More stories

  • in

    Matt Hancock ‘hoped Covid could propel his career into next league’

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Matt Hancock passed his aide a message on how Covid could propel his career “into the next league” before the spread of the disease was even declared a pandemic, it […] More

  • in

    Liz Truss refuses to say sorry for economic turmoil caused by mini-budget

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has refused to apologise for the financial chaos caused by her mini-budget and defiantly refused to take responsibility for things she “did not know about”. The former PM […] More

  • in

    Serbia's LGBTQ groups rally after spate of attacks on gays

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Serbia’s beleaguered LGBTQ activists on Friday rallied to demand state action following a spate of violence against gays, including a stabbing that injured a young man. The gathering dubbed “Hate […] More

  • in

    Hancock mocked Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme, leaked WhatsApps reveal

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Matt Hancock and Rishi Sunak had disagreements over the pandemic on Covid restrictions and the Eat Out To Help Out scheme, leaked messages have revealed. The details emerged in the […] More

  • in

    Read bombshell Partygate inquiry Whatsapp messages in full

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A new report into Boris Johnson and the Partygate scandal has been released by MPs investigating whether the former Conservative prime minister lied to Parliament about his attendance at lockdown […] More

  • in

    Key takeaways from explosive new Partygate report

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email A new report into Boris Johnson and Partygate has been released by MPs investigating whether or not the former prime minister lied to parliament. The privileges committee today published a […] More

  • in

    Tory MP Lee Anderson condemned for comments over asylum seeker hotel protests

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has said he understands why people have been protesting outside hotels housing asylum seekers. A number of demonstrations have taken place in recent weeks, most […] More

  • in

    Boris Johnson news – live: Partygate lockdown breaches ‘obvious’ to former PM

    <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/02/11/16/Sue_Gray_report_Fig_7%20%281%29-1.jpg" srcset="https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/02/11/16/Sue_Gray_report_Fig_7%20%281%29-1.jpg?quality=75&width=320&auto=webp 320w, https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/02/11/16/Sue_Gray_report_Fig_7%20%281%29-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp 640w" alt=" Boris Johnson at a gathering in 10 Downing Street for the departure of a special adviser ” height=”1536″ width=”2048″ layout=”responsive” data-hero i-amphtml-ssr class=”i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined” i-amphtml-layout=”responsive”> Boris Johnson at a gathering in 10 Downing Street for the departure of a special adviser Sign up to the Inside Politics email […] More