Politics
Boris Johnson’s watch 14 minutes fast during minute’s silence for Plymouth victims
"They cared enough to turn back the clock on the mantelpiece but forgot his wrist watch."
Farage fearmongering starts as terrified Afghans flee
"Imagine posting this about desperate Afghan refugees during a human catastrophe in which, yet again, Britain played a role in creating."
Socialist Campaign Group urges Labour to reinstate Ken Loach
The 85-year-old filmmaker he had been ejected after refusing to “disown” critics from the Labour left.
Johnson’s net zero dithering opens door to climate deniers, says adviser
Lord Deben said foreign aid cuts have hampered efforts to persuade developing nations to cut emissions.
Gordon Brown urges world leaders to tackle ‘shameful’ vaccine inequality
The former prime minister pushed Joe Biden and Boris Johnson to take action and call a global summit.
Dominic Raab went AWOL as Afghanistan situation escalated
The foreign secretary raced back last night after defying orders not to go.
UK pauses scholarships for Afghan students as Taliban takes over
Outstanding Afghan students have had their university places deferred by a year by British officials.
Parliament recalled as Johnson urged to make last-ditch Afghanistan intervention
MPs said Britain is facing “the biggest single foreign policy disaster since Suez”.
Austerity will doom UK efforts to fight climate change, expert warns
Economist Nicolas Stern said "premature austerity" would prevent poorer households from going green.