UK Covid-19 Inquiry to publish findings into decisions made by Boris Johnson During hearings, the inquiry heard wide-ranging criticisms of Mr Johnson and his top team of advisers. Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
I’m a Celebrity All Stars lineup revealed as fan favourites from past series return Soap actors, Olympians and football icons are reportedly in line for 2026 show The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
How a VIP contract introduced by Tory peer left government owed £24m DHSC rejected as ‘unusable’ PPE supplied by company linked to Lord Chadlington, which later went bust The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025
What has the Covid-19 inquiry discovered about care homes in the pandemic? Bereaved groups seek accountability on behalf of their loved ones over lack of testing and surge in infections The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried? Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025
SMILE! It’s just a normal day for Labour’s happy family of Keir, Rachel and Wes Streeting gave a normal speech to show how normal everything was and Starmer tried to channel his most caring self The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025
Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’ Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
‘Full of excuses’: families condemn Matt Hancock’s testimony to Covid inquiry Former health secretary defends decision to discharge untested patients into care homes as ‘least worst option’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
Matt Hancock defends Covid care home plan as ‘the least-worst decision’ A civil servant earlier this week described the toll as a ‘generational slaughter within care homes’ The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Hancock: Moving patients from hospitals to care homes was least-worst decision Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Bereaved urge ‘truth’ as Covid inquiry shifts focus to care homes Matt Hancock will appear on Wednesday for a full-day session to face questions during a module set to last five weeks. Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2025
Matt Hancock back at Covid inquiry for probe into pandemic impact on care homes From Monday, module six of the inquiry will look at the effect the pandemic had on the adult social care sector across the UK. Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025
Johnson favoured ‘authoritarian approach’ to pandemic punishments, inquiry told Lord Patrick Vallance was speaking to the seventh module of the Covid-19 Inquiry. Evening Standard · May 22, 2025
Ex-Tory MP was wrong not to declare £4.5m loans from major donor, watchdog finds Andrew Bridgen was ‘wrong’ not to declare £4.5m of interest-free loans but cannot be punished as a former MP, the Commons sleaze watchdog concluded The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025 Truss social: the latest venture from a woman who really knows what the people want She’s threatening to launch an ‘uncensored and uncancellable’ online platform – like we don’t have enough of those already, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025 Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025 Matt Hancock loses bid for instant victory in High Court libel battle with Andrew Bridgen Matt Hancock has been sued in the High Court by Andrew Bridgen over a Tweet
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025 Andrew Bridgen’s libel claim against Matt Hancock to go to trial Matt Hancock has been sued by ex-MP Andrew Bridgen over a social media post
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025 Andrew Bridgen’s libel claim against Matt Hancock can go to trial, judge rules Mr Bridgen, former North West Leicestershire MP, is bringing a libel claim against the former health secretary who was once his Tory Party colleague.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 25, 2025 UK Government ordered PPE firms to 'prioritise' England over Scotland, inquiry told THE UK Government ordered suppliers of life-saving kit to “prioritise” the NHS in England over Scotland during the pandemic, it was claimed at…
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Criticism of PPE contract system ‘wholly naive’, Hancock tells Covid inquiry Former health secretary Matt Hancock gave evidence to the probe’s fifth module, which is exploring pandemic procurement.
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Paterson’s links to Covid test supplier ‘not a conflict’, Bethell tells inquiry Lord Bethell’s role at the time involved overseeing the testing programme.
Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025 Bridgen has ‘no real prospect’ of winning Hancock libel claim, High Court told The ex-MP for North West Leicestershire is suing the former health minister over a post on social media in January 2023.
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025 Former BBC star unrecognisable after debuting new look – can you guess who it is? ‘Thought I was following George Clooney for a moment,’ another presenter quipped
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025 AstraZeneca cancels £450m vaccine plant in UK after Government 'own goal' in blow to Rachel Reeves growth plan The pharmaceutical giant claimed the Labour Government failed to match Tory predecessor’s offer of help for its investment in Merseyside