Nigel Morris
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'He wasn’t baffled by bullshit': Ben Wallace's rise from overlooked MP to reluctant prime minister contender
Although he has ruled out being a unity candidate to replace Liz Truss, some MPs and at least one Cabinet minister, are quietly touting the defence secretary for Prime Minister → Read More
England on course to scrap restrictions on 19 July but early lockdown easing looks unlikely
Arriving for his new job as Health Secretary Sajid Javid hinted at optimism over hitting the 19 July target → Read More
Matt Hancock braced for more revelations as senior Tories call for him to be 'gone by Monday'
The Health Secretary's political survival is in the balance as Conservative MPs privately joined opposition demands for him to be sacked → Read More
Boris Johnson defends UK warship's route through 'Russian' waters as tensions with Moscow escalate
Moscow said it had fired warning shots at the Royal Navy destroyer - a claim disputed by the UK → Read More
Matt Hancock warned against power-grab as backlash builds against NHS shake-up plans
Medics fear the reforms will distract from the task of dealing with the huge backlog of non-Covid patients → Read More
Brexit red tape stops Royal British Legion selling poppies in the EU
Its decision to stop selling to customers in the EU coincides with exporters reporting large falls in sales due to new taxes and paperwork → Read More
UK on course to end lockdown as Covid vaccines continue to weaken link between cases and deaths
Scientists declare two doses 'virtually guarantees' protection from the virus as more positive data is published on vaccine efficacy → Read More
Greece expected to return soon to UK travel-safe 'green list' says British ambassador
Tensions within the Government over the 'draconian' approach to categorising foreign holiday destinations → Read More
June 21 restrictions: Plans to redraw roadmap include social distancing, home working and masks
Any delay to a full relaxation of Covid restriction on 21 June will come as a body blow to hospitality businesses, and may delay the re-opening of nightclubs as well as putting in doubt the viability of summer music festivals → Read More
Government U-turns over travel rules for parts of England hit by Indian variant
The Government said it would make clear the new guidance is advisory and not a new layer of restrictions, after it was accused of imposing local lockdowns by stealth → Read More
Local lockdowns: Boris Johnson faces cross-party backlash as Indian Covid variant raises concerns
The Prime Minister is threatened with Commons revolt if he tries to reintroduce tier system to control Indian strain → Read More
Hartlepool by-election: Jeremy Corbyn calls for ‘bolder vision’ from Keir Starmer after humiliating defeat
Senior figures in the Labour left argue Keir Starmer failed to establish an effective policy programme but the former Hartlepool MP said voters were still resentment of the Corbyn era → Read More
Labour fears that the ‘red wall’ could continue crumbling in the face of a shock Hartlepool poll
Another 25 seats - including the seats held by Ed Miliband and Yvette Cooper - could be vulnerable if Tories continue winning over former Labour strongholds → Read More
Many politicians view private sector jobs as ‘part of their pension plan’ says former standards watchdog
Demands for investigation into links between ex-ministers and big business intensify after i reveals 66 members of David Cameron's government take jobs linked to their portfolios → Read More
Matt Hancock comes under fire after failing to guarantee 'draconian' Covid-19 powers will end in the autumn
Boris Johnson defied by 36 Tories who oppose 'extreme policy response' to tie Covid-19 crisis → Read More
Momentum presses for Labour to adopt radical agenda, as left-wingers condemn Keir Starmer's policy direction
Grassroots Corbynite group likely to press for electoral reform, £15 minimum wage and 'green new deal' → Read More
Whitehall to take over part running of Liverpool after allegations of corruption linked to city council
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick confirmed the intervention just six weeks before elections in which Labour is expected to continue its dominance of Liverpool city hall → Read More
Why a third wave of Covid in UK might not mean another lockdown
Prof Calum Semple says the success of the UK's vaccination programme means society can remain open in July and August → Read More
Troop numbers to be cut by 10,000 and outdated hardware scrapped in overhaul of the Armed Forces
Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged at the last election not to cut the UK’s armed forces 'in any form' and to maintain their numbers → Read More
Covid-19: How the Prime Minister might fare in his daunting week in politics
Boris Johnson faces a testing time. From Tory backbench ire over coronavirus restrictions, an influential committee of MPS that will quiz him over mistakes made during the pandemic, to fighting a possible EU export ban on jabs to Britain → Read More