Politics
Plan for White House-style briefings scrapped despite £2.6m being spent on venue
The hi-tech refurbishment of the venue in No 9 Downing Street was branded a ‘vanity project’ by Labour.
Heseltine’s skewering of Boris remembered as PM gets proactive over ESL
A couple of years ago, Lord Heseltine described Johnson as a politician who “waits to see the way the crowd is running and then dashes in front”.
Tory minister condemns “appalling abuse” after controversial race report
The statement comes after a group of human rights experts strongly rejected the report as “further distorting and falsifying historic facts”
Johnson’s stance on football clubs leaving established European set-up gets attention on social
Well, if there's one man who can take us out of the European super league....
Starmer: Labour ‘open’ to ownership controls to ‘give fans a greater say’
In an interview, Sir Keir urged the government to block English clubs' involvement in the European Super League.
Runnymede Trust hits back after Tory MPs complain over race report criticism
A letter signed by 15 Tory MPs urged the Charity Commission to investigate Runnymede for "pursuing a political agenda".
Tory donor helped secure £100m PPE contract for firm he advises
David Lammy hit out at "another stomach-turning case of Tory sleaze".
Belfast News Letter pens perfect response after Johnson hits out at ‘absurd’ trading arrangements
The PM has vowed to take action on the Northern Ireland Protocol if the EU refuses to ditch aspects of the post-Brexit trading deal.
Half of Brexiteers ‘comfortably well off’ – not ‘left behind’ Red Wall voters
New research upends the traditional narrative that Brexit supporters were all working-class, 'left behind' voters.