High court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay Tory MP’s costsThe MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock more than £40,000 in legal fees after an early stage of...
Read MoreLords back amendments saying bill must comply with international law, on classifying Rwanda as a safe country and independent monitoringYesterday I covered quite a lot of comment on the Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture based on...
Read MoreMark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted soonerThe Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has launched a scathing attack on the UK...
Read MoreImmigration minister quits saying small boats crisis doing ‘untold damage’ to the countryHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to give all relevant material to the...
Read MoreFormer prime minister says former health secretary was doing a good job and was intellectually ableHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to give all relevant material to the inquiry.I...
Read MoreFormer prime minister says he was ‘increasingly reconciled’ to the fact he would have to do a huge amount more to suppress the virusHugo Keith KC is questioning Johnson.He asks if Johnson’s approach has been to...
Read MoreEx-health secretary has described Boris Johnson’s Downing Street as undermined by ‘culture of fear’Tens of thousands of lives could have been saved if the UK had locked down three weeks earlier, Matt Hancock...
Read MoreHealth secretary at start of pandemic tells Covid inquiry he was not included in conversations about Rishi Sunak’s schemeHancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See 9.58am.)He says from...
Read MoreEx-health secretary says Boris Johnson’s former adviser tried to exclude ministers from key decisions – including the prime ministerDominic Cummings created a “culture of fear” inside Downing Street and...
Read MoreHealth secretary at start of pandemic says Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser was ‘malign actor’ who made life unpleasantHancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See...
Read MoreHealth secretary at start of pandemic responds to claim his department was seen as ‘ungovernable’ and had ‘clear lack of grip’Hancock is now deploying the defence previewed in the Observer on Sunday. (See...
Read MoreFormer health secretary said senior officials were more focused on attributing blame than working together as Covid arrived in UKMatt Hancock has hit out at the “toxic culture” at the centre of Boris Johnson’s...
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