Politics
Laurence Fox set to run to become an MP in Uxbridge and South Ruislip
The bookmakers give him a 33/1 chance of getting elected.
No 10 defends partygate probe MPs after Johnson criticises ‘kangaroo court’
The Privileges Committee’s report on whether Johnson lied to Parliament with his partygate assurances could be released within days.
Johnson fires back at Sunak as the Tory infighting continues
The Prime Minister had accused his predecessor of asking him to overrule a vetting panel over his House of Lords nominations.
Labour overwhelmingly backed to take Boris Johnson’s seat
The Lib Dems, meanwhile, are clear favourites to win Mid Bedforshire after the seat was vacated by Nadine Dorries, suggesting a pact could be on the cards.
Sunak accuses Johnson of ‘not right’ peerage demands as Tory civil war continues
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his one-time Conservative ally asked him to ‘do something I wasn’t prepared to do’.
Nurses ‘struggling to live’, union leader warns amid new strike ballot
The Royal College of Nursing is currently balloting members in England on further strike action over pay.
Cost of living causing almost two million people to regularly skip meals
A YouGov poll of more than 6,000 people found 9.6 million Britons live in households classed as in ‘serious financial difficulties’.
Minister Paul Scully fails to make Tory shortlist to be London mayoral candidate
The list of candidates to take on London Mayor Sadiq Khan at next year’s election has been whittled down to three.
Petition to block Boris Johnson’s honours list hits 340,000 signatures
The list has sparked outrage after Johnson knighted Jacob Rees-Mogg, gave a damehood to Priti Patel and an OBE to his hairdresser.