Politics
Mixed response as new Downing Street briefing room has its first public outing
"£2.6m on a new briefing room, with all mod cons and boxfresh flags, but they still need to say 'next slide please'," one person said.
‘Don’t ever tell me I’m not English’: David Lammy puts LBC caller in her place
“You will never be English, you are African-Caribbean", she told him.
Senior Tory calls on voters to ‘finish the job’ of ending Corbynism
He 'veered wildly between incoherent bluster and outright conspiracy theory' a Labour spokesperson said.
Downing Street refuses to say if Johnson will give evidence to Jennifer Arcuri inquiry
Allegra Stratton, the prime minister’s press secretary, insisted that Johnson conducts himself in line with the Nolan Principles - which require holders of public office to act with with honesty and integrity.
Ministers are spending over £500,000 a year chauffeuring pieces of paper
A special fleet of cars has one job: “Transporting items: ministerial documents and red boxes.”
Whitty in line for knighthood for service during pandemic- but no news on Van-Tam
The chief medical officer was spotted working on Covid wards over Christmas as a deadly strain spread across the south east.
Labour calls for inquiry into Cameron’s ‘scandalous’ ties with controversial banker
Lex Greensill allegedly enriched himself through a government-backed loan scheme he designed after the then prime minister gave him access to 11 departments and agencies.
Starmer could sack Anneliese Dodds as shadow chancellor – reports
Rachel Reeves - the shadow Cabinet Office minister - is reportedly favourite to replace Dodds.
Tories hail big rise in party membership – as Labour numbers down 57k since Corbyn
“Everyone kind of loves the prime minister. He’s incredibly popular in the country.”