Matt Hancock has denied claims he lied to the prime minister over the COVID care homes crisis and said “you can’t respond to a pandemic by pointing...
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The health secretary is set to face questions from MPs about his role in the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Hancock will field...
The government broke the law by handing a coronavirus contract to an associate of ministers and the prime minister’s former chief aide, a judge has ruled...
The UK and the EU are set to thrash out their differences over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Brexit minister Lord Frost and Maros...
Greater Manchester and Lancashire are to receive a “strengthened package of support” to tackle a rise in the Delta coronavirus variant, Matt...
Seldom has a ruling by the Speaker of the House of Commons been so eagerly anticipated by MPs. During the Brexit wars of a couple of years ago, pro-Remain John...
The government continues to “pledge significant packages of investment” to help pupils catch up on missed learning due to the pandemic, Gavin...
Conservatives rebels have been among those calling on the government to reverse its plan to cut foreign aid. Since 2015, it has been enshrined in UK law for...
Tony Blair has said it is “time to distinguish” between people who have and haven’t had a coronavirus vaccine. The former prime minister has...
The vast majority of Scotland’s central belt will remain in Level 2 restrictions as Nicola Sturgeon delayed the easing of COVID measures for many parts...
The UK’s coronavirus failures have revealed the need for a “revolution in the way we run this country”, a former head of the civil service...
Carrie Symonds is now married to the prime minister – but her influence inside Number 10 has already been under scrutiny. The former Tory Party...
Boris Johnson’s approval rating has slumped in the wake of Dominic Cummings’ explosive evidence about the government’s handling of the...
A £200m national flagship will be used to promote British trade and industry around the world, Boris Johnson has said. The boat will sail across the world...
The government’s refusal to implement an insurance scheme for mass events this year means the festival industry is looking at a “lost...
More than 1.5 million people flew into the UK between January and April while the UK’s borders were supposed to be heavily restricted, new figures reveal...