Politics
Introducing… Baron Lebedev of Siberia in the Russian Federation
Evgeny Lebedev, the Russian media mogul who owns the Independent and Evening Standard, has formally taken his seat in the House of Lords.
Dominic Cummings is back – and aiming a subtle dig at Carrie Symonds
Cummings hit out at a political system which encourages politicians to focus on “Twitter and gossip column stories about their dogs”.
Gender and race equality is not ‘fashionable’ it’s life and death – Liz Truss slammed over new policy direction
"253 people have been appointed by Liz Truss as trade advisers since July: 75% Men; 95% White; only one Black person. And this is the Minister for Women & Equalities!"
‘Less than 50% chance’ of a Brexit deal being struck, Gove says
Leaders in the European Parliament have set Sunday as a deadline for them to see the text of any deal that the negotiating teams agree.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Unicef should be ‘ashamed’ for feeding hungry British kids
The Commons Leader told MPs it was “a scandal” that the charity had said it would help feed 1,800 hungry children over Christmas.
Watch – Support for Scottish independence boosted by Gove’s ‘arrogantly Trumpian’ opposition
“Maybe they’re some sort of reasons as to why we’re now in the lead. But the main one, and see if he agrees with this, is the way he arrogantly Trumpian says no to a majority in a democracy.”
Watch – Patel denies she ‘screamed and swore’ at staff just weeks after inquiry found she had
Priti Patel says there have been “many, many changes” at the Home Office after the inquiry but admitted she hasn't read full report.
UK cronyism goes global: NYT investigation slams PPE procurement
Lord Deighton’s involvement in high-level meetings and strategy discussions raises questions over a conflict of interest.
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19
He met with the Prime Minister of Portugal on Wednesday.