Politics
‘Race to the bottom’ as Tory rebellion over post-Brexit food standards fails
Chancellor Rishi Sunak mistakenly backed the rebel Tory amendment.
Boris tells Keir: Pointing out that I’m wrong is not constructive
The Prime Minister said Sir Keir should be working constructively with the Government in the face of the pandemic.
Ordinary people should not be made to bail out the country again
Diane Abbott said "ordinary people were made to bail out the bankers in 2008, we cannot have a repeat".
PMQs – Johnson’s court wishing he had stayed at home…or alert
Ego, arrogance and some quick wit will always find a welcome home when surrounded by the braying sycophants on his own benches, but not under interrogation in the dock - and this is where he found himself today.
Minister rejects renewed calls for Brexit transition extension
MPs called on the Government to agree an extension given the international Covid-19 context.
PMQs becomes lawyer vs liar as forensic Starmer exposes Bojo’s bluffs
Starmer uses the government's own advice to stymie Johnson, who was left flapping again.
Public sector pay freeze would be ‘a deep and damaging betrayal’
The chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales called any such move ‘morally bankrupt”
Treasury considering public sector pay freezes and tax hikes to meet the cost of coronavirus
A leaked policy package has revealed some of the measures Rishi Sunak will consider to keep lenders on side.
Keir Starmer leaps ahead of Boris Johnson in approval ratings
The Labour leader has been credited for his "forensic" performances in the House of Commons.