11 months ago
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Jacob Rees-Mogg honoured by Boris Johnson as former PM dishes out gongs to Brexit cronies
Brexiteers were rewarded in the list of Boris Johnson’s honours, which has been criticised for rewarding ‘cronies’
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11 months ago
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Boris Johnson quits as MP and claims he is victim of ‘Partygate and Brexit witch-hunt’
Decision comes as Partygate probe set to deliver damning verdict – but ex-PM hints at political comeback, saying he w...
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11 months ago
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Boris Johnson launches all-out assault on Rishi Sunak amid speculation of possible comeback and l...
Ex-PM says he is leaving parliament ‘for now’ and spells out manifesto for ‘properly Conservative government’
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11 months ago
independent.co.uk
Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full
The prime minister has quit over a privileges committee investigation into his conduct
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11 months ago
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Boris Johnson dishes out gongs to Brexit cronies in resignation honours list
Brexiteers were rewarded in the list
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11 months ago
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Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list in full
The prime minister has awarded seven peerages and more than a dozen other gongs to allies
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11 months ago
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Nadine Dorries quits as MP ‘with immediate effect’ and triggers by-election
Rishi Sunak faces potentially difficult by-election contest
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11 months ago
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Brexit: Britain can rejoin EU any time, says ex negotiator Michael Barnier
But ex-Brussels Brexit chief accuses Boris Johnson of disrespecting his own signature
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11 months ago
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Artificial intelligence is the future of war, former national security advisor Mark Sedwill says
Ex head of civil service says UK needs to invest in capabilities
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11 months ago
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We won’t repeat mistakes of coal pit closures with North Sea oil, Keir Starmer says
Labour leader pledges state investment in green jobs to replace fossil fuels
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11 months ago
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Refusal to hand over Covid WhatsApps based on ‘spurious nonsense’, top Tory MP says
The government has argued certain messages are ‘unambiguously irrelevant’ to Lady Hallett’s inquiry and is seeking a ...
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11 months ago
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Keir Starmer told banned mayor Jamie Driscoll: ‘There is more that unites us than divides us’ bef...
Keir Starmer has been accused of waging a factional war against the Labour left
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11 months ago
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Covid lockdown benefits were ‘drop in the bucket’ compared to costs, study says
Johns Hopkins University study casts doubt on policy’s effectiveness
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11 months ago
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Money for nothing: Universal basic income be trialled in England for first time
Two areas have been selected to pilot the policy, Jon Stone reports
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11 months ago
independent.co.uk
150 questions the Covid inquiry wants Boris Johnson to answer
Covid Inquiry to investigate whether ex-prime minister said ‘let the bodies pile high’
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11 months ago
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Everything you need to know about Boris Johnson and the UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The government is taking the inquiry to court
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11 months ago
independent.co.uk
Boris Johnson yet to hand over 2020 Covid lockdown WhatsApp messages, government says
Cabinet Office says ex-PM has only provided info from May 2021 and later
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11 months ago
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Deadline looms for government to release Boris Johnson messages or face being dragged to court
Just 24 hours before Covid-19 inquiry deadline elapses
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11 months ago
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Closing gender pay gap will boost growth, Labour says
Opposition says economy needs to ‘work for working women’ if they are to return to work
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11 months ago
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Asking us to keep food prices down won’t work, retailers warn Rishi Sunak
British Retail Consortium rejects No.10 plans for voluntary price caps
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11 months ago
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Revealed: Tory minister and MPs claimed driving fines on expenses
Exclusive: It’s scandalous, says former ethics tsar as Sunak is dragged into new ethics row
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11 months ago
independent.co.uk
Revealed: Tory minister and MPs claimed driving fines on expenses
Exclusive: It’s scandalous, says former ethics tsar as Sunak is dragged into new ethics row
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11 months ago
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5 key takeaways from row over Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry WhatsApps
What did the inquiry want and why wouldn’t the government give it to them?
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11 months ago
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Speaker kicks Tory MP out of Commons during PMQs: ‘I’ve warned you before’
Anger in Commons over yelling from government benches
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11 months ago
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All the MPs standing down at the next general election as Dominic Raab says he will quit
Matt Hancock is to stand down as he looks to “influence the public debate” outside Parliament
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11 months ago
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All the MPs standing down at the next general election as Dominic Raab says he will quit
Matt Hancock is to stand down as he looks to “influence the public debate” outside Parliament
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11 months ago
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Keir Starmer pledges Labour government will cut suicide rates and NHS waiting times
Labour sets NHS targets on ‘biggest killers’
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11 months ago
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Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to investigate Suella Braverman speeding fine scandal
Former Tory party chair says home secretary has ‘questions to answer’
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11 months ago
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Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to investigate Suella Braverman speeding fine scandal
Former Tory chair says home secretary has ‘questions to answer’
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11 months ago
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BBC to review impartiality of its immigration and small boats coverage
Exercise will look at whether ‘due impartiality is being delivered’
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11 months ago
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Rishi Sunak says immigration is ‘too high’ but won’t commit to reduction by election
Prime Minister insists ‘stopping the boats’ is one of his priorities.
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12 months ago
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Liz Truss says China is ‘biggest threat to free world’ after criticism of her ‘Instagram diplomacy’
Former PM says West should not capitulate to ‘rhetorical bullying from authoritarian regimes’
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12 months ago
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Boris Johnson ‘scrapped knighthood for Michael Gove’ after ‘betrayal’
Former PM ‘blamed’ ally for ruining his comeback
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12 months ago
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I don’t care if people think I’m a conservative, says Starmer, as he vows New Labour ‘on steroids’
Opposition leader says he is rewriting party’s DNA and blasts ‘patronising contempt for those who fly our flag’
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12 months ago
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Blueprint for Labour’s 2024 election manifesto is leaked
Early draft documents are intended for members’ eyes only
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12 months ago
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Zelensky should be allowed to speak at Eurovision, Rishi Sunak says
Ukrainian president’s address would be against rules of contest, organisers say
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12 months ago
independent.co.uk
UK government decides to keep EU ‘bendy bananas’ regulation despite Brexit
Brexiteer dreams of malformed bananas left in ruins
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12 months ago
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Commons Speaker blasts Kemi Badenoch over EU laws bonfire U-turn: ‘Who do you think you are speak...
Lindsay Hoyle enraged by business secretary’s response to criticism
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12 months ago
independent.co.uk
Government announces major Brexit climbdown on scrapping EU laws
Kemi Badenoch scraps sunset clause on EU retained law bill, and Jacob Rees-Mogg declares: ‘The blob has triumphed’
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