Politics
Tory MP defends free school meal controversy, saying: “It’s only lunch”
"Lunch might be the only meal they have for the whole day, that's the point", Michael Spicer pointed out.
Patel says limited ‘outdoor recreation’ is permitted during lockdown – despite it being prohibited
"I get that everyone makes mistakes but ministers really need to be across most basic points," Adam Wagner said.
Inside the Members’ Dining Room: Where a £30 meal costs MPs just £12.75
If we can subsidise these prices, surely we can afford not to give vulnerable children half a tomato and a carrot stub?
Is Downing Street planning to vet public questions at Covid briefings?
A mysterious website change - quickly followed by a U-turn - has raised suspicions.
Raab announces clampdown on firms with links to forced labour in Xinjiang
“It is truly horrific," Raab said. "Barbarism we had hoped lost to another era, being practiced today".
‘Tory corruption’ trends as MPs ask “is nothing spared from their greed?”
Richard Burgon said hunger is now "being used as a financial opportunity."
Johnson spied cycling at Olympic Park – seven miles from Downing Street
The PM's own guidance instructs Brits to “not travel outside your local area” for exercise.
Greta Thunberg hits out at UK’s ‘so-called green revolution’ over banned bee-killing pesticide
The Wildlife Trusts said neonicotinoids pose a significant environmental risk, particularly to bees.
Johnson orders ‘Operation Bleach’ to ‘cleanse’ British law of EU references
The prime minister has asked civil servants to scrap references to the EU from tens of thousands of laws in a bid to stop Labour reversing Brexit after the next election.