Politics
‘Embarrassing shambles’ as Care Workers & NHS excluded from new immigration rules
“Who will keep our hospitals running and our care home going when ministers pull up the drawbridge?"
MPs to launch rapid inquiry into Govt response to Coronavirus
Newly created all-party parliamentary group (APPG) chaired by Layla Moran MP will take evidence from public, bereaved families, health experts and professional bodies.
Face mask palaver continues as Justice Secretary says they should ‘perhaps’ become mandatory
Labour has demanded “clarity” on the Government’s position and has requested that Health Secretary Matt Hancock come to the Commons on Monday to provide Parliament with a “clear message”.
Half of UK voters could see Keir Starmer as prime minister, including 36% of Conservatives
The results show "how far Labour has come" in Keir Starmer's first 100 days.
Post-Brexit FTA could give Turks special status when UK implements new migration rules
Before the referendum Vote Leave was accused of "stoking the fires of prejudice" over Turkey's accession to the EU.
Damian Green laments truck pile up in Ashford – Twitter reacts
"I never thought trucks would pile up at MY border," weeps MP from the Trucks Piling Up at Borders Party.
Legal proceedings launched against UK government over £840k bung to “Cummings’ friends”
The legal team argues that to ensure value for money and guard against cronyism "one must put public contracts out to tender".
Priti Patel to unveil details on points-based immigration system
"The Government has rushed through immigration legislation with very little detail in the middle of a global pandemic" - Nick Thomas-Symonds.
Cummings and Gove ally given lucrative coronavirus contract without open tender
Public First - a small London-based policy and research firm - is run by James Frayne, who worked on Eurosceptic campaigns with Cummings as long as 20 years ago, and Rachel Wolf, an ex-Gove advisor who co-wrote the Tory election manifesto last year