Politics
Johnson’s net zero dithering opens door to climate deniers, says adviser
Lord Deben said foreign aid cuts have hampered efforts to persuade developing nations to cut emissions.
Gordon Brown urges world leaders to tackle ‘shameful’ vaccine inequality
The former prime minister pushed Joe Biden and Boris Johnson to take action and call a global summit.
Dominic Raab went AWOL as Afghanistan situation escalated
The foreign secretary raced back last night after defying orders not to go.
UK pauses scholarships for Afghan students as Taliban takes over
Outstanding Afghan students have had their university places deferred by a year by British officials.
Parliament recalled as Johnson urged to make last-ditch Afghanistan intervention
MPs said Britain is facing “the biggest single foreign policy disaster since Suez”.
Austerity will doom UK efforts to fight climate change, expert warns
Economist Nicolas Stern said "premature austerity" would prevent poorer households from going green.
‘Hapless hesitation’: Patel accused of ‘dragging feet’ over gun licenses
The Lib Dems said the home secretary failed to act on a recommendation that police should consult an applicant’s GP.
Red Wall robbed of £1 billion in development cash by Brexit
Labour said the figures make a "mockery" of Boris Johnson's "levelling up" plans.
Don’t condemn Gurkha protestors to poverty, Joanna Lumley says
Support Our Gurkhas protesters are conducting a hunger strike outside Number 10 over pension issues.