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Boris Johnson wants you to know that he is really concerned about the cost-of-living crisis. He and senior ministers will meet this morning to discuss how to respond to the worsening situation. A readout pre-briefed to journalists reveals…
Boris Johnson's lockdown partying has given rise to another investigation. This time, the privileges committee will look into allegations that he misled parliament in his earlier responses to the 'partygate' row. That makes three…
Boris Johnson will lead the Tories into the next general election, the Prime Minister told journalists en route to India. But, as he embarks on his two-day trip to the country, his Conservative colleagues back in Westminster are…
Boris Johnson is not sorry. Appearing before MPs for the first time since being fined for breaking his own Covid rules yesterday, the Prime Minister apologised for his behaviour but added that "it did not occur to me then or subsequently…
There is a victims crisis in our criminal justice system, Keir Starmer has declared. The Labour leader is continuing to hammer home his favoured local elections theme. Labour today highlighted figures showing that a quarter of reported…
Boris Johnson is the first sitting Prime Minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law. As the news broke that he and Rishi Sunak had received fixed-penalty notices for attending a birthday gathering for the Prime Minister in June 2020, in…
"Our energy policy is being held to ransom by Tory backbenchers," said Ed Miliband in an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning. The Shadow Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary argued that the government's new energy…
Has the shine well and truly come off Rishi Sunak? The Independent revealed last night that his wife Akshata Murthy – daughter of Indian IT billionaire Narayana Murthy – claims non-domicile status in the UK and has continued to do so during…
The government has confirmed plans to privatise Channel 4. Following months of debate over the outlet's future, ministers outlined their final decision on Monday. Nadine Dorries tweeted that government ownership is "holding Channel 4 back…
"My jaw was on the floor." This was Bury councillor Nathan Boroda's initial reaction to Christian Wakeford's defection. "I could never picture Christian Wakeford as Labour, so it’s just so strange." It was a "weird dynamic", Boroda…
Labour’s campaign for the local elections on May 5th is now officially launched. Keir Starmer made clear in Bury yesterday that he would put the cost of living front and centre of the party’s bid for votes, urging people to “send a message…
Labour launches its local elections campaign in Bury today. Keir Starmer is expected to urge voters to “send the Tories a message they cannot ignore” on the cost of living by voting Labour in May. In a speech at a launch event this morning…
