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Met Police says over 100 fines now issued for ‘Partygate’ lockdown breaches
Government ministers arriving in Stoke for the Cabinet meeting had to fend off more questions about lockdown breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall after the Met Police announced they have now issued more than 100 fines. That’s 50 more Fixed Penalty Notices over the last month. Most are thought to focus on the alleged party…
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Tory MPs ‘jittery’ that PM will receive more fines, says journalist who broke Partygate story
We’re joined by the journalist who first broke the story about lockdown parties at Whitehall and Downing Street – the Political Editor of the Daily Mirror, Pippa Crerar.
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Is partygate still a threat to Boris Johnson?
The latest developments in the ongoing saga.
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Partygate: Met Police issue fines for Downing Street lockdown parties
Twelve parties. Twenty fines. No names yet revealed.
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Ofcom boss bids to regulate Netflix after Jimmy Carr row
From controls on the streaming service Netflix to new measures to tackle online harms, there’s been no shortage of controversy for the broadcasting regulators Ofcom to weigh in on.
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Partygate: Met Police investigating Downing Street ‘events’ in lockdown
Boris Johnson said he welcomed the Met investigation into a number of potential breaches of the Covid regulations in Downing Street and Whitehall.
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Boris Johnson holds emergency Cobra meeting after Channel deaths
In response to the tragic deaths in the English Channel, the prime minister held an emergency meeting of the Cobra committee in Whitehall.
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Energy crisis: Help sought from Treasury to support industry
The business secretary is said to have put in a formal request to the Treasury, asking for help for the industries worst affected by the surging energy prices.
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Conservative tax hikes ‘disproportionately put on business‘, says economics editor
We spoke to Sebastian Payne, who is Whitehall editor for the Financial Times, and Kate Andrews, who is the economics editor for The Spectator.
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Anger as UK helps poorer countries fight Covid – by slashing other aid
Labour and Conservative MPs have criticised the government for including help for poorer countries battling Covid in its overseas aid budget – a decision that could lead to even deeper cuts in other areas than already expected.
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National Audit Office launches probe into Greensill’s involvement in Covid schemes
Another inquiry has been launched into Greensill Capital, the collapsed finance firm which had former Prime Minister David Cameron on its books, and its relations with Whitehall.
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Greensill: Lord Pickles calls for urgent reform after lobbying row
Six investigations are now being launched into the Greensill scandal.
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Treasury Committee to launch inquiry into Greensill collapse
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Government of bringing back “Tory sleaze”. He claimed that the row over David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of the financier Lex Greensill had revealed a revolving door between the government and paid lobbyists. Boris Johnson said he shared some of the concerns and admitted it wasn’t clear…
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The often secret world of government special advisers
They work behind closed doors and they’re paid for by the taxpayer – to the tune of some £10 million in total, it turns out.
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Dominic who: Actor David Tennant stars as a government adviser in new satirical short film
Actor David Tennant stars as a casually-dressed government adviser in a new short film that’s just been released on YouTube
