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Government Loses Legal Challenge To Avoid Handing Over Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApps
Government Loses Legal Challenge To Avoid Handing Over Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApps
Coronavirus
The Cabinet Office has lost a legal challenge to allow them to withhold Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApp messages from the Covid inquiry, after it previously claimed they were "unambiguously irrelevant".
Rishi Sunak Tells Covid Inquiry 'Eat Out To Help Out' Was The 'Right Thing To Do'
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Rishi Sunak Tells Covid Inquiry 'Eat Out To Help Out' Was The "Right Thing To Do"
Boris Johnson Denies His Approach To Covid-19 Was 'Let It Rip'
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Boris Johnson Denies His Approach To Covid-19 Was "Let It Rip"
Boris Johnson Blames 'Default Mindset' For Failings In Government's Early Response To Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Blames "Default Mindset" For Failings In Government's Early Response To Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Hancock Admits His Covid Rulebreaking Was Damaging To Public Confidence
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Matt Hancock Admits His Covid Rulebreaking Was Damaging To Public Confidence
Matt Hancock Says Health Department 'Rose To The Challenge' Of Covid-19 Pandemic
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Matt Hancock Says Health Department "Rose To The Challenge" Of Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Gove Says Cabinet Office Was Inherently 'Dysfunctional' During Pandemic
Coronavirus
Michael Gove Says Cabinet Office Was Inherently "Dysfunctional" During Pandemic
Opinion
Is the UK ready for the next pandemic? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Coalition for Global Prosperity
Is the UK ready for the next pandemic?
Are we ready for the next Covid?
Coronavirus
By Zoe Crowther
Are we ready for the next Covid?
Covid-19 Inquiry: Children deserve a proper explanation for what went on during the pandemic
Coronavirus
By Dan Paskins
Covid-19 Inquiry: Children deserve a proper explanation for what went on during the pandemic
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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
By Emma Lewell MP
Health
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
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What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
Coronavirus
What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
A row has exploded between the government and the inquiry into its response to the Covid pandemic in recent days over how much access inquiry chair Baroness Hallett should have to Boris Johnson's private messages and diaries from the time.
Out of office – how the pandemic has changed the face of British high streets
Coronavirus
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Out of office – how the pandemic has changed the face of British high streets
Exclusive analysis by The House reveals how the pandemic has accelerated a leap in office vacancies in London and the Home Counties. What impact will the trend have on our high streets – and the future of work?
Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator
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Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator
The UK's medicines regulator has privately warned it has lost tens of millions in revenue as a result of Brexit changes.
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Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford accuse Boris Johnson of ‘utterly shambolic’ plan to lift travel quarantine
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Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford accuse Boris Johnson of ‘utterly shambolic’ plan to lift travel quarantine
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales have slammed the UK’s government’s “shambolic” plan to ease a 14-day quarantine for people arriving here from overseas.
Boris Johnson refuses to condemn dad Stanley over lockdown trip to Greece to 'Covid-proof rental property'
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Boris Johnson refuses to condemn dad Stanley over lockdown trip to Greece to 'Covid-proof rental property'
Boris Johnson has refused to condemn his father Stanley for making a lockdown trip to Greece.
We can prevent the deluge of homelessness and unemployment that threatens to engulf us
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We can prevent the deluge of homelessness and unemployment that threatens to engulf us
Thousands of families are at risk of losing their homes due to Covid. We must act now to prevent this.
Boris Johnson to introduce White House-style daily televised media briefings saying 'people want direct engagement'
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Boris Johnson to introduce White House-style daily televised media briefings saying 'people want direct engagement'
Boris Johnson is planning to introduce daily televised press briefings as part of a major overhaul of the Government’s communications set-up.
Extend furlough scheme for people in local lockdown, Labour’s Anneliese Dodds demands
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Extend furlough scheme for people in local lockdown, Labour’s Anneliese Dodds demands
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is urging Rishi Sunak to keep the coronavirus furlough scheme going beyond October if people are caught up in a local lockdown.
Boris Johnson says people must ‘act responsibly’ ahead of Saturday lockdown easing
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Boris Johnson says people must ‘act responsibly’ ahead of Saturday lockdown easing
Boris Johnson will urge the public to “act responsibly” when a wave of lockdown measures in England are eased this weekend.
Explained: the Covid crisis facing UK aviation
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By Georgina Bailey
Explained: the Covid crisis facing UK aviation
The aviation industry is in crisis. Even as flights resume to destinations considered safe, industry figures expect to lose around £1bn a month throughout the summer. With tens of thousands of jobs across major airlines and the manufacturing supply chain under threat, will UK aviation ever be the same again?
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak urged to fund £3bn package to help millions at risk of losing jobs make career change
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Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak urged to fund £3bn package to help millions at risk of losing jobs make career change
A package of more than £3billion is needed to help ten million workers make a career change and move out of roles affected by social distancing, according to a group of labour market experts.
Compulsory quarantine to be scrapped for people arriving from Spain, France and more, ministers confirm
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Compulsory quarantine to be scrapped for people arriving from Spain, France and more, ministers confirm
Arrivals into England from Spain, France, Italy and Germany will no longer need to go into mandatory self-isolation from next Friday, the Government has announced.
Gavin Williamson denies teaching will be ‘watered down’ as government presses ahead with school reopening plan
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Gavin Williamson denies teaching will be ‘watered down’ as government presses ahead with school reopening plan
Gavin Williamson has dismissed suggestions that the school curriculum will be “watered down” as children are brought back into the classroom in September.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
NFB members are ready to ‘Build, Build, Build’
Prime Minister Johnson has announced that the Government is ready to ‘build, build, build’ and unlock a raft of opportunities through planning, investment and funding.
No10 defends NHS Test and Trace as system still fails to find quarter of people testing positive for Covid-19
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No10 defends NHS Test and Trace as system still fails to find quarter of people testing positive for Covid-19
Number 10 has defended the NHS Test and Trace system after new figures revealed it is still not finding a quarter of people who test positive for coronavirus.
Boris Johnson says extending coronavirus furlough would leave people in ‘suspended animation’
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Boris Johnson says extending coronavirus furlough would leave people in ‘suspended animation’
Extending the Government’s furlough scheme beyond October would keep people in “suspended animation”, Boris Johnson has said.
Evictions set to resume next month as MPs warn of impending homelessness crisis
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Evictions set to resume next month as MPs warn of impending homelessness crisis
The government has confirmed evictions are set to resume next month amid warnings of a potential homelessness crisis as the UK begins to emerge from lockdown.
At a glance: The changes schools must make before they welcome back all pupils in September
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At a glance: The changes schools must make before they welcome back all pupils in September
The Government is asking schools reopen for all pupils full-time from the start of the autumn term, and have issued guidance on how they can make classrooms and campuses Covid-secure.
Return of all children to school in September 'critical to national recovery', says Gavin Williamson
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Return of all children to school in September 'critical to national recovery', says Gavin Williamson
The return of all children to school in September is "critical" to the UK's national recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Gavin Williamson has said.
Will lifting the lockdown now contribute to a second wave of coronavirus?
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By Dods Monitoring
Will lifting the lockdown now contribute to a second wave of coronavirus?
Dods Monitoring's Dean Sabri explores the Government's level of success in meeting the required five tests needed before it can be considered safe to relax lockdown rules.
School year groups could form separate ‘bubbles’ as Education Secretary spells out plan for September reopening
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School year groups could form separate ‘bubbles’ as Education Secretary spells out plan for September reopening
School year groups could be kept apart in separate “bubbles” under government plans to get children in England back into the classroom in September.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson urged to overhaul ‘intimidating’ public service complaints set-up in wake of coronavirus pandemic
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Exclusive: Boris Johnson urged to overhaul ‘intimidating’ public service complaints set-up in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Boris Johnson has been told to order a wide-ranging shake-up of Britain’s “over-complicated and intimidating” system for raising complaints about public services in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Boris Johnson denies ‘lost week’ in imposing Leicester lockdown amid PMQs clash with Keir Starmer
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Boris Johnson denies ‘lost week’ in imposing Leicester lockdown amid PMQs clash with Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson has rejected claims from Labour’s Keir Starmer that the Government oversaw a “lost week” in locking down Leicester after a surge in coronavirus cases.
US is ‘undermining’ coronavirus response by buying up global supply of Remdesivir drug, minister claims
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US is ‘undermining’ coronavirus response by buying up global supply of Remdesivir drug, minister claims
Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi has suggested the US is “undermining” efforts to fight coronavirus after it bought up the global supply of potential treatment Remdesivir.
Coronavirus
By Bar Council
Bar Council response to Government investment in courts
Responding to today’s announcement that the Ministry of Justice will invest millions in the courts system, Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar Council, said:
Coronavirus
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Government can, and must, lead the way out of the economic crisis brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic
By providing jobs for an existing skilled workforce, and offering prospects for new entrants into the sector, construction can avoid the impact on skills and productivity experienced in previous periods of economic downturn.
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By Environmental Services Association
Environment Agency capacity is a barrier to environment sector role in Government's economic recovery strategy
The environmental services sector stands ready to help the Government “build, build, build” and to help create a fairer, greener and more resilient economy in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025