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Our political editor, Andrew Woodcock, has more details below on Boris Johnson’s G7 speech:

Boris Johnson has urged world leaders to work together to ensure that the whole world is vaccinated against coronavirus, with jabs distributed at cost.

In a speech at a virtual meeting of G7 leaders, Mr Johnson said: “Science is finally getting the upper hand on Covid, which is a great, great thing and long overdue.

“But there is no point in us vaccinating our individual populations – we’ve got to make sure the whole world is vaccinated because this is a global pandemic and it’s no use one country being far ahead of another, we’ve got to move together.”

He added: “So, one of the things that I know that colleagues will be wanting to do is to ensure that we distribute vaccines at cost around the world – make sure everybody gets the vaccines that they need so that the whole world can come through this pandemic together.”

MPs have urged Boris Johnson’s government to “prioritise” delivering on previous commitments, such as banning the practice of gay conversion therapy, ahead of the Queen’s Speech.

Sir Bernard Jenkins, chair of the Commons Liaison Committee, highlighted on Friday a number of issues raised by MPs which were “awaiting time in the government’s legislative programme”.

Our political correspondent, Ashley Cowburn, has the full story below:

Health secretary Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by failing to publish details of billions of pounds’ worth of coronavirus-related contracts in a timely way, a High Court judge has ruled.

The Good Law Project took legal action against the Department of Health and Social Care for its “wholesale failure” to disclose details of contracts agreed during the pandemic.

Our political editor, Andrew Woodcock, has more details below on this breaking story:

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has joined MI6 in paying tribute to LGBT+ members of the intelligence community after the chief of the secret service issued a public apology for the agency’s past treatment of LGBT+ people.

The union which represents civil servants has started a judicial review seeking to overturn Boris Johnson’s decision that Priti Patel did not breach the ministerial code with her behaviour towards department staff.

Mr Johnson stood by the home secretary last year, going against the judgement of his adviser Sir Alex Allan – who found her behaviour had amounted to bullying and been in breach of the code.

In a statement announcing the judicial review process, FDA general secretary Dave Penman said: “In November, the prime minister made the extraordinary decision that the home secretary did not breach the ministerial code, despite clear evidence that she bullied civil servants.

“As the union that represents many of the staff who work day to day with ministers, we cannot simply let this issue rest.

“Civil servants should expect to work with ministers without fear of being bullied or harassed.”

Mr Penman added: “Our judicial review, launched today, would seek to overturn the prime minister’s decision that the home secretary’s conduct did not breach the ministerial code.

“This is not about whether the home secretary should be forced to resign – that is a matter for the prime minister – this is simply about how the ministerial code is interpreted.”

Labour’s shadow employment rights secretary has described a ruling that Uber must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed as a “landmark judgement”.

“This is a hugely important ruling with significant implications for the gig economy. Uber drivers and all gig economy workers should get basic rights at work, including decent pay, safety and job security,” Andy McDonald said in a statement.

“The landmark judgement is also testament to the hard work of the ADCU and GMB trade unions and drivers who have brought about this action.”

He added: “Increasing numbers of workers are engaged on exploitative zero hours and insecure contracts. The Supreme Court has sent a very clear message that companies should not game the system by undercutting the rights of their employees.”

Our business reporter, Ben Chapman, has more details on the story below:

A man has been charged with sending threatening emails to MPs, including calling former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn a “terrorist” and warning others they faced being assassinated.

Alleged victims include former speaker John Bercow, former home secretary Amber Rudd, former attorney general Dominic Grieve QC, one-time London mayoral candidate and ex-Cabinet minister Rory Stewart, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford, ex-Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and the parties current leader Sir Ed Davey.

Paul Ritchie has been charged with nearly 30 counts of sending a letter, communication or article conveying a threatening message against a series of politicians, court documents show.

My colleague Liam James reports:

Over in MI6, the chief of the Secret Intelligence Service has issued a public apology for the agency’s past treatment of LGBT+ people.

Richard Moore said that a security bar on LGBT+ individuals serving in the intelligence agencies, which remained in place until 1991, was “wrong, unjust and discriminatory”.

In a video statement posted on Twitter, Mr Moore, known in Whitehall as C, said it had resulted in the lives of committed professionals being blighted while others were denied a chance to serve.

Mr Moore also said it was down to a “misguided” belief that LGBT+ people were more susceptible to blackmail.

He paid tribute to the “extraordinary resilience and loyalty” shown to MI6 by LGBT+ staff past and present, saying the service still had more to do to be a fully inclusive employer and that his goal was to make it “a workplace where you can always bring your true self to work”.

The Liberal Democrats have urged the government not to wait until the whole population has received their jabs to start distributing supplies to developing countries.

The party’s foreign affairs spokeswoman Layla Moran said: “A trickle-down approach to global vaccine distribution risks prolonging the pandemic, giving vaccine-resistant variants a chance to mutate.

“Britain must show global leadership and commit to a parallel rollout – it is both the right and smart thing to do.”

It comes after Boris Johnson pledged to donate the majority of Britain’s surplus vaccines to poorer nations in the run up to today’s virtual G7 meeting.