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Rishi Sunak and Mark Rutte were locked outside of 10 Downing Street on Thursday, 7 December.The UK prime minister and his outgoing Dutch counterpart were meeting in London for policy discussions.Footage outside Number 10 shows Mr Rutte arriving to greet Mr Sunak.The pair pose for photographs as they shake hands, before Mr Sunak turns to open the door – and finds they are locked out.They continue to chat as Mr Sunak attempts to push the door, before someone already inside eventually lets them in. More

Robert Jenrick offered scathing criticism of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill on Sunday 10 December.“I think that a political choice has been made to bring forward a bill that does not do the job,” Mr Jenrick, who resigned as immigration minister this week, told the BBC.He also told host Laura Kuenssberg that he will not be supporting the bill, adding that he is “determined that we can persuade the government and colleagues in parliament that there is a better way”.“I don’t believe this bill will work,” Mr Jenrick said. More

Tom Pursglove was mocked for claiming there is a “unity of purpose in parliament” on the Rwanda treaty.The new immigration minister was speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today when he made the comments (8 December).“I think there is a unity of purpose on the Conservative benches in parliament that we need to address this issue. The Prime Minister is showing a lot of leadership on this,” the MP told Amol Rajan.“I’m genuinely interested in whether or not you’re being sarcastic. Did you just say that there’s a unity of purpose in parliament?” the host quipped back. More

Gasps were heard in the public gallery at the Covid inquiry on Thursday (7 December) as Boris Johnson snapped at a lawyer over coronavirus death toll figures.Pete Weatherby KC, representing Covid Bereaved Families for Justice, asked questions about the former prime minister’s statement in which he said the UK “ended the pandemic, or the most serious phases of it, well down the global league tables for excess mortality.”Mr Weatherby described the statement as a “sweeping assertion” before Mr Johnson snapped: “I don’t believe that your evidence stacks up,” which was met with gasps. More

Boris Johnson was heckled as he arrived to give further evidence at the Covid inquiry on Thursday morning (7 December).The former Prime Minister walked into Dorland House shortly after 7am, almost three hours before he faces a second day of grilling on his handling of the pandemic.“Do you regret the Downing Street parties, Mr Johnson?” shouted one person as he entered the building.“Shame on you,” exclaimed another.Protesters arrived earlier on Thursday after Mr Johnson appeared early on Wednesday morning to avoid families who later gathered outside the building. More

Boris Johnson did not deny questioning why his government was “destroying everything for people who will die anyway soon” during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry on Wednesday, 6 December, the former prime minister suggested the comment was not “designed to be publicly broadcast”.A note from Mr Johnson’s private secretary recorded the former Tory leader’s comments on 19 March 2020, claiming he said: “Why are we destroying everything for people who will die anyway soon? Bed blockers.” More

Boris Johnson was booed by protesters as he left the Covid inquiry in London after giving evidence on Wednesday, 6 December.It came after four people were removed from the hearing room after they held up signs reading: “The Dead can’t hear your apologies.”As he gave evidence, the former prime minister said he was sorry for the loss and the pain suffered by Covid victims.He also appeared to choke up as he described 2020 as a “tragic, tragic” year. More

Boris Johnson appeared to choke up as he spoke about the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at the Covid inquiry on Wednesday, 6 December.The former prime minister gave evidence in which he admitted his government “underestimated” the threat in the early days of the pandemic.Mr Johnson appeared to choke up after describing 2020 as a “tragic year.”It came after the former Tory leader, in opening remarks to the inquiry, said he was sorry for the loss and the pain suffered by Covid victims.Four people were removed from the hearing room after they held up signs reading: “The Dead can’t hear your apologies.” More