Lockdown

PM’s ethics chief quit this week, saying Johnson had put him in ‘an impossible and odious position’

Boris Johnson delivers defensive address after civil servant publishes damning report

Gray’s report on Downing Street lockdown parties is due out today

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Durham police now investigating whether Labour leader breached restrictions

New statistics suggest national death toll is similar to other European countries

Surge in cases has been linked to lockdown restrictions

Tough new restrictions in Shanghai trigger widespread anger

Laughter and banging of tables said to have punctuated private meeting

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‘Criminality and lies at the heart of government,’ says Labour as PM given fixed penalty notice

Fine for government’s former head of ethics has placed lockdown scandal back in the headlines

Infections have doubled and hospitalisations are rising in all English regions

Chancellor questioned by police over accusation he broke lockdown laws

Investigation by Scotland Yard delays Sue Gray’s report into No. 10 gatherings

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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