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  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Cabinet heavyweights deal Johnson potentially fatal blows

    Sunak and Javid leave prime minister fighting for survival

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Instant InsightRobert Shrimsley
    This is the endgame for Boris Johnson — but it may not be quick

    Sunak and Javid’s resignations confirm sense of decay in Downing Street

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    The resignation letters that left the prime minister reeling

    The chancellor and health secretary issued stinging written rebukes to Boris Johnson

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    The Secret Barrister
    Barrister strikes are symptom of Britain’s crumbling criminal justice system

    From legal aid cuts to the case backlog, the government must take responsibility for the current meltdown

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Boris Johnson
    Downing St says Johnson forgot he was briefed about disgraced MP Pincher

    Letter from former Foreign Office head says UK prime minister was told of allegations of inappropriate behaviour

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Police forces urged by government to crack down on UK fuel protests

    PM expects officers to deploy new legal powers as fears grow that ‘gilets jaunes’-style movement will take root

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Howard Davies
    Levelling up needs Conservatives to go back to the future

    The UK government should stop half measures and recreate an Audit Commission that can deliver reliable data on local authorities

  • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson over Chris Pincher appointment

    Labour seeks ‘urgent answers’ as fresh claims emerge of alleged inappropriate behaviour by former Tory whip

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Camilla Cavendish
    The time has come to purge the rot from Scotland Yard

    The Metropolitan Police is overwhelmed, badly run and beset by scandal, and only radical reform will win back public trust

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Post Office Ltd
    Postmasters caught up in IT scandal awarded £19.5mn compensation

    UK ministers allot interim payouts to those who brought legal action against Post Office

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Robert Shrimsley
    Childcare is a looming political battle that is long overdue

    As with social care, problems in the sector are legion — not least provision and cost

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Climate change
    ‘Scant evidence’ of UK government implementing climate change targets, say advisers

    Independent committee’s report points to shortcomings on net zero-related emissions reductions

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    UK defence spending
    UK defence secretary urges boost to military spending

    Ben Wallace wants ‘peace dividend’ invested as head of army condemns ‘brutal aggression’ in Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    UK energy
    Rishi Sunak cooling on windfall tax on UK electricity generators

    Government worried about ‘perverse consequences’ of applying policy including risk of losing investment

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Defecting is a lot like flirting — too much build-up spoils the moment

    History tells us politicians prefer to jump ship in secrecy, and both parties need to commit to the change

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    News in-depthUK public finances
    Why the inflation boost to UK public finances is unlikely to last

    Chancellor will face hard choices as rising debt interest payments, falling wages and pressure on services bite

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    News in-depthScottish independence
    Can Brexit be Sturgeon’s game-changer to secure Scottish independence?

    The first minister will on Tuesday flesh out her plan for a new referendum on breaking away from the UK

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    Boris Johnson
    Boris Johnson pledges to stay in power until the 2030s

    Defiant UK prime minister brushes off by-election defeats and vows to tackle cost of living crisis and war in Ukraine

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    UK business & economy
    UK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since records began

    Mood gloomier than at height of pandemic or in 2008 financial crisis as inflation hits household pockets

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    UK explores 5% pay rises for public sector workers

    Ministers examine more generous deals because of concern about strikes

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    UK schools are nearing crisis point

    Public sector pay dispute and rail strikes stress-test the Tory election machine

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Due Diligence
    Crypto’s John Pierpont Morgan Premium content

    Plus, inside the UK’s efforts to keep Arm within its borders and Mars’s shift from candy bars to cat food

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Corporate governance
    Investors flag concerns over weakening pay rules for non-execs

    Ministers warned that deregulation could threaten independence of watchdog role

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    UK signs £1bn deal with Moderna for new vaccine centre

    Government seeks to secure domestic jab supply and prepare for future pandemics in deal with Boston biotech

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    The deafening silence over Brexit’s economic fallout

    As economists start to quantify the damage from leaving the EU, a tentative debate has begun over how to soften the blow

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