The much-delayed and truncated report into alleged breaches of lockdown regulations by staff in No 10 Downing Street confirmed a good deal that was already known while leaving many questions unanswered. It had been anticipated that Sue Gray, a senior... Read more
The truth is that no one is waiting, except Boris Johnson’s backbenchers. The public have drawn their own conclusions and will deliver their verdict, with characteristic brutality, at the ballot box. Still, aside from an awkwardly pointed question from Theresa... Read more
And so the PM lives to fight another day. While the contents of Sue Gray’s report are mortifying, it does not seem to have wielded a mortal blow. Its headline finding that there were “failures of leadership and judgement by... Read more
The rise of “BookTok” is driving teenagers and young adults into bookshops in numbers not seen since the Harry Potter years, according to the head of Waterstones. Sales of new books are booming after being recommended by influencers on TikTok,... Read more
There is a Dragons’ Den feel as the hopefuls try to sell their idea. Trainee surgeon Patrick wants to write a book in which all the meals incorporate bread. It will be called… With Bread. Moore says she thinks the... Read more
It’s Sheridan Smith season. Last month she played a grieving mother in the BBC drama Four Lives. Next Monday we’ll see her in ITV’s No Return, as a woman whose family holiday turns into a nightmare. And this week she... Read more
Aside from structural changes, however, Mr Johnson is expected to make changes in personnel. His insistence that MPs must wait for the Metropolitan Police to conclude its investigations into “partygate” before they make their final judgment means that any sackings... Read more
“I didn’t hug my siblings, I didn’t hug my parents, I gave the eulogy and then afterwards I didn’t even go to her house for a cup of tea. I drove back three hours from Kent to Staffordshire. Does the... Read more
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman insisted there had been no “settled time” for the call and that they were still hoping to arrange a time with the Kremlin for the two leaders to speak. He added that it was not... Read more
“Thankfully I’ve had my three jabs and will be working from home while I isolate.” He accompanied his tweet with three flexed biceps and three injection emojis. Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, responded to... Read more
At a meeting of all Tory MPs on Monday, Mr Johnson attempted to reassure his colleagues, revealing that Sir Lynton Crosby, the Australian campaign guru, was to play a more central role advising him. However, attempts to shore up party... Read more
Yet the success of a strategy that seeks to shift people’s attention elsewhere depends entirely on what that something else is. In this Government’s case it always turns to Brexit because, well, what else does it have really? As anger... Read more
French customs officials are causing lengthy queues at Dover by demanding physical “wet” signatures on paperwork, business chiefs have said. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said demands for ink signatures on documents required for post-Brexit exports of animal and... Read more
Criticising political opinions could be treated as hate speech under EU rules for broadcasters carried over into British law after Brexit, the Government fears. Plans to change the law have emerged in a document marking the second anniversary of Britain... Read more
Sir Tony gave a Bible reading, while Mr Dromey’s daughter Amy Harman read an extract from her mother’s book A Woman’s Work. Some had tears in their eyes as they entered the church just before noon, with Cabinet ministers, broadcasters... Read more
The money will initially go towards shifting a Covid backlog in the NHS, before gradually being moved into the social care system over the next three years. However, Nadra Ahmed, the chairman of the National Care Association, said she had... Read more
It was, by all calculations, a bad day for the Conservative party, but the worst may be yet to come for Boris Johnson. On the latest episode of Chopper’s Politics, The Telegraph’s weekly political podcast, associate editor Christopher Hope is... Read more
Inflationary pressures are already battering households with food bills climbing at their fastest pace in a decade. The tax increase will hit households and businesses just as the cost of living crisis intensifies with energy costs set to soar in... Read more
Our national story about Covid is one of a people that stood up when it was tested. But that will forever be tainted by the behaviour of this Conservative Prime Minister. By routinely breaking the rules he set, the Prime... Read more
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said: “Everyone knows Boris Johnson broke the rules and lied to the country. “It’s time Conservative MPs did their patriotic duty, listened to their constituents and stood up for decency by sacking Boris Johnson. “He... Read more
In her report, Ms Gray expressed frustration that she had been unable to publish her findings in full. She wrote: “As a result of the Metropolitan Police’s investigations, and so as not to prejudice the police investigative process, they have... Read more
‘I’ve sold everything’ Having loaded up with exciting but expensive technology stocks in 2020, including computer chip designer Nvidia, gaming firm Sea Limited and tech giant Apple, Bertie Millis, 27, from Brighton, has now sold out following a sharp drop... Read more
British households continue to face surging energy bills after a supply crunch sent power prices soaring, but there are steps they can take to cut the costs of the bleak winter. Experts have warned annual bills could reach £1,900 after... Read more
Prices surged by 5.4pc in the year to December as UK inflation hit its highest level in 30 years. Experts have predicted the cost of living crisis will deteriorate even further in the coming months. The Consumer Prices Index recorded... Read more
Since 1911 workers have paid National Insurance which, as the name suggests, was intended to fund various benefits to support the needy in society. Originally, sick or unemployed workers could make a claim on the fund, but today NI is... Read more