Politics
Johnson ticked off for calling SNP the Scottish ‘Nationalist’ Party in first virtual PMQs
Keir Starmer said “the single biggest threat to the United Kingdom is the Prime Minister every time he opens his mouth."
Tory-linked firms given VIP access to PPE contracts worth billions – report
The National Audit Office found that suppliers with links to Tory politicians were ten times more likely to be awarded contracts.
Dido Harding’s test and trace message causes confusion after she’s told to isolate by own service
Her tweet suggests she is five days into a 14 day quarantine, even though she only posted out the announcement today.
Damning government spending report findings “the tip of the iceberg”
The report found £10.5 billion contracts were awarded without any competition process, with a "high-priority lane established for firms referred by officials, MPs and peers.
Reaction as Jeremy Corbyn is readmitted to the Labour Party
The decision has been described as a huge climbdown from the leadership and a victory for the left.
‘Bumbling incompetence’: MPs unable to scrutinise post-Brexit trade deals
Up to £80 billion of trade that had been covered by EU deals is yet to be made up for by other treaties.
Quelle surprise? Delayed probe into Patel bullying claims with PM but full report unlikely to be published
“It is a decision in the end for the PM whether he publishes anything.”
Rishi Sunak refuses to reveal if he stands to profit from Moderna vaccine
The chancellor was a founding partner of hedge-fund Theleme, a major early investor in Moderna.
Tory minister calls hecklers ‘children’ as they debate ‘profiteering’ by Conservative Party donors
The heckling came after questions by shadow health minister Dr Rosena Allin-Khan about a company called Medpro Limited. She said that the company was “given Government contracts worth over £190 million” yet had “no previous experience” of producing personal protective equipment (PPE).