Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson amid fresh allegations that two further Downing Street parties were held while coronavirus restrictions were in place, the night before the Duke of Edinburgh’s
Read More
A multimillion pound support fund has been set up to help Scots facing soaring energy bills this winter. The £3 million Scottish Government scheme, which is to be run by
Read More
The Government has extended its offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and social care staff in England following a public consultation. PPE will be available until
Read More
The Government’s so-called VIP lane for personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts was not just “dodgy” but “illegal”, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has said. During Cabinet Office questions in the
Read More
Sajid Javid has dismissed suggestions that he should tone down his criticism of people who choose not to be vaccinated. The Health Secretary (pictured) said those people eligible for a
Read More
People living in England’s “left behind” communities were 46% more likely to die from Covid-19 than those in the rest of the country, a new report has found. The study
Read More
The Government should allow more than 100,000 disabled and ill people to seek compensation after a “blunder” saw their benefits mistakenly cut, an ombudsman has warned. At least 118,000 people
Read More
England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is to leave his role at the end of March. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said it had been an “honour” to
Read More
Tory MPs have urged ministers to U-turn on their policy of sacking frontline health and social care staff if they refuse to have Covid-19 vaccinations. Former chief whip Mark Harper
Read More
Parents risk social services stepping in if they do not recognise their children are trans because public services are being “captured” by an ideology, ministers have heard. Conservative MP Mark
Read More