Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Saudi officials involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi are among those targeted The UK is imposing sanctions on 49 people and organisations behind the most “notorious” human rights abuses of recent years. Individuals implicated in the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009 will have their UK […]
Image copyright PA Media The easing of lockdown rules in England is the “biggest step yet on the road to recovery”, the prime minister has said. Many businesses – including pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas – can reopen from Saturday. Boris Johnson said the public “must not let them down” by being complacent about social […]
Image copyright PA Media Pubs in England will not be allowed to open until 06:00 BST on Saturday, No 10 has confirmed. Most of the latest lockdown easing measures will come into force at 00:01 across the country. But Downing Street said the later opening time for pubs was a “sensible precaution” to avoid midnight […]
Image copyright Getty Images The government must set out plans for an inquiry into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the health service ombudsman has said. This was not about blaming staff but about “learning lessons”, he said. Ombudsman Rob Behrens said patients were reporting concerns about cancelled cancer treatment and incorrect Covid-19 test results. […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images The prime minister has set out how £5bn worth of infrastructure projects would be spent in order for the UK to “bounce back better”. Boris Johnson compared his plan with former US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. Reality Check has taken a closer look at some of the announcements: ‘New […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir Mark said it had been a privilege to have served in “extraordinary times” Boris Johnson has dismissed criticism of the departure of the UK’s top civil servant, saying the timing of Sir Mark Sedwill’s exit was “very logical”. Labour have said the PM should focus on the economic […]
Image copyright PA Media/Getty Images Image caption Sir Keir Starmer appointed Rebecca Long-Bailey as shadow education secretary in April Sir Keir Starmer has said he “stands by” his decision to sack shadow minister Rebecca Long-Bailey after a meeting with left-wing Labour MPs. The Labour leader said the virtual meeting was “constructive” but his mind was […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSir Keir Starmer on Robert Jenrick: “He says the matter is closed, but it’s far from closed.” Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick still has questions to answer over his role in a planning case involving a Tory donor, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader told the […]
Image copyright PA Image caption Jamaican immigrants met by RAF officials at Tilbury Docks, Essex The recommendations of a review into the Windrush scandal will be implemented in full, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said. The report criticised the Home Office after those who came to the UK from Commonwealth countries were wrongly told they […]
Image copyright Wiktor Szymanowicz/Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson will announce his plans in Parliament on Tuesday Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Tuesday if the hospitality sector can reopen on 4 July, and that the 2m distancing rule in England will be relaxed, with some conditions. Non-essential shops have reopened in England already, […]
Image copyright PA Image caption The Intelligence and Security Committee is made up of cross-party MPs The government has been accused of avoiding scrutiny by not establishing a key parliamentary committee. The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) has not sat since before December’s election – its longest break since it was established in 1994. It […]
Image copyright EPA Boris Johnson is meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street to mark the 80th anniversary of a famous wartime broadcast. In 1940, French Resistance leader Charles de Gaulle used the BBC to send a radio message to Nazi-occupied France, urging people not to give up the struggle against Hitler. Mr Johnson […]