The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Tories call on Starmer to correct record over partygate ‘conviction’ claim

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak received fixed-penalty notices for breaking Covid-19 laws.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Tory plan for 20,000 new jail places ‘will be years late and £4bn over budget’ – report

NAO blames failures in Boris Johnson plan on successive governments’ policies and ‘unrealistic timelines’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2024

Another reset? Has Labour lost its marbles like the Tories?

As Labour plans milestones, Boris Johnson proves he’s the Gregg Wallace of the political sphere and Jacob Rees-Mogg reveals true face of hard right

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals

Home secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024

Starmer appoints ‘safe pair of hands’ to run civil service as he prepares for major reset

The prime minister builds towards a major relaunch after only five months of government as he picks Sir Chris Wormald, the Department of Health’s long-serving permanent secretary, to take over as the new cabinet secretary running Whitehall

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Meet the Rees-Moggs review – my obsession with Jacob’s wife runs deep

There are surprisingly appealing domestic scenes as Jacob learns slang and poo jokes from his six children … but there’s no denying who the real star is here

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024

‘You’re a slut!’: Judi Dench reveals parrot’s pet name for her

Award-winning actor, who turns 90 next week, says ‘everyone should have a parrot’ like her African grey Sweetie

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

Given the sharenting, let’s hope the little Rees-Moggs inherit papa’s exhibitionism

The former MP hasn’t sacrificed all his family’s privacy in TV documentary series. Bathrooms are strictly kept off camera

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

Out by Tim Shipman review: An epic political saga draws to a close

At the launch of the final part of his magisterial Brexit quartet, author Tim Shipman offered three reasons why differing political groups should read it. The first were those still reeling from the Out result. The second were those who passionately wanted to get Out and blamed everyone else for…

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2024

Meet the Rees-Moggs: this is impeccable reality TV – but should the ex-MP be allowed on our screens?

Trump, Farage and Hancock have done it. Now, the ex-Conservative minister joins the list seeking to reinvent himself via reality TV – is it really ok, though?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024