The government has until 4pm today (June 1) to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages to the Covid inquiry or face a court battle.
Head of the inquiry Baroness Hallett, a former judge, has warned of legal action if all of the documents – including Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, notebooks and official diaries are not provided.
Downing Street has so far...
BBC chairman forced to quit as calls to investigate Johnson’s role...
BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after an investigation found he failed to disclose key information about his relationship with Boris Johnson before his appointment in 2021.
Sharp’s position came under scrutiny when it was revealed he facilitated an £800,000...
Downing Street
Russia warns of ‘bloody harvest’ if UK sends fighter jets to Ukraine
The UK prime minister has vowed “nothing is off the table” when it comes to the UK answering Vlodymyr Zelenskiy’s appeal for British fighter jets to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy...
Downing Street
FSTE 100 sets record high; 20 Tory rebel MPs threaten Sunak’s majority
London’s FTSE 100 stock index set a record closing high on Friday (Feb 3) finishing up more than 1% at 7,901.8 points - beating the previous record set in...
Downing Street
Nadine Dorries breaches ministerial code as Zahawi sacked over tax affairs
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has been accused of breaking the ministerial code by parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog over hosting a TV show. Dorries failed to consult with the Advisory Committee...
Sunak U-turns on China flights and Covid testing
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has “performed a major U-turn”, the Guardian reports, and the UK will now impose Covid checks on people arriving to the UK from China where coronavirus cases are surging.
Sunak has...
Downing St moves to block Scotland’s gender recognition bill becoming law
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has put the UK government on a collision course with Scotland’s parliament by threatening to block the gender recognition bill passed by Holyrood from becoming law.
Sunak said it is “completely...
Raab bullying investigation expanded; Boris Johnson breaks rules and pockets £1m
Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab is now being investigated over eight bullying claims after five new formal complaints were made to Downing Street.
All of the five new claims relate to Raab’s tenure as justice...
Govt Cobra meeting on strikes as snow causes travel chaos
The government is holding a Cobra emergency meeting to deal with the wave of strikes hitting Britain across multiple sectors.
Ministers will discuss deploying the military to drive ambulances and civil servants to cover Border...
Top Tories rebelling against Sunak ‘spells real danger’ for the government
Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure with growing numbers of disgruntled Conservative MPs rebelling over onshore wind farms, planning reforms and a proposed crackdown on overseas students.
Former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss...