Politics
Race report ‘tries to normalise white supremacy’, UN human rights experts warn
The group urged Boris Johnson to reject the findings of the report, which has come in for vehement criticism from experts and academics since its publications.
Johnson finally cancels controversial India trip amid deadly virus surge
India recorded 273,810 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday.
Opposition parties call for inquiry into Boris Johnson lies following lawyer’s viral vid
“This is not a question of occasional inaccuracies or a misleading use of figures: it is a consistent failure to be honest with the facts."
Juncker: ‘I should not have listened to David Cameron on Brexit’
“He told me not to interfere in the debate in the UK. I made a mistake because I did not defend the EU’s point of view in the UK."
‘What scandal?’ Minister claims government’s lobbying rules are ‘robust’
George Eustice said there might be “tweaks” required, but claimed the system is "pretty good" already.
‘Architect of austerity’ used Greensill jets to travel to £120k an hour speaking gigs
In 2018 a UN report found that drastic cuts to social support and welfare damaged the very fabric of British society.
Belfast violence ‘worst since 1970s’, community worker says
Isaac Andrews said unrest in the loyalist community was “murmuring for two-three years”.
Disabled people ‘ignored’ in ‘inaccessible’ of lockdown easing
Social distancing measures have come at the cost of accessibility, campaigners say.
Unions urge Johnson to reject ‘insulting’ race report
Unions told the prime minister they did “not consider that the report’s recommendations would make a meaningful positive difference to the working lives and careers of BME workers".