Politics
Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’ at the height of the pandemic, MPs claim
A highly-critical report from the Public Accounts Committee said described the policy as “reckless”, accusing ministers of “belatedly” changing track in April and being too slow to support social care during the crisis.
Government website offering bike repair vouchers crashes within minutes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched the scheme on Tuesday as part of efforts to get more people cycling.
Boris Johnson launches search for £100k-a-year spokesperson to front government press briefings
The successful applicant will "communicate with the nation on behalf of the Prime Minister".
Johnson warns of ‘second wave’ in Europe despite high UK death toll
Boris Johnson has warned that there are signs of a "second wave" of coronavirus in Europe - even as the UK continues to suffer more daily deaths from the virus than the entire EU combined.
100 Tory MPs to launch centrist caucus to pull Boris away from hard right
Damian Green said there was a need for an “intellectual regeneration” of the party.
Government accused of ‘dragging its feet’ on tackling racism
“The time for more recommendations, in my view, is over. We know what needs to be done. Let’s get on with it."
Many more people have joined the party than left, Labour’s NEC confirms
New sign ups boost Labour membership to 570,000, with BAME membership now rising rather than falling.
‘Mask dissenter’ Ann Widdecombe wants to shop ‘unmuzzled’
"Perhaps shops should allow certain hours when the mask dissenters can shop unmuzzled in the same way as they have allocated special times to the elderly."
Britain’s extravagant PPE spending draws scrutiny
Despite enduring chronic shortages, Britain accounted for 30 per cent of the overall EU-UK spending on PPE.