Politics
Tories spend £163k on Union flags in two years
The figures were revealed following. a Freedom of Information request.
Britain’s climate tsar has jetted to 30 countries in seven months
"People are sick of the Government giving themselves get-out-of-jail free passes while the rest of us stick to the rules," Sarah Olney said.
Sadiq Khan says failing to wear a mask on the tube should be a criminal offence
The proposals have provoked controversy on social media.
UK ‘big supporters’ of plan to charge non-EU travellers to enter Europe
David Cameron reportedly supported EU plans to charge visitors €7 on entry to the bloc.
Ex-prisoner slams Boris Johnson’s high viz idea, saying Timpson ‘changed his life’
“It’s another punishment, you don’t need that on top of the punishment you were given,” he told TLE.
‘Playing politics’: MPs ask why Pakistan stays red as India turns amber
Two Labour MPs accused ministers of “playing politics” with the travel alert system, and said it was only opening up the UK to nations “it stands to benefit from economically”.
Tory MP and self-styled ‘hardman of Brexit’ now says Brexit is a fiasco
"Steve, I bring terrible news. It’s your Brexit. It’s your ‘fiasco’. You were at the epicentre of the policy-making elite who pushed it through, without scrutiny, in the harshest terms possible," Sue Perkins tweeted.
Viral video highlighting Johnson’s alleged lies surges past 30 million views
Peter Stefanovic's video has sparked urgent interventions in parliament and a string of questions about the PM's conduct.
Post-Brexit rules hit UK manufacturing of goods such as cars and fridges
The government admitted this was “not the desired outcome”, but will not extend the deadline for the shift to UK safety rules, arguing the new checks are a matter of sovereignty.