The Tory government’s problems on trade just got worse
‘The US snubbed them on the issue of ending tariffs on UK imported steel and aluminium’
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Boris Johnson hands out gongs to people he sacked so he can keep skeletons in the closet
John Whittingdale and Nick Gibb, who were also sacked from government, will also be handed knighthoods to ‘keep them quiet, its been reported.
Government chief whip’s ‘100% behind Boris’ Tweet sparks backlash
Mark Spencer is joined by Priti Patel in defending the prime minister.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says ‘rules were very hard for people to obey’ while defending Boris Johnson
His remarks will likely lead to a further backlash
Jacob Rees-Mogg makes Tory crisis worse by turning it into a crisis of unionism
‘It is a telling insight into the arrogant and dismissive attitude that the Tory government has towards Scotland as a whole.’
Boris Johnson humiliated at Prime Minister’s Questions after admitting he attended lockdown party at Number 10
Johnson insisted he thought it was a work event
Diane Abbott MP: Covid is becoming a political crisis for Boris Johnson but it must go much wider
‘This is not the first time Boris Johnson has broken the rules and it is unlikely to be the last’
Good Law Project sues Met Police over failure to launch investigation into illegal Downing Street Christmas party
‘We believe their refusal to investigate the alleged party on 18 December is unlawful.’
Tory MP sparks outrage after defending ‘hard working’ partygoers at illegal Downing Street Party
‘Beyond embarrassing’