Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Wright

Labour under pressure to appoint Tory ex-minister as next Ofcom chair

Liz Kendall urged by online safety figures to give job to Jeremy Wright ahead of Labour peer Margaret Hodge

The Guardian - UK

Infrastructure probe to look at why transport ‘brought to a standstill’

‘It’s clear we need to do more to improve the resilience of our transport energy infrastructure,’ Paul Kohler MP warned.

Evening Standard

Road to Nowhere: Guardian readers’ songs to sum up the UK election

Readers nominate songs that reflect their feelings on the campaign, from lyrics ‘soaked in futility’ to rare hope

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Conservatives in chaos: is there a path to recovery for Rishi Sunak before next election?

The Rwanda shambles, critical byelections and a likely mauling in local polls in May, the PM’s troubles are mounting. Tory optimists do see a way to win, but admit it is narrowing

The Guardian - UK

The Rwanda bill passing could be just the start of Sunak’s troubles

Problems in the Lords, further legal challenges and the alienation of centrist MPs and voters may await the prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May the latest former PM to urge Sunak not to trim HS2 as Tory Party Conference set to begin

The row over HS2 could derail this year's Tory Party Conference

Evening Standard

Theresa May becomes latest ex-premier to urge Rishi Sunak not to trim HS2

The former Conservative leader said more capacity was required on trains to the North West and that HS2 should terminate at Euston.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Transport Secretary refuses to commit to HS2 Manchester leg as pressure builds on PM to ‘finish the job’

The route to Leeds was scrapped in 2021 due to surging costs

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary swerves HS2 questions as ministers told to ‘finish the job’

Former attorney general Sir Jeremy Wright said a high-speed line only from London to Birmingham would never have received sign-off from Parliament.

The Independent UK

Prime Minister urged to raise pay outs for debilitating vaccine side effects

A Conservative former minister said the small number of people who suffer serious injury from vaccines need to be ‘properly compensated’.

The Independent UK

Preet Chandi and four MPs to be honoured at Windsor Castle investiture

MPs Dame Maria Miller, Sir Jeremy Wright and Tracey Crouch and Samantha Dixon are among 67 people due to be honoured at the investiture.

The Independent UK

21 Tory MPs claimed TV licences on expenses - having scrapped free telly for over-75s

The Conservative Party broke a manifesto pledge to protect the £157.50 lifeline the over-75s

Daily Mirror

Ministers and MPs drinking too much due to work pressures, Tory MP claims

Jeremy Wright, member of standards watchdog committee says Westminster drinking culture not caused solely by Partygate scandal

The Guardian - UK

Boy stabbed by catfish expected to fully recover

The young angler who took a catfish barb to the chest at a fishing hole in New Port Richey, Fla., last week will soon be released from the hospital and is recovering well from his injuries, Pasco County Fire Rescue said.

Tribune News Service

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Child impaled in the chest by catfish in rare attack during family fishing trip

The incident happened at New Port Richey and the child was medically evacuated to Tampa hospital. Authorities said the kid was stabbed by a catfish barb on a family fishing trip

The Independent UK

Tory MP handed knighthood by Boris Johnson days after calling for him to quit

Former attorney general Jeremy Wright spoke out against prime minister on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson critic Jeremy Wright knighted in birthday honours

Euan Blair is awarded MBE, Arelene Foster becomes dame, and Rio Ferdinand and Damian Lewis recognised

The Independent UK

Former first minister and six MPs recognised in Birthday Honours

The politicians have been named in the list, which has been announced ahead of the Platinum Jubilee.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Attorney general adds to Tory calls for Johnson to quit

Boris Johnson faces a drip-drip of Conservative MPs calling on him to resign, as former Attorney General Jeremy Wright said Monday the so-called partygate scandal had done “lasting damage” to the government.

Daily Mirror

Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson inching closer as almost 30 Tory MPs hit out

There has been a slow drip-drip of MPs submitting no confidence letters since the Sue Gray report, prompting speculation that a vote may be a question of when, not if

The Independent UK

Tory MP resubmitting no confidence note suggests ballot trigger could be ‘close’

Andrew Bridgen told constituents he is again calling for a confidence vote following “further revelations over the past week”.

The Guardian - UK

Johnson’s lurch to the right adds to momentum for leadership vote

Several Tory MPs believe the 54-letter threshold has been reached and that a challenge to PM could be mounted as soon as next week

The Independent UK

Ex-ministers’ warning to Boris Johnson: Get serious to save your skin

‘He needs to provide some months of diligent and competent government ... And frankly, we need to see a little less of him’

Reuters

Former UK minister says PM Johnson should resign over lockdown parties

Conservative lawmaker Jeremy Wright, a former British minister and attorney general, said on Monday he believed Prime Minister Boris Johnson had damaged the government's authority and should resign.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson under 'partygate' pressure as former Attorney General calls for him to go

Jeremy Wright's conclusion that Boris Johnson should resign adds to the list of the Prime Minister's woes.

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the World Economic Forum

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.