Politics
Jacob Rees-Mogg investigated by the sleaze watchdog he tried to scrap
The Commons leader is being investigated over a series of loans totalling £6 million between 2018 and 2020.
Government guilty of ‘misconduct in office’ over Covid crisis, inquiry finds
The People’s Covid Inquiry said there had been “serious governance failures” that led to avoidable deaths.
Labour backs SNP call to slash Johnson’s salary ‘on basis of behaviour’
The SNP wants to slash the prime minister's pay by £41,567 after the Paterson scandal.
‘Science is not an exact science’, Tory MP says
"There is only one thing that is an exact science", one exasperated Twitter user responded.
Boris Johnson hosted Christmas parties at No10 in height of lockdown – reports
Between “40 to 50 people” people were crammed “cheek by jowl” into a room. "It was a Covid nightmare,” one source claimed.
19 Tories vote against new mask regulations – and you can guess who they are
It comes as a further eight cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been confirmed in England.
Government lawyer rejects unionist claim that NI Protocol ‘shattered’ union
It comes after unionists started a lawsuit arguing the Brexit deal signed by Boris Johnson’s government does not respect the 1800 Acts of Union.
Labour is moving to the north, not left or right, Lisa Nandy says
"We’re going out into the country and we’re going to start delivering for people in towns, villages and cities that have been completely and utterly abandoned by the political system."
Liz Truss pictured riding tank in Latvia amid rising tensions with Russia
Earlier today a defence minister told parliament a nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine would be “a very unwelcome outcome”.