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    Daniel Korski won’t face Tory party probe over groping allegations

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservative Party will not investigate a London mayoral candidate accused of sexually assaulting TV producer Daisy Goodwin in Downing Street, it has confirmed. Tory officials said the allegation was not covered by […] More

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    Boris Johnson’s Daily Mail job was ‘clear breach’ of government rules

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson committed a “clear and unambiguous breach” of the rules by taking a new job as a Daily Mail columnist, a government watchdog has said. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) […] More

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    EU faces a cliffhanger climate vote after its parliament emerged deadlocked on a key nature bill

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The European Union is facing a cliffhanger vote next month that will test its global climate and environmental credentials, after its parliament was again deadlocked on pushing a nature restoration bill onwards on […] More

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    Who is Daniel Korski? Tory mayoral hopeful accused of groping TV producer

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Daniel Korski was the bookies’ favourite to take on Sadiq Khan as Conservative candidate for LondonMayor. The Danish-born businessman is one of three Tories to make the shortlist for the contest, promising to […] More

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    I smoked cannabis but ‘didn’t get very high’, says Michael Gove

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Michael Gove has admitted smoking cannabis while he was a student – but insisted that he not get “very high” because the drug was weaker in the 1980s. The cabinet minister claimed public […] More

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    Watch live: Matt Hancock gives evidence to Covid-19 inquiry

    For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Watch live as Matt Hancock gives evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry on Tuesday, 27 June. The former health secretary, who was in office during the pandemic, will speak […] More