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If wanting fair, accurate political coverage means I’m a nerd, knit me a tank top

Luckily the great British public were on hand to help Laura Kuenssberg correct the record last week

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

How can we get electricity from space?

The UK government has given the go-ahead for a £4.3 million project to harness the Sun’s rays via a “Bond-style” floating solar power station that could supply up to a quarter of the country’s electricity.

The Week · Jun 16, 2023

Matt Hancock actor wears a wetsuit as Oakeshott plans a bigger splash

The journalist has promised more stories about Hancock and his ‘flirty messages’

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023

Furious Tories round on Boris Johnson and say he must 'shut up and go away'

Boris Johnson was 'grim-faced' when he reportedly decided to resign on a flight from Egypt - now seething Conservative MPs are begging with the former Prime Minister to stop damaging the party

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

Eight Boris Johnson peerage recommendations were blocked, says committee in charge

The House of Lords Appointments Commission has confirmed it did not support eight peerage nominees submitted in former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation honours.

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2023

UK energy minister Grant Shapps says ‘world has moved on’ from Boris Johnson

The world has moved on from Boris Johnson and the country does not miss the drama of his period in office, the energy minister says.

The New Daily · Jun 11, 2023

Hundreds of thousands sign petition to block Boris Johnson's honours list

HUNDREDS of thousands of people have signed a petition to block Boris Johnson’s honours list after the former prime minister stood down as an MP.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2023

Sunak did not remove names from Johnson’s peerages list, insists minister

Allies of the former prime minister claim there was unhappiness with some of those nominated.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

Shapps says politics has ‘moved on’ from Johnson as he plays down talk of return

Johnson ally Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has raised the possibility of the former prime minister standing for the Tories at the next election.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

Stop Boris Johnson standing as MP, top Tories urge as they seek end to party turmoil

Ex-PM blasted for ‘political mutiny’ as cabinet minister says the world has ‘moved on’ from Boris

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023