Politics
Ofcom hit with complaints after Matt Lucas burns Boris on Bake Off
The regulator said that it had received 181 complaints about the episode - the vast majority of which referred to the Little Britain comic's riff on the prime minister's coronavirus response.
These Tory peers voted down a last-gasp bid to stop 55,000 evictions
The last minute bid to stop the evictions, led by the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, was defeated by 126 to 266 votes - with 214 unelected Conservative peers voting it down, and most Labour peers abstaining.
UK’s chief scientific adviser has £600k shareholding in firm contracted to develop vaccines
A senior Tory MP and former cabinet minister said he should have disclosed his interest.
Labour MP claims she was sacked after voting against bill condemned by Jeremy Corbyn
The decision has been described as the "biggest mistake that has been made by the Labour leadership to date".
The government’s latest measures has a new elitist exemption
Chauffeur-driven cars will be free from the new rules, it was quietly announced.
Reaction as government proposes de facto internal border in Kent
On the bright side, a border in Kent means Nigel Farage is now French.
Britain’s pandemic response ‘shocking’, top Italian coronavirus advisor says
Professor Luca Richeldi - part of the group steering the Italian government’s COVID-19 strategy - told MPs there was “very little or no reaction” to the virus in Britain while Italy was enduring a “collective tragedy” in March.
PMQs – Johnson’s offer of hugs rejected for shrugs as public not taken for mugs
Ian Blackford replied that the last thing the people of Scotland want is a hug from you Prime Minister. Caledonia and me both.
Starmer: “Pretending there isn’t a problem is part of the problem, Prime Minister”
The Labour leader clashed with the PM over testing - accusing Boris Johnson of turning a blind eye.