Etiqueta: UK Politics
casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

‘Is this for real?’ Downing Street staff criticised No.10 party at the time, leaked messages show

Staff were invited to bring their own booze to a gathering at the height of lockdown

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Government claims Brexit victory as just two networks cancel new EU roaming charges

Most networks are reimposing the charges post-Brexit, after the EU abolished them

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson refuses to say if he attended No 10 lockdown party as new claim emerges

The PM dodged questioning from reporters about the ‘BYOB’ gathering

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson looking at cutting Covid isolation period to five days

Change, which would copy move by US, would aim to take some pressure off staff absences crippling services

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Michael Gove says energy bill help should be targeted at poorest

Cabinet minister appears to downplay prospect of a VAT cut

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Michael Gove misses BBC interview slot after getting stuck in lift

Cabinet minister was eventually freed after half an hour

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

‘Nothing untoward’ about Boris Johnson discussing policy with Tory donor who paid for his flat re...

Labour has called for a new investigation into the revelations

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Dominic Raab’s department wasted ‘staggering’ £238m on array of botched projects last year

Electronic tagging systems that were never used and software so bad it is causing industrial disputes are among sourc...

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Tories say BBC should be made to play God Save The Queen at 1am every day

Culture secretary says national anthem suggestion is ‘fantastic’

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Tory MP Robert Jenrick claims court’s Colston statue verdict ‘undermines rule of law’

MP himself acted unlawfully by approving a £1bn luxury development for Conservative donor

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

GCSE and A-Level exams will ‘absolutely’ go ahead this year, education secretary says

But Nadhim Zawhawi says government expects staff absences to be a problem in the immediate-term

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson says UK cannot do away with existing Covid measures

But testing requirements for travelling to England are to be loosened

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Public overwhelmingly against Tony Blair knighthood, poll finds

The decision to honour the former PM is supported by just 14 per cent of the public, with 63 per cent against

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

‘Absolutely crazy’ to refuse vaccine and end up in intensive care, Boris Johnson says

Chief medical officer says he is ‘saddened’ by numbers of unvaccinated people becoming seriously ill

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson announces 100,000 critical workers will be tested for Covid every day

The prime minister said the government wanted to ‘fortify’ key services

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson’s ex-Brexit chief Lord Frost joins Tory anti-Covid regulations group

The peer quit as Brexit minister in December

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Homeless people told to sleep on streets first if they want housing help

People too scared to bed down for the night are being denied assistance

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

All eligible adults offered Covid booster as 90% of over-12s get first dose

Ministers hail NHS vaccination milestone

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Welsh government loans English NHS four million Covid tests to relieve shortage

Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford says Wales will share its ‘significant’ stockpile with England

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Covid test supply will be ‘constrained’ for coming weeks, Sajid Javid says

Health Secretary says people should try and get alternative tests from libraries and other community facilities

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Downing Street aides ‘hauled in for questioning’ as part of No.10 party inquiry

Inquiry will interview special advisors and civil servants about what happened

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Sausage wars and food rotting in the fields: 14 impacts of Brexit from this year

Britain has been outside the EU’s legal regime for a year and has faced a number of impacts

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Lib Dems asked Tony Blair to rebuild Commons chamber to make it less confrontational

Former leader Paddy Ashdown wrote to the prime minister in 1998 urging him to rebuild parliament as a hemicycle

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

UK records 183,037 new Covid cases in 24 hours as surge accelerates

A record number of new cases was reported on Wednesday, breaking the previous high set the day before

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Is Britain’s Covid test shortage unique, and is Brexit to blame?

Other countries have faced problems too, but the situation is complicated

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson says he has been ‘in this country’ after going missing for 10 days

Prime minister was asked where he had been

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

No plans to cut Covid isolation period to five days, government minister says

US has slashed isolation times to keep society functioning

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Making Michael Gove Tory leader would hand Labour 18-point lead, poll finds

Liz Truss would also be a drag on support, while Rishi Sunak would narrow gap with Keir Starmer’s party

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

UK Covid cases rise by record 129,471 in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

Covid-19 cases have soared by their highest number since the start of the pandemic as the Omicron variant continues t...

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Brexit blow for disabled people as EU holiday destinations stop recognising UK blue badges

Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Greece are among countries not currently recognising UK badges

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Irish diplomats judged journalist Boris Johnson to have ‘naive’ views on Northern Ireland, declas...

The future PM had a lunch with the Irish embassy’s press attaché, an account of which was reported back to Dublin

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Public already have ‘clarity’ on Covid restrictions, Sajid Javid says, as question mark hangs ove...

Health secretary confirms no further measures will be introduced ahead of Christmas

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casi 3 años ago
dailymail.co.uk

Matt Hancock WAS in No10 garden on evening of 'cheese and wine party'

Matt Hancock was in the Downing Street garden on the evening of the Number 10 'cheese and wine' gathering but is unab...

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casi 3 años ago
dailymail.co.uk

PM calls Cobra meeting on Covid after talks with Nicola Sturgeon

Boris Johnson spoke to Nicola Sturgeon this afternoon to take stock of the situation - despite initially knocking bac...

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casi 3 años ago
dailymail.co.uk

Boris Johnson accused of attending ANOTHER lockdown-busting party

No10 confirmed that Boris Johnson 'briefly' joined an 'outdoor meeting' with then-health secretary Matt Hancock and a...

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson denies introducing ‘lockdown by stealth’

The prime minister has been urged to offer support to businesses

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Leave voters go cold on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, study finds

Voters across the political divide are now not keen on the accord negotiated by the government

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Lib Dems say North Shropshire by-election is now ‘coin toss’ as Labour denies giving up

Keir Starmer’s party denies making ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to give liberals a clear run

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casi 3 años ago
independent.co.uk

Think carefully before Christmas socialising, Boris Johnson says

Chief medical officer warns ‘lots of people’ will get sick

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