Major Sports Back Vaccine Passports As Pressure Mounts On Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is under fresh pressure to back Covid vaccine passports after big sport bodies backed the controversial checks to speed up the return of...

Boris Johnson Accused Of Breaking Ministerial Code With 'Political' Attack On Sadiq Khan

Boris Johnson broke ministerial rules and misled the public when he launched on “unprompted political attack” on Sadiq Khan using the...

UK May Do Trade Deal With China 'By The Back Door', Says Labour

Signing a major international trade pact could allow Boris Johnson’s government to agree a deal with China “by the back door”, Labour has...

Government Deliberately Left Selected Journalists Out Of Controversial Race Briefing

Parts of a controversial report that claims institutional racism does not exist in Britain were handed only to a select few journalists before its...

Moderna Vaccine Will Arrive In April, Oliver Dowden Says

The Moderna vaccine will arrive in the UK by the end of April, culture secretary Oliver Dowden has said.  Speaking on Sunday, the cabinet minister...

Revealed: Political Parties Used Loophole To Claim Covid Bailouts While Millions Got Nothing

If you’ve run out of breakfast ideas to make your first meal of the weekend feel a little more interesting, we’ve got your back. This cajun...

Alex Salmond Sets Up New 'Alba Party' To Fight Holyrood Elections

You grab your face mask from your pocket, think “I really should wash this soon”, forget all about it, then repeat the process next time you pop...

Pubs Could Demand Vaccine Passports, Boris Johnson Suggests

Pub landlords may be able to demand proof of a Covid vaccine from punters, Boris Johnson has suggested.   The prime minister said it may be left...

Whitehall Set To Run Liverpool Council As Corruption Probe Continues

Whitehall commissioners look set to take over running parts of Liverpool City Council as a corruption probe into the town hall continues. Communities...

Boris Johnson Branded 'Obnoxious' For Claiming 'Greed' Fuelled Vaccine Success

Boris Johnson was branded “obnoxious” and “warped” after the prime minister told MPs that Britain’s Covid vaccine success was down to...

Poverty Is 'Massive' Threat To Nation's Health Post-Covid, Chris Whitty Warns

The economic hit caused by Covid threatens to drive up poverty and widen Britain’s health inequalities, Chris Whitty has warned.  The chief...

Nicola Sturgeon Survives Confidence Vote As Alex Salmond Saga Rumbles On

Nicola Sturgeon has survived a motion of no confidence, despite a Holyrood committee finding she misled parliament over a meeting with Alex Salmond....

Nicola Sturgeon Did Not Break Ministerial Code, Independent Inquiry Finds

Nicola Sturgeon did not break the ministerial code, an independent inquiry into her conduct during the Alex Salmond investigation has found.  A...

No.10 Refuses To Say Sorry For Jacob Rees-Mogg's Smear Against HuffPost Journalist

Downing Street has refused to apologise after Jacob Rees-Mogg used parliament to smear HuffPost UK journalist Arj Singh. But No.10 did rebuke the...

Male Ministers Brand Female MPs 'Emotive' And Not 'Temperate' For Talking About Rape

Male ministers were accused of trying to “police women” after branding female MPs’ calls for action on rape prosecutions “emotive” and...

Dominic Cummings Says PPE 'Disaster' Left Health Department A 'Smoking Ruin'

Vegan Easter eggs are no longer limited to dark chocolate with no frills – they’ve got so much better. From salted caramel chocolate to white choc...

The Women's Minister Is Not On The Violence Against Women Taskforce

Boris Johnson’s new taskforce to combat violence against women has been branded “absurd” after it emerged the government’s own equalities...

'Women Are Not The Problem Here': MPs Pay Tribute To Sarah Everard

MPs have spoken out about “the menace of male violence against women” and “disgusting victim blaming” as the disappearance of Sarah Everard...

The 20 Times No.10 Refused To Admit Boris Johnson Made False Claims About NHS Pay

Boris Johnson has made false claims that MPs voted against a pay rise for NHS staff.  Speaking in the Commons, during PMQs the prime minister said...

Boris Johnson Lies About Labour Voting Against Nurses' Pay Rise

Boris Johnson has refused to apologise after falsely claiming Labour voted against a pay rise for nurses.  The prime minister, who is under fire for...

Boris Johnson Refuses To Comment On Whether Royal Family Is Racist

Boris Johnson warned coronavirus cases could rise again after schools reopened on Monday. The prime minister also appeared to reject suggestions...

Boris Johnson 'Too Busy' To Take Parental Leave But Aide Insists PM Is A 'Feminist'

Boris Johnson will be too busy to take paternity leave to look after his son Wilf – but the prime minister’s aides insist he is a feminist.  The...

Scottish Conservative Leader Backs Three-Way Coalition To Block SNP

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has backed forming a “coalition of the Union” with Labour and the Lib Dems to deny Nicola Sturgeon another term...

School Holidays Could Be Cut After Covid, Gavin Williamson Confirms

School Holidays Could Be Cut After Covid, Gavin Williamson Confirms

Minister Hints At U-Turn On 1% Pay Rise For NHS Staff

Minister Hints At U-Turn On 1% Pay Rise For NHS Staff

Boris Johnson Defends 1% NHS Pay Rise By Saying Times 'Tough'

Boris Johnson Defends 1% NHS Pay Rise By Saying Times 'Tough'

Boris Johnson Says UK 'In Tough Times' As He Defends 'Insulting' 1% NHS Pay Rise

Boris Johnson has claimed ministers gave NHS staff “as much as we can” as the angry backlash to the government’s 1% pay rise offer continues. ...

Minister Hints At U-Turn On 1% Pay Rise For NHS Staff

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has hinted ministers could U-turn on NHS pay, amid a fierce backlash to government’s “insulting” offer of a...

School Holidays Could Be Cut After Covid, Gavin Williamson Confirms

School holidays could be shortened to help children whose learning has been hit by Covid, Gavin Williamson has said.  Speaking on Sky News, the...

5 Announcements In The Budget That Rishi Sunak Won't Be Mention On Instagram

Rishi Sunak has become known for the careful management of his public image, with slickly produced images pushed on Twitter and Instagram suggesting...

Rishi Sunak's Budget Explained In Two Minutes

The pandemic has kept us apart from loved ones and friends, heightening our need for social interaction and touch. Since dogs provide us with much of...

Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak Unveils Tax 'Super Deduction' For Firms Investing After Covid

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new “super deduction” for companies investing after the Covid pandemic. Announcing his budget in the...

Nicola Sturgeon Calls Alex Salmond's Claims Of A Plot Against Him 'Absurd'

Nicola Sturgeon has called Alex Salmond’s claim that there is a plot against him “absurd” as she strongly denied intervening in an investigation...

Budget 2021: What To Expect From Rishi Sunak Today

Dolly Parton had a musical message for her fans as she received a shot of the Covid vaccine she helped to fund.  The 75-year-old singer broke into...

Furlough Scheme Extended Until September, Chancellor Rishi Sunak To Confirm

The furlough scheme will be extended until September, chancellor Rishi Sunak will confirm in his 2021 budget.  The emergency wages scheme, set up in...

Michael Ellis Made Attorney General While Suella Braverman Is On Maternity Leave

Michael Ellis has been named attorney general while Suella Braverman is on maternity leave, Downing Street has confirmed.  Braverman is the first...

Explained: The Alex Salmond And Nicola Sturgeon Row – And How It Could Damage The SNP

UK Should Have Been Better Prepared For Covid After Sars, David Cameron Admits

David Cameron has admitted the government failed to properly prepare for Covid-19 and should have learned from the Sars outbreak.  The former prime...

Anas Sarwar Wins Scottish Labour Leadership Contest

Anas Sarwar has won the race to be Scottish Labour’s next leader.  The Glasgow MSP beat health spokesperson Monica Lennon, with 57.6% of the vote...

Alex Salmond Hits Out At Former Protege Nicola Sturgeon At Holyrood Inquiry

Alex Salmond has lashed out at his successor and former protege Nicola Sturgeon, saying Scotland’s leadership “has failed” and is not fit to...

Ministers Bury Government Research Into Why People Need Food Banks

Boris Johnson’s government has buried an internal review into whether welfare policies like Universal Credit are driving historic levels of food...

Exam Grades Will Not Be Decided By Algorithm This Year, Gavin Williamson Confirms

Strictly Come Dancing professional Karen Hauer has opened up about her split from ex-husband and fellow dancer Kevin Clifton. Karen and Kevin were...

Ending Lockdown Too Fast Risks New Covid Variants Emerging, Top Scientist Warns

Only 1% of people arriving in the UK every day are required to quarantine in government-approved hotels, the Border Force director has revealed....

Boris Johnson Told £700m Catch Up Plan 'Not Enough' To Help Children Who Missed School

Ministers stand accused of shortchanging schoolchildren after it emerged the government spent more on Eat Out To Help Out than a new summer “catch...

Liverpool Mayor Job 'May Be Scrapped' Amid Row Over Labour Selection Race

Liverpool could see the job of its city mayor scrapped amid Labour infighting over who would be the party’s candidate, HuffPost UK has learned. ...

Scotland To Move Out Of Lockdown In April, Nicola Sturgeon Announces

Scotland will move out of lockdown and back into a level system from the end of April, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.  The stay at home order will...

In Full: How Boris Johnson Will Lift The Coronavirus Lockdown

Boris Johnson has unveiled how England will emerge from lockdown as part of a four-step plan by the government.  The prime minister is targeting...

Remember Operation Moonshot? Well, Here's What Happened With Matt Hancock's Testing Plan

When Matt Hancock unveiled his Operation Moonshot plan for mass testing in parliament, MPs broke into laughter.  The health secretary hit back at the...

Boris Johnson Doesn’t Rule Out Fourth Lockdown, Despite Saying Ending Lockdown Is ‘Irreversible’

Rapid coronavirus tests could allow nightclubs and sports stadiums to reopen as the UK comes out of lockdown, Boris Johnson has suggested. The prime...