Politics

Minister deleted text exchanges with David Cameron about Greensill scandal

Ministers could have made ‘very different decisions’ with accurate figures, says scientist

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

Ministers insist new quarantine-free rules for US and EU travellers are safe

French authorities insist that they will not stop boats at sea, or accept back migrants from the UK

Cop tells inquiry he thought he was ‘going to die’ during deadly demonstration

Proposals permanently water down the reforms made to Section 60 searches seven years ago

Parliamentary pay watchdog requests power to ‘vary the award below or above’ public sector pay

How will we deal with knowing so much more about our health? Should central banks seek to fight climate change? And is Google Maps leading us astray?

Growing number of backbenchers set to shun annual meeting if jab documents are condition of entry

From Brexit to a global pandemic, Johnson’s premiership has been nothing if not turbulent

Human behaviour will have a direct impact on the key numbers

Hunter has embarked on new career as an artist and is preparing to hold first solo exhibition in October

Prime minister quarantining after being ‘pinged’ by NHS track-and-trace

Supermarkets warn of empty shelves as Keir Starmer follows Boris Johnson into isolation

Brexit deal fallout risks ‘being felt in the fabric of our union’, warns Frost

Critics suggest Laura Kuenssberg grilling backfired for former No. 10 adviser

The introduction of vaccine passports for clubbers is the latest U-turn from Johnson’s Covid-embattled government

Government set to renege on manifesto pledge not to hike NICs

The ‘Great Unlocking’ is hit by surging numbers of people forced to self-isolate – including the PM

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

Computers and other electronic devices seized by ICO investigators probing CCTV footage leak

Number of health workers in self-isolation now ‘significantly impacting’ patient care, NHS chief warns

Levelling up won’t make rich areas poorer, says PM – but his Conservative critics are unconvinced

Victim’s families say proposal for statute of limitations is ‘slap in the face’

Jacob Rees-Mogg joins the dispute that is testing the broadcaster’s independence

Government warns that it might still mandate Covid certification if necessary

Tory rebels given chance to vote on cuts to overseas spending

Prime minister’s pledge of ‘irreversible’ reopening now comes with a caveat

Tight-knit clan never shy about speaking out on Downing Street policy

Change in rhetoric about Freedom Day from ministers as Covid cases soar

The UK’s Brexit ‘divorce bill’ could be £5bn higher than anticipated

Downing Street denies having such a goal - but others note that ‘it’s very much the virus’s’

From Matt Hancock to John Profumo, politicians have found themselves caught out time and again