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Boris Johnson under mounting pressure over Tory whip who quit over groping claims
A spokesman for Mr Johnson defended his appointment of Chris Pincher earlier this year despite concerns reportedly expressed at the time, saying it would not have been appropriate to stop it "on the basis of unsubstantiated allegations". → Read More
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries gets rugby league and rugby union mixed up while speaking at world cup event
Ms Dorries, who is secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, told a rugby league audience how much she enjoyed England winning the 2003 World Cup - a rugby union tournament. → Read More
EU chief tells UK it's 'high time we get Brexit done' over Northern Ireland Protocol
The European Commission's vice president Maros Sefcovic echoed Boris Johnson's 2019 election slogan in a speech in which he accused the UK of a "my way or the highway" approach. → Read More
Nadine Dorries tells sporting bodies that elite women's competition should be reserved for people born female
Ms Dorries has said she wants other sports to follow in the footsteps of swimming authorities in banning trans athletes from women's elite events. → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon sets a date and question for proposed Scottish independence referendum
Scotland's first minister said "now is the time" for independence - and threatened to turn the next general election into a de facto poll on the question if a referendum is blocked. → Read More
Life for those who kill emergency workers among criminal justice reforms coming into force
A raft of changes also include measures to protect women and girls with a new offence covering people who take non-consensual pictures of breastfeeding and more time for domestic abuse victims to report offences. → Read More
Northern Ireland Protocol: Government bid to override parts of Brexit deal passes first Commons hurdle
Boris Johnson's legislation to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle. → Read More
Oliver Dowden quits as Tory chair after by-election mauling
"Somebody must take responsibility," Mr Dowden said in a letter to the PM after the Tories were defeated by the Liberal Democrats in Tiverton and Honiton, and by Labour in Wakefield. → Read More
'Attacks on Carrie are deeply unsavoury' says Dominic Raab following claims about jobs
The deputy prime minister said allegations regarding the PM's wife were part of a "feeding frenzy" and a means to get at Mr Johnson himself - something he described as "out of order". → Read More
Train strikes: Giving in to union pay demands would fuel 'vicious cycle' of inflation, says Dominic Raab
The deputy PM said the government was taking a "firm line" with unions in order to try to curb the "erosion of pay packets by inflation". → Read More
Downing Street defends pledging sharp hike in pensions while urging workers to accept real terms pay cuts
A Number 10 spokesman said the chancellor believed the government's triple-lock commitment could be met "without stoking inflationary pressures". → Read More
Biggest rail strike in three decades to go ahead as last-ditch talks fail
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the strike would cause "total misery" but RMT general secretary Mick Lynch blamed the government for tying employers' hands. → Read More
Downing Street publishes resignation letter from PM's ethics adviser Lord Geidt
Downing Street has published Lord Geidt's resignation letter a day after he unexpectedly decided to step down. In his letter Lord Geidt said he has been asked this week to offer a view on "measures which risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the ministerial code". → Read More
Justice secretary Dominic Raab says Rwanda ruling 'not right' and new bill will 'correct' ECHR's powers
A last-minute injunction by the European Court of Human Rights this week infuriated Tory MPs and raised questions about whether the UK would withdraw from its framework. → Read More
Lord Geidt: Downing Street under pressure to explain departure of PM's ethics adviser
The government faces an urgent question in the House of Commons about the surprise resignation - which follows that of the adviser's predecessor in 2020. → Read More
Rwanda migrant policy has not been ruled unlawful, says Priti Patel after court halts flight
The Home Secretary accused "the usual suspects" of trying to thwart the scheme, which has been described as shameful by Church of England leaders and is reportedly regarded as "appalling" by Prince Charles. → Read More
Ministers to appeal against Rwanda ruling and 'highly confident' next flight will go ahead
Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to make a statement in the House of Commons later after a last-minute injunction that resulted in the controversial flight being grounded. → Read More
Britain's decision to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol 'astonishing people around the world'
Ireland's Europe minister suggested that the UK move could encourage other countries who are not "as committed to democracy" to ditch their treaty obligations. → Read More
PM defends ditching salt and sugar tax designed to tackle obesity
Mr Johnson says his government's new food strategy supports "great British farming" but some of the key proposals in a major review by Henry Dimbleby on its behalf have been ignored. → Read More
Second Cabinet minister suggests tax cut should be brought forward 'when we can afford it'
Rishi Sunak has already pledged to cut the basic rate of income tax by 1p in the pound by 2024 but some want the chancellor to act sooner if possible. → Read More