PPE bought via ‘VIP lane’ was on average 80% more expensive, documents reveal Good Law Project finds items were priced up to four times higher by companies referred through scheme by UK ministers The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023
Michelle Mone admits ‘error’ in denying links to PPE firm The Tory peer has launched a public fightback to allegations surrounding the multi-million pound contract Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2023
Michelle Mone admits 'error' in concealing PPE firm links Baroness Michelle Mone has conceded she made an “error” in publicly denying her links to the PPE Medpro firm being investigated by the National… The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2023
Michael Gove provided with £320,000 limousine contract during pandemic Michael Gove was provided with a £320,000 chauffeur-driven limousine to drive him around during the pandemic... The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2023
Robert Jenrick says he will not vote for Sunak’s Rwanda bill Former immigration minister says legislation will not work, as talk grows of Tory plot to oust PM The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023
Jenrick ‘not interested’ in Tory leadership bid after resigning as minister The former immigration minister also said he would not support the Government’s Rwanda Bill Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2023
Michael Gove defends 'salty' Tory party social media post attacking Labour Communities Secretary Michael Gove defended a “salty” Conservative Party social media post that attacks Labour... The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2023
Michael Gove: Government 'not contemplating' early election if Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan fails Tensions have risen within the Tory party over the PM's Rwanda migrant deal Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2023
Cabinet Office refuses to say if Union committee has even MET under Rishi Sunak THE Cabinet Office has refused to say how many times a committee on the Union has met while Rishi Sunak has been Prime Minister. The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2023
Hugo Keith: Here are some of the barrister’s key moments during the Covid inquiry Here’s everything you need to know about Hugo Keith KC, the barrister who is quizzing Boris Johnson at the Covid-19 inquiry The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023
English town halls face unprecedented rise in bankruptcies, council leaders warn Grim forecast comes after Nottingham city council became fourth authority in the past 12 months to declare insolvency The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023
Schools are still reeling from Michael Gove’s arrogant meddling Letters: The fragmentation of the education system into multi-academy trusts has created waste and a lack of accountability, writes Prof Ron Glatter. Plus letters from Penny Perrett, John Martin and Andrew Keeley The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
Gove warns councils not to cancel Hanukkah celebration over Middle East conflict Havering Borough Council in east London had planned not to light Hanukkah candles from December 7 over concerns they could be vandalised Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023
Thérèse Coffey says she ‘came close to dying’ from brain abscess Conservative MP blames stress of job as under-secretary of state in Department for Environment for 2018 illness The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023 Mayor of London’s decision to reject plan for Las Vegas-style giant sphere to be reviewed The future of a 21,000 capacity Las Vegas style sphere in Stratford hangs in the balance
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 A dock of sorts for the men who failed Britain during Covid – but they may yet escape The dereliction of Boris Johnson and his allies is daily being laid bare, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023 Gove’s leasehold reform bill does not ban leaseholds on new-build houses Rush to write legislation means clauses to ban the leaseholds will be added via amendments
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023 Johnson said ‘malingering’ people should get back to work, Covid inquiry hears More extracts from Professor Sir Patrick Vallance’s diaries have been shown at the inquiry.
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023 MSG Sphere: Ministers intervene to stop Sadiq Khan torpedoing new venue as Michael Gove mulls calling in scheme The Levelling-up Secretary stepped in as he considers whether or not to call in the application for the controversial scheme
Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023 Sajid Javid's Covid Inquiry bombshell: Boris Johnson wasn't in charge of his own Government Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor in February 2020 after Dominic Cummings effectively sacked his special adviser
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023 Covid inquiry live: Dominic Cummings acted as ‘prime minister in all but name’, Sajid Javid says Former chancellor Sajid Javid said Dominic Cummings made “many key decisions” on behalf of Boris Johnson
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023 Watch live: Dominic Raab and Sajid Javid give evidence at Britain’s Covid inquiry Watch live as Dominic Raab and Sajid Javid give evidence at the Covid inquiry on Wednesday, 29 November.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Dominic Cummings joked about swanning off to countryside before lockdown-busting Barnard Castle trip Boris Johnson’s former top aide mockingly suggested holding a press conference from the great outdoors
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Michael Gove suggests to Covid-19 inquiry that virus was ‘man-made’ Hugo Keith KC shut the Levelling Up Secretary down, saying the ‘divisive’ issue is not part of the inquiry’s terms of reference.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2023 Covid Inquiry: UK Government did not tell Scottish ministers about key message change THE UK government did not “communicate everything” to Scottish ministers during the pandemic, Michael Gove has admitted.