Politics
Tory donor ‘showed Jenrick promo of controversial development’
The housing secretary watched the video for “three or four minutes” at a Conservative Party fundraiser at the Savoy Hotel.
Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ over plans to reopen schools, says Labour
"Gavin Williamson was set a test, he has failed it miserably and now the Government are trying to blame other people for their failure to get schools open" - Reeves
Tories suspend activist over ‘go back to Pakistan’ tweet about British MP
The Tories, who have launched an independent inquiry into all forms of prejudice within the party, said Ms Dickinson had been suspended.
U-turns, blunders & missed targets dominate Govt’s pandemic response
It's not pretty...the Government has missed targets and backtracked during the coronavirus crisis.
Twitter labels ‘racist baby’ video shared by Trump as ‘manipulated media’
The president shared the 'racist baby' video despite many journalists confirming it was edited and doctored with a fake CNN chyron.
Foreign Office’s most senior official forced out before ‘super’ merger
Sir Simon McDonald has told staff he will not be permanent secretary for the new-look Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Another week, another series of abject failures
U-turns, culture wars and housing bungs dominated another abysmal week in British politics.
Five times tech did not go as planned for the Government
The failure of the coronavirus contact tracing app is not the first time the Government has changed course on tech-related matters.
MEPs question Boris Johnson’s goal of UK-EU deal by the end of July
The Prime Minister was warned it will be ‘quite impossible’ to secure a comprehensive agreement within six weeks.