Barristers escalate strike action; govt gives law firms £85m before Covid Inquiry

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to go on an all-out strike and victims’ advocates said the historic action is “entirely the government’s fault”. Already log-jammed courts will face even further stress when barristers begin their indefinite, uninterrupted strike on September 5 – the same day the next prime minister will be announced. […]

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Raab clings on after revelations foreign secretary ‘nobbled’ PM to stay on his luxury holiday as Taliban took Kabul

Dominic Raab’s tenure as foreign secretary is under increasing threat after it emerged he “nobbled” the prime minister into letting him stay in Crete despite being told by advisors to return and deal with the Afghan crisis. It has transpired that not only was the foreign secretary sunning himself on the Greek island, but the […]

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Johnson should ‘hang his head in shame’ says Major General, accusing the PM of a ‘dereliction of duty’ for going on holiday as Taliban took Kabul

Boris Johnson’s decision to go on holiday on Saturday, hours before the fall of Kabul, has been criticised as a “dereliction of duty” by a military commander who said the prime minister should “hang his head in shame”. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab also took his holiday at the same time as Johnson, and like the […]

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Javid causes outrage with tweet while Johnson and Raab risk losing their seats at next election over travel chaos

Health secretary Sajid Javid has come under fire for telling people not to “cower” from the virus in a tweet announcing his “full recovery from Covid a week after testing positive.” Javid said his symptoms were “very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines”, before adding: “Please – if you haven’t yet – get your jab, as […]

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NHS reform will give ministers more power; China bans BBC ‘fake news’

Matt Hancock’s blueprint to reform the NHS, better integrate social care and “do away with irksome bureaucracy” will also hand greater power over the NHS to ministers. Conservatives have broadly welcomed Hancock’s shakeup to the health service, laid out today, while Labour has been questioning the health secretary’s priorities and timing given the UK is […]

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