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Senior mandarin rumoured to have email ‘confirming objections’ to No. 10 party

Two further parties held in No. 10 as Queen mourned death of Prince Philip

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Health warning issued over polluting particle build-up in UK capital

Cabinet rallies behind their boss as other Tories call for his resignation

PM accused of ‘insulting’ the public during ‘floundering’ PMQs appearance

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Covid restrictions, cancel culture and police powers split Westminster and beyond

Chancellor’s £1bn aid package ‘a dud cracker’, business leaders claim

Tim Gunn tested positive for Covid-19 after breaching quarantine

Lockdown-sceptic MPs have called on ministers to ‘hold firm’ against imposing more Covid restrictions

PM ‘running out of friends’ as rule breach allegations mount

Boris Johnson faces ‘crunch 48 hours’ to decide next move as Tories threaten revolt

Former No. 10 adviser accuses political journalists of trying to ‘bury’ the story

Authorities anxious as studies suggest adherence is declining

Tens of thousands rally in violent demonstrations against new Covid-19 restrictions

Restrictions have returned in several European countries as high infection rate sweeps the continent

City of four million people locked down after six infections reported

Leaked documents suggest new restrictions could cost UK economy £18bn if in place for five months

Booster vaccine programme has been criticised as moving ‘extremely slowly’ as Covid-19 cases hit a peak of nearly 50,000

Claims by ‘confidante’ have raised questions about Johnsons’ childcare bubbles

Powers to enforce the ‘last resort’ measure will stay on the statute book

School half-term may be extended if Covid-19 case rates continue to increase

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The resurgence of the South African variant in two popular holiday destinations will be a concern for the UK government

Rhetoric is latest in long line of associations between Covid and the Second World War

Ministers keen to drop all coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts

England set to drop face masks and social distancing from 19 July

Leaked Whitehall documents reveal proposed measures to stop the spread after final step out of lockdown

Billions to be wiped from economy and Sunak rejects calls to extend furlough scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘happy’ to delay ‘freedom day’ to give businesses greater ‘certainty’

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Targeted approach to restrictions considered by ministers as Indian variant cases rise

Localised restrictions may be ‘most effective measure possible’ for stopping outbreaks