Politics
Owen Paterson dodges suspension after Boris intervenes in lobbying row
Tory MPs were whipped to support the move to overhaul their disciplinary process instead of approving a six-week ban for Paterson.
Anger over France ‘grumpy’ in October comment from Rees-Mogg
Rees-Mogg suggested Emmanuel Macron was suffering from "late Octoberitis" amid a fishing row with France.
Sunak paves way for lowest household income growth on record
High taxes and stagnating wages will grind income growth to the slowest rate on record, analysis suggests.
PMQs – It’s an unfair Cop as PM flies in to face heat over another Tory scandal
In no other profession in our country could somebody be found guilty by an independent process and just have their mates vote them back into the job.
Activists excluded after UK promised Cop26 would be ‘most inclusive ever’
Campaigners have expressed their outrage after being kept out of Cop26 climate talks, despite the Tory pledge that the international summit would be “the most inclusive ever” this year.
EU launches ‘game-changing’ tool to monitor carbon emissions
The EU will launch a “constellation of satellites” into orbit to track greenhouse gas emissions.
Handforth Parish Council rebrands in a bid to shake off ‘toxic’ past
“We are moving away from the viral, toxic Handforth Parish Council as portrayed on YouTube and are leaving it behind.”
‘No better time to become a care worker,’ Tories claim as TV ad launched
The government advert will run on UK TV stations to help fill more than 100,000 social care vacancies, with health secretary Sajid Javid praising the "exciting and rewarding" career.
‘Absolute banana republic’: Outrage as Tory MPs bend rules to overturn colleague’s suspension
Among the MPs backing the reversal is Karl McCartney - which is not surprising, given that he was also recently found to have broken the rules three times.