UK Politics

Dominic Cummings acted as prime minister in “all but name” during his time as Boris Johnson’s chief adviser, Sajid Javid has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.Mr Javid said he resigned as chancellor in February 2020 because Mr Cummings made “many key decisions” on behalf of the former prime minister.“I felt that the elected prime minister was not in charge of what was happening in his name and was largely content with Mr Cummings running the government,” he told the inquiry on Wednesday 29 November.The inquiry was also shown a diary entry by former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, in which he accused Mr Javid – the former health secretary – of “making policy on the hoof”. More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email James Cleverly has told MPs more countries ready to take asylum seekers from the UK – so longer as the government’s Rwanda plan succeeds. The home secretary said Rishi Sunak’s ministers have held […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch live as Jeremy Hunt is questioned by the Treasury Committee on Wednesday, 29 November, after a major international forecast showed that Britain is set to suffer the highest inflation and the second-slowest […] More

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of “losing his marbles” in a Greek artifact jibe during Prime Minister’s Questions.In his opening remarks, Starmer joked:” In an effort to hide from his failures, the Prime Minister spent this week arguing about an ancient relic that only a tiny minority of the British public have any interest in – Mr Speaker, that’s enough about the Tory Party.”Starmer added: “Never mind the British Museum – it’s the prime minister who has obviously lost his marbles”. A diplomatic row over the sculptures was triggered when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled Tuesday’s planned meeting with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis. More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has suffered a major blow as a major international forecast showed that Britain is set to suffer the highest inflation and the second-slowest growth rate in the G7. The Organisation of […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 29 November. Mr Sunak suffered a blow this week as a major international forecast showed that Britain is set […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch live as Dominic Raab and Sajid Javid give evidence at the Covid inquiry on Wednesday, 29 November. The Conservative former ministers are appearing before the public inquiry which is examining the UK’s […] More

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 is considering scrapping its annual conference next autumn over fears it could distract from a general election campaign. Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) is reportedly drawing up plans to cancel the […] More