The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

Tory MPs divided over social media attack on Labour using pic of BBC presenter

Party’s X account uses picture of presenter raising middle finger to deride Labour, winning both condemnation and praise

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Johnson calls partygate portrayals ‘absurd’ as he finishes Covid evidence

The former prime minister said he was not ‘reconciled’ to Covid deaths or thought it wise to ‘let it rip’ in the autumn of 2020.

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Covid inquiry: Johnson surprised ‘eat out to help out’ not cleared by scientists

Ex-PM says he had assumed Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were briefed and denied UK locked down too late in 2020

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Just Stop Oil protesters hold ‘wide awake’ demo outside Sunak’s London home

Metropolitan Police say 16 people were held at the protest in Kensington.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

Home Office ‘loses’ 17,000 people whose asylum claims were withdrawn

Tory MP queries claims marked withdrawn as government tries to clear backlog by end of year

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023

Quotes and facts from new royal book Endgame

Omid Scobie has released a book about the royal family.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Will the Autumn Statement Tax Relief and the Media Bill Boost the UK Creative Industries?

The UK government has announced VFX tax relief to boost the UK film and television industry in the Autumn Statement, which, along with the Media Bill, seeks to change how TV shows are made and broadcasted in the UK.

International Business Times UK · Nov 28, 2023

How the Daily Mail became the Boris and Dorries show – and left middle England behind

Its new star columnists are symptoms, but not the cause, of the newspaper no longer being quite sure what it stands for, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

What is James Cleverly accused of saying about a constituency? Home Secretary apologises for slur

He admits 'inappropriate language' about a Labour MP but denies he used a derogatory term to describe Stockton North

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023

UK facing ‘elevated’ recession risks as new orders fall; Nissan’s EV boost in Sunderland; Turkey hikes rates – as it happened

Latest PMI survey shows a marginal return to growth for UK companies, but falling orders raises recession risk

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023