Politics
Sir Keir Starmer appoints Sue Gray as chief of staff
The senior civil servant, who investigated the partygate scandal, has quit the Cabinet Office to join the Labour Party.
Watch: Boris asks crowd if ‘Brexit was a good idea’ – only one hand goes up
"I got the feeling that might be the case as we went along, but I’m undaunted", he said after barely anyone raised their hand.
PM and advisers trying to estimate Covid deaths ‘would be funny if it wasn’t true’
"Is the teaching of maths at Eton so poor?", Robert Peston asked.
Boris Johnson criticises Sunak’s NI deal – then recognises his own deal’s shortcomings
The former prime minister said he would find it ‘very difficult’ to back the Windsor agreement in a combative speech.
Starmer considering appointing Sue Gray as his chief of staff
The Labour leader is said to be on the lookout for a candidate who understands how to operate at the top level of government.
Lee Anderson claims to have seen food bank users frequent McDonald’s
"How is this even possible? Does he have them under surveillance?", Adam Bienkov questioned.
Teachers were ‘looking for an excuse not to work’ during pandemic, Williamson said
Teaching unions have branded Gavin Williamson remarks ‘contemptible’ after yet another explosive WhatsApp leak.
Hancock asked Osborne for favourable front page – and then kicked off about radio interview
WhatsApp conversations between the two former ministers have been leaked as part of the trove of messages sent to the Telegraph.
Hancock hits out at Isabel Oakeshott for ‘breaching his trust’
“I am hugely disappointed and sad at the massive betrayal and breach of trust by Isabel Oakeshott", the former health secretary said.