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Boris Johnson Warns Russia That UK Would Contribute To Nato Defence Efforts In Ukraine

25 Jan Foreign affairs

Boris Johnson Warns Russia That UK Would Contribute To Nato Defence Efforts In Ukraine

Boris Johnson has warned Vladimir Putin that if Russia invades Ukraine, the UK will look to contribute to “any new Nato deployment to protect our allies in Europe”.

Tory Rebels Are Biding Their Time Before Making New Moves To Oust Boris Johnson

20 Jan Political parties

Tory Rebels Are Biding Their Time Before Making New Moves To Oust Boris Johnson

Tory rebels hoping to oust Boris Johnson say they're biding their time, but remain committed to replacing their party leader before the next election, PoliticsHome has been told.

Downing Street Has Apologised To The Queen Over Parties Held On The Eve Of Prince Phillip's Funeral

14 Jan Coronavirus

Downing Street Has Apologised To The Queen Over Parties Held On The Eve Of Prince Phillip's Funeral

Downing Street has apologised to Buckingham Palace after reports two parties were held inside Number 10 "at time of national mourning" following the Duke of Edinburgh's death.

Boris Johnson's Former Comms Director Apologises Over No 10 Party In His Honour

14 Jan Coronavirus

Boris Johnson's Former Comms Director Apologises Over No 10 Party In His Honour

Boris Johnson’s former communications director, James Slack, has apologised “unreservedly” for the “anger and hurt” he caused by attending a Downing Street leaving party, held in his honour last year.

MPs Want To Block Sourcing Of Medical Equipment From Regions With 'Genocide Risk'

12 Jan Coronavirus

MPs Want To Block Sourcing Of Medical Equipment From Regions With "Genocide Risk"

MPs are planning to back a new amendment to the Health and Care Bill to prevent the sourcing of healthcare equipment from regions of the world where a “serious risk of genocide” is believed to be taking place.

Scottish Conservatives Leader Douglas Ross Calls For Boris Johnson To Resign

12 Jan Political parties

Scottish Conservatives Leader Douglas Ross Calls For Boris Johnson To Resign

Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross has called for Boris Johnson to resign after the Prime Minister today admitted to attending a “BYOB” garden party in Downing Street during lockdown.

Boris Johnson Has Admitted Attending Downing Street 'BYOB' Party And Issued Apology

12 Jan Political parties

Boris Johnson Has Admitted Attending Downing Street "BYOB" Party And Issued Apology

Boris Johnson has apologised for attending a "BYOB" garden party that took place in Downing Street in May 2020 while strict lockdown restrictions were still in place.

Exasperated Tories Warn 'BYOB' Downing Street Party Could Spell 'Ruin' For Boris Johnson

11 Jan Coronavirus

Exasperated Tories Warn "BYOB" Downing Street Party Could Spell "Ruin" For Boris Johnson

Furious Tory MPs are once again questioning Boris Johnson’s leadership following allegations he attended a pre-organised garden party in Downing Street while the UK was under a strict lockdown.

Commonwealth Games Isn't Ruling Out Mandatory Vaccines For Athletes

05 Jan Social affairs

Commonwealth Games Isn't Ruling Out Mandatory Vaccines For Athletes

The Commonwealth Games has not ruled out introducing a mandatory vaccination policy for athletes participating in the event in Birmingham this summer.

Government Scraps Pre-Departure Covid Tests And Quarantine For Travellers Into The UK

05 Jan Coronavirus

Government Scraps Pre-Departure Covid Tests And Quarantine For Travellers Into The UK

Boris Johnson has confirmed that pre-departure Covid tests for international arrivals in the UK will no longer be required from Friday.

Boris Johnson Confirms There Will Be No New Covid Restrictions As Cases Exceed 200,000

04 Jan Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Confirms There Will Be No New Covid Restrictions As Cases Exceed 200,000

Boris Johnson has said that Plan B Covid regulations will continue to be enforced despite dramatically rising cases of the Omicron variant.

The Westminster Winners And Losers Of 2021

31 Dec 2021 Parliament

The Westminster Winners And Losers Of 2021

There’s no such thing as a quiet year in politics, but even by Westminster’s high bar for chaos and calamity, 2021 was no normal 12 months.

Labour Is Training Up A New Generation Of “Competent” And “Normal” Future MPs

29 Dec 2021 Political parties

Labour Is Training Up A New Generation Of “Competent” And “Normal” Future MPs

As 2021 draws to a close, and the Conservative Party finds itself plummeting in the polls, Labour has been busy priming up a fresh crop of “competent” and “normal” potential future parliamentary candidates.

Fewer Than A Fifth Of People Would Support Matt Hancock Returning To Cabinet

22 Dec 2021 Political parties

Fewer Than A Fifth Of People Would Support Matt Hancock Returning To Cabinet

Fewer than a fifth of people would support Matt Hancock returning to a top job in government, an exclusive new poll for PoliticsHome has found.

Second Covid Jabs Open To 12-15-Year-Olds As UK Records Highest Ever Daily Cases

15 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Second Covid Jabs Open To 12-15-Year-Olds As UK Records Highest Ever Daily Cases

Boris Johnson has confirmed that children aged 12-15 will be able to book a second coronavirus vaccine from Monday next week as the UK faces a significant rise in new Covid cases.

Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Having Lost The Trust Of The Public

15 Dec 2021 Parliament

Keir Starmer Accuses Boris Johnson Of Having Lost The Trust Of The Public

Keir Starmer has accused the Prime Minister of having lost the trust of his own MPs and the British public in a fiery Prime Minister's Questions.

Up To 100 Tory MPs Could Rebel Against Covid Certification With Commons Vote

13 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Up To 100 Tory MPs Could Rebel Against Covid Certification With Commons Vote

MPs believe as many as 100 Conservative backbenchers will rebel on Tuesday’s Commons vote to implement Covid certification checks at large events and nightclubs.

More Than 100,000 Civil Servants Could Be Drafted In To 'Step Up' The Urgent Booster Drive

13 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

More Than 100,000 Civil Servants Could Be Drafted In To "Step Up" The Urgent Booster Drive

Exclusive: Up to 120,000 civil servants could be drafted in to assist the NHS with the UK’s national booster vaccine roll-out, which has been escalated to deal with a surge in new Covid cases.

Boris Johnson Urgently Steps Up Vaccine Programme As Omicron 'Tidal Wave' Looms

12 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Urgently Steps Up Vaccine Programme As Omicron "Tidal Wave" Looms

Boris Johnson has pledged to offer Covid-19 boosters to all over 18-year-olds by the new year in a national effort to defend Britain against an incoming “tidal wave of Omicron”.

Keir Starmer Believes Boris Johnson 'Broke The Law' By Hosting A No.10 Christmas Quiz

12 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Keir Starmer Believes Boris Johnson "Broke The Law" By Hosting A No.10 Christmas Quiz

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said it "looks as though” Boris Johnson was “breaking the law” when he hosted a Christmas quiz in Downing Street last year when London was under severe lockdown restrictions.

Boris Johnson Apologises For 'Offence Caused' By Footage Of Downing Street Staff Mocking Covid Restrictions

08 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Apologises For "Offence Caused" By Footage Of Downing Street Staff Mocking Covid Restrictions

Boris Johnson has “apologised unreservedly” for a video depicting Downing Street staff laughing about appearing to break coronavirus restrictions by hosting a Christmas Party.

Boris Johnson Expected To Announce Move To Plan B Covid-19 Restrictions Today

08 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Expected To Announce Move To Plan B Covid-19 Restrictions Today

Government is set to announce a move to "Plan B" Covid-19 restrictions as early as today, including working from home and vaccine passports.

Senior Foreign Office Official Says He Regrets Staying On Holiday As The Afghan Crisis Unfolded

07 Dec 2021 Foreign affairs

Senior Foreign Office Official Says He Regrets Staying On Holiday As The Afghan Crisis Unfolded

The permanent under-secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has said he feels “regret” for not returning from holiday sooner as Afghanistan was on course to fall to the Taliban.

FDA Union Loses High Court Challenge of Priti Patel Bullying Allegations

06 Dec 2021 Parliament

FDA Union Loses High Court Challenge of Priti Patel Bullying Allegations

The High Court has ruled against a union that challenged Boris Johnson's decision to back Priti Patel over civil service bullying claims.

Priti Patel Asks Tory MPs Not To Back Amendment To Landmark Immigration Bill

03 Dec 2021 Home affairs

Priti Patel Asks Tory MPs Not To Back Amendment To Landmark Immigration Bill

Home secretary Priti Patel has privately messaged Tory MPs as government concerns mount over the likelihood of large rebellions on votes around the Nationality and Borders Bill, which is due to return to Parliament next week.

Boris Johnson Fails To Deny No.10 Lockdown Christmas Party Allegations

01 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Fails To Deny No.10 Lockdown Christmas Party Allegations

Boris Johnson has failed to deny that a Christmas party took place at Number 10 Downing Street in December last year, while London was under a Tier 3 lockdown.

Battling For Body Image

27 Nov 2021 Parliament

Battling For Body Image

For the generation growing up in the age of social media, pressure to look, feel and live a certain way can be crippling. As social networks bombard young people with unrealistic expectations of beauty, health and happiness, the vulnerable are looking to Parliament for action. Noa Hoffman reports

Generation Next: The Alex Davies-Jones Interview

27 Nov 2021 Parliament

Generation Next: The Alex Davies-Jones Interview

One in five MPs in the House of Commons is currently under the age of 40, bringing a fresh perspective and dynamism to the staid green benches. The House spoke to one young politician tipped to go all the way in her party. Labour's Alex Davies-Jones talks to Noa Hoffman about joining Parliament, culture in the UK and life as a mother in Westminster. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

New Covid-19 Variant Is Of 'Huge International Concern', Sajid Javid Warns

26 Nov 2021 Coronavirus

New Covid-19 Variant Is Of "Huge International Concern", Sajid Javid Warns

Sajid Javid has warned that the new Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 is of “huge international concern”.

What We Know About The New Covid-19 Variant That's Alarming Governments And Scientists

26 Nov 2021 Coronavirus

What We Know About The New Covid-19 Variant That's Alarming Governments And Scientists

The government has expressed concern about a new Covid-19 variant, which is believed to be one of the most heavily mutated versions of the virus discovered so far.

MPs Want A Crackdown On 'Extreme Porn' Fearing It Is Too Violent And Mainstream

19 Nov 2021 Social affairs

MPs Want A Crackdown On "Extreme Porn" Fearing It Is Too Violent And Mainstream

MPs are investigating possible ways to regulate extreme commercial pornography online, which they worry has become “much more violent” and mainstream.

Boris Johnson Has Said Cyber Flashing Should Be Made Illegal

17 Nov 2021 Political parties

Boris Johnson Has Said Cyber Flashing Should Be Made Illegal

Boris Johnson has told a parliamentary committee that cyber flashing – the practice of sending unsolicited sexual images - should be made illegal in the UK.

Conservative MPs Are Having A New Year 'Away Day' To Plot Policy And Strategy

17 Nov 2021 Political parties

Conservative MPs Are Having A New Year "Away Day" To Plot Policy And Strategy

All Conservative MPs have been asked by CCHQ to attend a “residential parliamentary party away session” in the new year, to “meet and share ideas” on policy, strategy and campaign best practice.

Boris Johnson Proposes Ban On MPs Working As Paid Political Consultants

16 Nov 2021 Political parties

Boris Johnson Proposes Ban On MPs Working As Paid Political Consultants

Boris Johnson has called for the code of conduct for parliamentarians to be updated to ban MPs from acting as paid political consultants.

MPs Vote To Reverse Conservative Plans To Reform Parliament's Standards Committee

16 Nov 2021 Political parties

MPs Vote To Reverse Conservative Plans To Reform Parliament's Standards Committee

MPs have voted to rescind Conservative plans to reform parliament's watchdog and delay approving a report on the former parliamentarian Owen Paterson, who was found guilty of breaching lobbying rules.

Two Thirds Of People Support Compulsory Covid Jabs For NHS And Care Staff

15 Nov 2021 Coronavirus

Two Thirds Of People Support Compulsory Covid Jabs For NHS And Care Staff

Exclusive: New polling has shown that two thirds of those surveyed support Covid-19 vaccines being made mandatory for NHS and care home staff.

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