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The Chancellor confronted criticism that the funding to help people with the cost-of-living crisis was announced as part of a plan to move the focus on from the publication of Sue Gray’s report

It comes as Scotland today recorded its first monkeypox case - medics have described the risk to the public as low and ministers have assured it is not a 'repeat of' Covid-19

You never want to be the one who has to find a meeting room in Whitehall. There are never any going spare and, at least in my experience, the Cabinet Office (1916-2022) block books them all months in advance so you end up discussing the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft budget…

Boris Johnson is being encouraged by both Labour and Tory MPs to introduce a windfall tax to help households across the UK deal with the rising cost of living

Boris Johnson said the partygate report would ‘of course’ be independent despite questions over a secret meeting with senior official Sue Gray.

Monkeypox is not a “repeat of” Covid-19, a Government minister has said.

The crunch partygate report is expected to drop this week

A Goverment U-turn to introduce a windfall tax remains a possibility

The UK Health Security Agency will release updated figures on the situation in the UK on Monday, with 20 cases recorded to date.

Simon Clarke, chief secretary to the Treasury was speaking on BBC Radio 4 this morning

Tories close to Boris Johnson have accused Sue Gray of "playing politics" over partygate, according to reports.