Politics
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.
Australian MP wears bin bag in response to her critics’ ‘sexist garbage’
The stunt follows press condemnation of her wearing stiletto heels, pearl earrings and "tight black pants that show her ankles".
Austerity pushed NHS to the brink before Covid-19 crisis, think-tank says
More than four-in-five English hospitals had “dangerously low” spare capacity on the eve of the crisis.
MPs handed tax break to buy £2,500 e-bikes
The £1,000 limit for buying a bike through the government's Cycle2Work scheme has been more than doubled to £2,500.