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Twelve culture secretaries in 13 years: what does that say about the Tories’ attitude to the arts?

From Jeremy Hunt to Nadine Dorries and the rest, recent incumbents have overseen a massive reduction in funding, and steadily downgraded the place of the arts in national life

The Guardian - UK

New n-word slur found on government website

Exclusive: A parliamentary question has been submitted calling for a government-wide investigation into official documents

The Independent UK

Absentee prime minister routinely skips parliamentary scrutiny

Rishi Sunak now has the worst attendance record of any British leader at PMQs with a list of feeble excuses

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MP calls for law change as parents forced to pay rent after student’s death

Labour MP Helen Hayes hit out at the ‘abhorrent’ situation as she raised the matter at PMQs.

The Independent UK

Mhairi Black mocks Tory Deputy Prime Minister over election chances

The SNP Deputy Westminster leader said she was 'pretty sure' that her and Oliver Dowden would be leaving parliament at the same time.

Daily Record

SNP’s Mhairi Black jokes Deputy Prime Minister will lose his Commons seat

The MP, who has announced plans to step down at the next election, said Oliver Dowden is likely to be ‘leaving at the same time’.

The Independent UK

MP owns Oliver Dowden with savage joke about losing his seat at next election

The hilarious exchange began as Deputy Prime Minister told SNP MP Mhairi Black he was 'sorry to hear' she will be standing down at the next election

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Rayner hits out at Sunak for missing PMQs: ‘They really have given up’

Mr Sunak skipped his weekly grilling in the Commons for the NHS 75th Anniversary service in Westminster Abbey.

The Independent UK

No-deal Brexit planning made UK ‘match fit’ for Covid, claims Oliver Dowden

Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit threat boosted government preparedness, says deputy PM

The Independent UK

Hunt admits ‘groupthink’ led to ‘narrowness of thinking’ over pandemic preparedness

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he regretted not challenging ‘groupthink’ in the UK’s preparations while he was health secretary

The Independent UK

Flu-based pandemic prep meant herd immunity was seen as ‘inevitable’ – Hunt

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he regretted not challenging ‘groupthink’ in the UK’s preparations while he was health secretary.

The Independent UK

Oliver Dowden claims no-deal Brexit planning made UK 'match fit' for a pandemic

The inquiry heard earlier from the UK Government’s former chief scientific adviser who said the UK was “not operationally prepared” for a…

The National (Scotland)

Dowden ‘reassured’ UK was in ‘pretty strong state of preparedness’ for pandemic

Mr Dowden, who was minister for the Cabinet Office from July 2019 to February 202, was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Watch live as Dowden and Hunt give evidence on pandemic preparation to Covid inquiry

Watch live as Oliver Dowden and Jeremy Hunt give evidence to the UK’s Covid inquiry on Wednesday 21 June.

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Covid inquiry: What we learned on the day austerity chief George Osborne gave evidence

The former Chancellor's evidence under oath came just 24 hours after his ex-boss David Cameron became the first politician to face the Inquiry - and was heckled with cries of 'shame on you'

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: David Cameron defends austerity – but admits weakness in preparing for pandemic

The Trades Union Congress said David Cameron is ‘in denial about the huge damage caused by his austerity policies’

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries wrongly claims Boris Johnson was ‘top of his year’ at university

Dorries said she was quitting ‘with immediate effect’ last Friday after a bust-up with Mr Sunak over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries wrongly claims Boris Johnson was ‘top of his year’ at university

Dorries said she was quitting ‘with immediate effect’ last Friday after a bust-up with Mr Sunak over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

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The Guardian - UK

UK post-Covid plan will not keep public safe, expert tells inquiry

David Alexander of UCL says new framework merely ‘an attempt to tinker with the system’

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: lawyers voice ‘alarm’ over short time slot for David Cameron

Former PM to be questioned on Monday, with George Osborne, Jeremy Hunt and Oliver Dowden also slated to give evidence

The Guardian - UK

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons given tour of parliament by DUP’s Ian Paisley

American rock star enjoys ‘controlled chaos’ of Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden facing off at deputy PMQs

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak ‘not worried’ about being ‘embarassed’ by Covid inquiry messages

Rishi Sunak has denied that the Government is resisting the release of messages to the Covid inquiry because he fears embarassment.

The Independent UK

Sunak denies fear of embarrassment behind bid to stop Covid inquiry seeing texts

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Guardian - UK

Rish! demonstrates the incapabilities of artificial stupidity during US jolly

Despite big talk on AI, trade and Ukraine, it’s obvious to all PM’s visit is a waste of his and Joe’s time

The Guardian - UK

Ministers using ‘loophole lawyers’ to obstruct Covid inquiry, says Labour

Angela Rayner asks deputy PM Oliver Dowden why hundreds of thousands of pounds is being spent on legal action

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