Politics
Launch of new NHS data-sharing system delayed over privacy worries
The new GP data-sharing system was due to start in July but has been pushed back to 1 September, a health minister told MPs.
Dido Harding says expectations for £37bn test and trace were ‘too high’
“If there’s one regret I have, it's that those expectations were set too high,” she said.
‘The Battle of the Bangers’ looms large… and Boris has history
Boris Johnson has history when it comes to waging sausage wars with Brussels.
‘Pork barrel politics’: Ministers hand out 80% of towns fund cash to places with Tory MPs
Of the 26 towns receiving funding on Tuesday, all but four are represented by Tory MPs.
‘Gay lights activist’: Laurence Fox loses his head after discovering Pride traffic lights in London
“Laurence, you’re shouting at traffic lights," one social media user said.
Merde! French to usurp English as EU’s working language
Diplomats said that they wanted to make French the "lingua franca" of Brussels in the wake of Brexit.
George Eustice: EU doesn’t trust UK to make good sausages
The Environment Secretary said there was ‘no problem’ with British sausages and chicken nuggets.
Revealed: All 16 candidates standing in the Batley and Spen by-election
Can Kim Leadbeater do the job for Sir Keir Starmer? Here's who she is up against...
Britain’s new parliamentary map: Where the largest seat is 400x bigger than the smallest
And the leader of the opposition will have his own boundaries substantially redrawn.