
Sir John because the second former to hit out at the move, after Theresa May voted against a three-line Tory whip for the first time in 25 years.