Politics
Tory MP says voters aren’t worried about the Great Barrier Reef – they want cheap heating
The MP's constituency sits next to some of the most at-risk flood areas in Britain.
Watch: Veteran Tory MP blocks Govt’s attempts to reverse its changes to the standards system
Christopher Chope shouted ‘object’ in the chamber when the motion was put forward. The Deputy speaker's face says it all.
Boris Johnson tells Brits: wearing a mask is the ‘responsible thing to do’
“People will have actually seen me wearing face coverings quite a bit more regularly as we have seen the numbers ticking up in the UK."
Fewer people are living climate-conscious lives since Covid
People are less concerned about the impact of the products they buy and the services they use, an Ipsos survey found.
Tory MP paid £1k an hour by firm that benefited from NHS Covid contracts
The same firm has a stake in a company that was awarded £186 million in contracts without tender or competition after a meeting with Lord Bethell, who deleted his WhatsApps.
Greek PM to tell Boris: Give us our Elgin Marbles back
Unesco has backed the Greek request for government-to-government talks about the return of the marbles.
Half of Tory ex-ministers take up jobs linked to their old briefs
Among them is former transport secretary Chris Grayling, who took a £100,000-a-year role advising a ports company.
Tory welfare chief: Benefit cap designed to ‘win votes’, not save money
Lord Freud said the benefits cap was not an austerity measure, but a way of winning over voters.
Nigel Farage blames ‘vindictive cancel culture’ after rugby club dinner gets binned
“I would like to think they would not commit murder to achieve their aims. You never know, though," Farage said of the 'hard-Left trolls'.