Politics
Starmer accused of ‘brutal’ plot to abolish Rayner’s role
The Labour leader's relationship with his deputy is reportedly at "rock bottom".
Hoyle calls the cops over Commons cocaine claims
An investigation found traces of cocaine across the parliamentary estate, it has emerged.
Blair calls for ‘global genomic sequencing’ to spot new variants
The former prime minister also called for a globally agreed ‘set of travel standards and restrictions around travel’.
Tory peer Michelle Mone told to resign amid racism row
A Lib Dem peer said the House of Lords must strengthen its code of conduct after no action was taken against Mone.
Bad news for Gove: Boris plans drug crackdown
The prime minister's plan to tackle drug-related crime will include removing passports from offenders.
Raab says Downing Street Christmas parties ‘the wrong thing to do’
The deputy PM's intervention will pile pressure on Boris Johnson to come clean over whether lockdown was breached.
Sniffer dogs deployed to crack down on Commons cocaine use
Evidence of class A drugs have been discovered across the parliamentary estate, it has emerged.
Britain’s Covid progress ‘being squandered’, top scientist claims
Sir Jeremy Farrar bemoaned the lack of political leadership over Covid as he called for urgent action to tackle Omicron.
Ministers bow to Labour and introduce pre-departure Covid tests
The travel industry reacted with fury to the latest effort to stop the spread of Omicron.