Politics
EU countries and US announce plans for stronger economic ties
France's foreign trade minister Franck Riester announced European countries will strengthen their economic cooperation with the US.
Metropolitan Police ‘refuses to admit it is institutionally racist’
Scotland Yard is resisting attempts to brand policing institutionally racist, reports suggest.
Russia would ‘not stop at Ukraine’, UK foreign secretary Liz Truss warns
Truss warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a “very dangerous moment” for the entire world.
Tory who said eagles unwelcome in constituency funded by shooting estate
Chris Loder said "Dorset is not the place for eagles to be reintroduced".
UK financial derivatives will be cut off from the EU, a bloc official confirmed
Mairead McGuinness confirmed non-EU, UK-based companies will no longer be able to carry out their activities from the bloc from June 2025, in a further blow to British financial services.
Scottish Tories urged to cut loose ‘politically gangrenous’ Johnson
Douglass Ross, the Scottish Tory leader, snubbed Johnson on his visit to Scotland yesterday.
Nigel Farage has called for another referendum
Net zero has been branded the "new Brexit culture war" by commentators, and Nigel Farage wants out.
No 10 ‘leant on me’ to drop money laundering action, ex-minister claims
Britain looks "like a laughing stock" because it has not responded to "the threat of economic crime", Lord Faulks said.
Matt Hancock broke law over Dido Harding appointment, high court rules
Hancock did not comply with a public sector equality duty when appointing Harding to a top job in 2020.