Politics
‘This is extraordinary’: Tory MP’s defence of second jobs is compared to universal credit response
“We have to be careful about this, we have to realise we are dealing with human beings who have families and responsibilities."
MPs back ‘watered-down’ proposals to ban paid consultancy work – Labour motion rejected
Tory MPs Peter Bone, Philip Hollobone, Nigel Mills and Dan Poulter rebelled to support Labour's motion.
PM apologises for not wearing a mask on hospital visit
"There was barely 30 seconds where I wasn’t wearing a mask," the PM told Parliament’s Liaison Committee.
Figures show major growth in trade between Republic and Northern Ireland
Unionists have warned about the damage of post-Brexit trade arrangements and the consequences of placing a border in the Irish Sea.
Labour ‘wouldn’t hit working people with tax hikes as Tories do’
Analysis by Labour shows the Tories' increase of national insurance contributions couldn't come at a worse time. Here's why.
Minutes of Paterson call about Randox contract ‘lost’, minister claims
Angela Rayner said the government had just admitted it is "routinely breaking the ministerial code".
Ill-tempered PMQs sees Johnson branded a ‘coward’ over Westminster sleaze row
Sir Keir Starmer said he doubted that the Prime Minister is the man to ‘clean up Westminster’.
Irish freight traffic declines with Great Britain but thrives with EU, data says
The figures suggest that Northern Ireland could be benefitting from Brexit by “having unfettered access” to both the EU and Great Britain markets.
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle fumes at Johnson as PMQs descends into chaos
"You might be the prime minister but in this House I am in charge," he said.