Politics
Voters elect record number of Native American women to Congress
The results mean that New Mexico will be the first US state to have two indigenous women as congressional delegates.
Sunak extends furlough scheme to March in major U-turn
The chancellor revealed that the scheme will continue to pay up to 80 per cent of a person’s wage, up to £2,500 a month. The scheme had been due to end on 31 October.
‘Amoral figure’: Rory Stewart savages Boris Johnson in acerbic article
"Johnson often compares himself to Pericles on the grounds that they both enjoy good speeches, democratic engagement, big infrastructure and fame,” Stewart wrote. “But Pericles built the Parthenon, not the Emirates Cable Car.”
‘Very serious’ gaps remain in trade talks as concerns raised over border security checks after Brexit
“I slightly despair about the lack of reassurance that you are able to give us about what practical measures are going to be in place to keep our borders safe.”
Watch – Senior Tory has no idea how many people were tested for Covid yesterday
His answers will not give much, if any, comfort for the nation as we begin a month long lockdown.
Trump launches legal blitz to halt vote counting as armed protestors descend on tallying centres
Joe Biden is on the brink of US presidency, needing just one battleground state to get him over the line.
PM urged to show ‘basic honesty’ as plan compared to Tony Blair’s “dodgy dossier” on Iraqi
“It is a bit like the dodgy dossier that Blair produced for the Iraq War. They had decided what policy they wanted, therefore produced documents to try and boost their case. I think that is the wrong way to do it.”
Watch: “Childish” Johnson walks out on Theresa May in Commons
Johnson speedily walked out of the chamber just as May took to her feet to tear into her successor.
PMQs – A dangerous narcissist hangs on by a thread… and Trump is on the ropes too
Boris Johnson is "Britain's Trump" - His moral and political cowardice knows no bounds.