Politics
Iain Duncan Smith up in arms over Withdrawal Agreement “fine print”
Pity he voted against proper scrutiny of the bill.
Surge in applications for EU citizenship quite normal for a country “hit by a major economic or political crisis”
The number of British nationals emigrating to other EU countries has risen by 30 per cent since the Brexit referendum.
Amazon removes listing for shoes described as “n***** brown” after complaint from David Lammy
"Is it 2020 or 1720? Please Amazon take it down", the Labour MP for Tottenham wrote.
Government tells firms to stockpile medicines for end of Brexit transition
The letter reiterates that ministers will not be asking for an extension to the transition period past December 31.
PR firm behind FactcheckUK stunt handed £3 million government contract uncontested
Topham Guerin bagged the work thanks to emergency Covid-19 regulations that allow the government to ditch the usual competitive tendering practices.
Peerage nominations turn Britain into the “laughing stock” of Europe
It comes as Grenfell United criticise the nomination of Daniel Moylan who fell asleep during scrutiny meetings after the fire.
‘NHS for sale’ documents were hacked from Liam Fox’s email
Classified documents revealing details of UK-US trade talks leaked ahead of the 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by likely Russian hackers.
Johnson risking ‘industrial unrest’ by forcing workers back to office
New guidance, which came into force on 1 August, means employers can now compel staff to return to the office if they have implemented ‘coronavirus-control’ measures.
Conservative lead over Labour drops to just 3 points
It comes as the approval of the government's handling of the crisis falls back considerably.