The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Man City lawyer claims human rights issues would ‘distract’ football watchdog

Lord Pannick’s comments came as the House of Lords continued its line-by-line scrutiny of the Football Governance Bill.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

The Conservatives have had a terrible few years – these are the three first steps to recovery in 2025

The Conservatives have faced a number of crises since emerging as one of the largest parties in British politics. These crises, which are well documented and analysed by historians of the party, were overcome with strong leadership, determination to shake off the pressures from outside, or ruthless determination to survive,…

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

Lycamobile tells nearly 90% of UK staff they could lose their jobs

Exclusive: Telecoms company is loss-making and it is locked in long-running VAT dispute with HMRC

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024

Keir Starmer claims fresh Brexit reset victory as UK strikes £360m EU fishing deal

Fishing rights were a constant source of tension following the UK’s exit from the EU

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Wednesday briefing: Everything you wanted to know about the spending review (but were afraid to ask)

In today’s newsletter: All governments do them. But what exactly are they and how can you tell if they worked or not?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Voices: Boris Johnson says he is ‘spectrum-y’ sometimes. As an autistic man, I’m disgusted

Johnson is just the latest male member of the elite to try to use autism as an excuse for his actions

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

UK politics: Kemi Badenoch criticised by Nigerian vice president for ‘denigrating’ his country – as it happened

Kashim Shettima said Nigerians are proud of Badenoch’s achievements, despite her denigrating the country where she was brought up

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Transformation of old City Hall gets green light as planning permission granted

The building, which Boris Johnson called the ‘glass gonad’, will be brought back into use after three years standing empty

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Starmer defends seeking investment from ‘key partner’ Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to raise human rights concerns during his talks with Mohammad bin Salman

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Economic growth more important than human rights, Downing Street suggests

PM’s spokesperson says economic growth is ‘number one priority’ amid questions over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024