Alan McGuinness
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Westminster Accounts: How the Owen Paterson scandal blew open the debate over MPs' second jobs
The debate over whether MPs should have second jobs or not has been raging for many years, but it came to a head when former prime minister Boris Johnson tried to defend an MP who was found to have broken lobbying rules. → Read More
Energy bills capped at £2,500 a year, new PM Liz Truss announces
Households will pay no more than £2,500 a year on gas and electricity bills from the start of October, Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced. → Read More
Who could replace Boris Johnson as the next Tory leader and prime minister?
Not long ago Chancellor Rishi Sunak was seen as the front runner to replace Boris Johnson, but his popularity has waned and now the field of potential successors is far more open. So who could throw their hat in the ring? → Read More
Rishi Sunak challenged over wife's links to company Infosys that has presence in Russia
Appearing on Sky News, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is asked about the fact that Akshata Murthy has shares in IT company Infosys, which has an office in the Russian capital, Moscow. → Read More
COVID-19: Official pandemic inquiry's public hearings set to begin in 2023
Representatives of the inquiry will visit towns and cities across the UK in order to meet with people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and get their views on what the inquiry should investigate. → Read More
Boris Johnson warns of 'even darker days ahead' over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Writing in the New York Times, the prime minister says western nations have "failed to learn the lessons of Russia behaviour" that led to Vladimir Putin launching his assault on Ukraine last month. → Read More
Ukraine invasion: UK 'not leading the way' on sanctions against Russian oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin
Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute, says the EU and US "have moved faster on individuals" when it comes to sanctions. → Read More
Ukraine invasion: Seize oligarchs' UK properties to house refugees, government told
The Liberal Democrats say "Putin's cronies have treated London as their playground, buying up luxury properties as a way to launder their dirty money" and urge ministers to act. → Read More
Ukraine invasion: Boris Johnson says UK 'stands ready' to take refugees fleeing fighting in 'considerable numbers'
The UK "stands ready" to take Ukrainians fleeing the Russia's invasion in "considerable numbers", Boris Johnson has said. → Read More
Ukraine invasion: Military action turning into 'perilous misadventure' for Vladimir Putin, Raab says
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is turning into a "much more perilous misadventure" than the Russian president imagined, the deputy prime minister has told Sky News. → Read More
Ukraine invasion: Extra 100,000 people will be able to seek sanctuary in UK, Priti Patel announces
The home secretary says the UK's new "bespoke humanitarian route" for the people of Ukraine will "keep pace with the developing situation on the ground", but she rules out a visa waiver for those fleeing the conflict. → Read More
COVID-19: Cabinet meeting to sign off Boris Johnson's 'living with COVID' strategy delayed over free testing row
A cabinet meeting to sign off on Boris Johnson's "living with COVID" strategy has been delayed due to a row over free testing. → Read More
Boris Johnson has responded to partygate questionnaire from Metropolitan Police
A Number 10 spokesperson confirmed to Sky News that the prime minister has returned the document, which was sent to him last Friday. → Read More
RAF plane flew hundreds of miles for Boris Johnson photoshoot before flying straight back
Images of the prime minister with two RAF aircraft featured on a number of newspaper front pages on Friday after his visit to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire the previous day. → Read More
Dominic Raab reveals plans to create 4,000 new prison places
The justice secretary's plans, which are subject to planning permission being granted, will involve building new wings and refurbishing old prison space. → Read More
'Forging a new partnership': UK and Australia agree £25m security package
Boris Johnson spoke to Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to sign off on further bilateral cooperation between London and Canberra in the wake of the AUKUS pact being agreed. → Read More
Ukraine crisis: Foreign secretary heads to Kyiv with warning of 'massive consequences' if Russia invades
The foreign secretary will issue warnings to Putin during a visit to Ukraine this week as part of continuing diplomatic efforts to avoid a war with Russia and its neighbour. → Read More
COVID-19: Wales becomes first UK nation to offer coronavirus vaccines to all five to 11-year-olds
Health minister Eluned Morgan says she has received final advice from the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on COVID-19 jabs for children aged five to 11 who are not judged to be at clinical risk. → Read More
Cost of living: Wales announces help that goes 'above and beyond' assistance offered by Westminster
"People are facing a very real cost-of-living crisis and urgent, meaningful action is required," finance and local government minister Rebecca Evans says. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine tensions: Moscow will face 'protracted crisis' if invasion goes ahead, Johnson and Biden warn
The prime minister and US president say there remains a "crucial window for diplomacy" with Russia and a chance for Moscow to "step back from its threats" towards Ukraine. → Read More