Politics
Scandal-hit Boris ‘wobbling’ on national insurance plans – reports
Tories are piling pressure on the PM to scrap a planned tax hike.
Rory Stewart: Boris Johnson is ‘the best liar we’ve ever had as PM’
“He lies to his wife, he lies to his employers, he lies to his colleagues, he lies to Parliament," Stewart told GMB.
Liz Truss flew to Australia by private jet, costing taxpayers £500,000
The foreign secretary reportedly feared her conversations would be overheard on a commercial flight.
More than half of EU citizens’ calls to Home Office helpline unanswered
EU nationals seeking to troubleshoot their applications for settled status can't get through to officials, it has emerged.
‘Boss is keen’: Johnson’s PPS tried to charter plane for Pen Farthing’s pets
Trudy Harrison reportedly wanted media on the evacuation flight, to turn it into a "good news story".
Lorry queues a ‘direct consequence of Brexit’, union says
Huge queues are "the new normal" rather than "teething problems", Unite said.
Universal Credit claimants face crackdown as DWP tightens rules
Claimants will now have just four weeks - down from three months - to find a job within their preferred sector.
Top Corbynite quits Labour NEC, bashing Starmer’s ‘lack of vision’
Laura Pidcock accused Starmer of making Labour "hostile territory for socialists" in a blistering resignation letter.
Former Brexit chief: National insurance rise ‘never necessary or justified’
“The tax rises this April were never necessary or justified," former Brexit Secretary David Frost has said.