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Ethics adviser raises questions over Boris Johnson’s Ministerial Code compliance

Ethics adviser raises questions over Boris Johnson’s Ministerial Code compliance

Ethics adviser raises questions over Boris Johnson’s Ministerial Code compliance

31 May 2022

The Prime Minister was issued with an FPN over a birthday party in the Cabinet Room in June 2020 at a time when indoor socialising was banned.


‘Maniac’ driver given life sentence for killing dinner lady absconds from prison

‘Maniac’ driver given life sentence for killing dinner lady absconds from prison

‘Maniac’ driver given life sentence for killing dinner lady absconds from prison

31 May 2022

Alan Paul Steel left HMP Sudbury at around 1.15am on Tuesday, Derbyshire Police said.


Shapps demands meeting with aviation bosses as travel chaos worsens

Shapps demands meeting with aviation bosses as travel chaos worsens

Shapps demands meeting with aviation bosses as travel chaos worsens

31 May 2022

Airlines continued to axe flights on Tuesday with passengers forced to wait in long queues at airports including Manchester, Heathrow and Bristol.


Bradford named UK City of Culture 2025

Bradford named UK City of Culture 2025

Bradford named UK City of Culture 2025

31 May 2022

The shortlist was compiled from a record group of 20 that registered bids to take over from Coventry.


Labour’s Starmer and Rayner receive police questionnaires in ‘beergate’ probe

Labour’s Starmer and Rayner receive police questionnaires in ‘beergate’ probe

Labour’s Starmer and Rayner receive police questionnaires in ‘beergate’ probe

31 May 2022

Sir Keir Starmer was seen drinking a beer in an MP’s office after a day of campaigning for the local elections in Durham in April 2021.


PM claims no intent to break law means party fine not a Ministerial Code breach

PM claims no intent to break law means party fine not a Ministerial Code breach

PM claims no intent to break law means party fine not a Ministerial Code breach

31 May 2022

Boris Johnson’s remarks came in response to the latest annual report from Lord Geidt.


Migrants notified of removal to Rwanda as first flight is set for June 14

Migrants notified of removal to Rwanda as first flight is set for June 14

Migrants notified of removal to Rwanda as first flight is set for June 14

31 May 2022

Home Secretary Priti Patel says it is expected that ‘attempts will now be made to frustrate the process’, but she ‘will not be deterred’.


Andrew ‘seeking to make amends’ as Archbishop urges nation to be more forgiving

Andrew ‘seeking to make amends’ as Archbishop urges nation to be more forgiving

Andrew ‘seeking to make amends’ as Archbishop urges nation to be more forgiving

31 May 2022

The Duke of York stepped down from public life and paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case out of court.


NHS ‘marking own homework’ over complaints

NHS ‘marking own homework’ over complaints

NHS ‘marking own homework’ over complaints

31 May 2022

Experts have called for the system of complaints to be changed.


Lorna Slater: Scotland has turned promises into action on single-use plastics

Lorna Slater: Scotland has turned promises into action on single-use plastics

Lorna Slater: Scotland has turned promises into action on single-use plastics

31 May 2022

Environmental campaigners have urged other nations to follow Scotland’s example after it introduced regulations banning many single-use plastic items.


Met Police lose further bid to challenge High Court Sarah Everard vigil ruling

Met Police lose further bid to challenge High Court Sarah Everard vigil ruling

Met Police lose further bid to challenge High Court Sarah Everard vigil ruling

31 May 2022

The four women who founded Reclaim The Streets and planned the vigil brought a legal challenge against the force over its handling of the event.


Gregory Porter to lead performance at lighting of jubilee beacons

Gregory Porter to lead performance at lighting of jubilee beacons

Gregory Porter to lead performance at lighting of jubilee beacons

31 May 2022

Beacons will be lit in all 54 Commonwealth capitals for the first time, spanning five continents.


No dates set for rail strikes while union talks continue

No dates set for rail strikes while union talks continue

No dates set for rail strikes while union talks continue

31 May 2022

RMT members voted overwhelmingly last week to take industrial action over jobs, pay and conditions


Braving downpours will be worth it, say royal fans camping on The Mall

Braving downpours will be worth it, say royal fans camping on The Mall

Braving downpours will be worth it, say royal fans camping on The Mall

31 May 2022

Rain failed to dampen the spirits of those occupying a handful of tents close to Buckingham Palace.


Buoyant Unilever helps save FTSE from global falls

Buoyant Unilever helps save FTSE from global falls

Buoyant Unilever helps save FTSE from global falls

31 May 2022

The consumer giant saw its shares soar after an activist investor joined its board.


HS2 begins building Britain’s longest railway bridge

HS2 begins building Britain’s longest railway bridge

HS2 begins building Britain’s longest railway bridge

31 May 2022

The Colne Valley Viaduct will stretch for 2.1 miles above a series of lakes and waterways just outside north-west London.


Pressure on Johnson mounts as more Tories call for him to quit

Pressure on Johnson mounts as more Tories call for him to quit

Pressure on Johnson mounts as more Tories call for him to quit

31 May 2022

Former leader William Hague said Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties has lit a ‘slow fuse’ under the Prime Minister.


Eurostar customers wait for hours in huge queue outside St Pancras

Eurostar customers wait for hours in huge queue outside St Pancras

Eurostar customers wait for hours in huge queue outside St Pancras

31 May 2022

The company blamed a technical fault on a train.


Charles swings into Queen’s jubilee with Jools Holland at Highgrove tea dance

Charles swings into Queen’s jubilee with Jools Holland at Highgrove tea dance

Charles swings into Queen’s jubilee with Jools Holland at Highgrove tea dance

31 May 2022

The Prince of Wales surprised more than 250 older guests at a bash thrown by the Prince’s Foundation.


Queen back at Windsor ready to embark on historic Jubilee celebrations

Queen back at Windsor ready to embark on historic Jubilee celebrations

Queen back at Windsor ready to embark on historic Jubilee celebrations

31 May 2022

The monarch travelled back to her Berkshire Castle on Tuesday.


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