Jon Stone
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NHS hospitals serving 2 million patients at risk from unsafe concrete
Around 42,000 staff work in seven hospitals identified among those affected → Read More
UK inflation falls sharply but recession still looms, economists warn
Experts warn slump in economy could soon overtake cost of living as main worry for UK → Read More
Brussels tells EU states: Ignore UK on post-Brexit trade
Exclusive: Former European trade commissioner Peter Mandelson says trying to circumvent Brussels was always going to backfire → Read More
Tory fury as Sue Gray refuses to cooperate with inquiry into her job with Labour
Civil servant won’t answer questions on whether she accepted offer from Keir Starmer while investigating Partygate → Read More
Keir Starmer says Labour will abandon pledge to scrap tuition fees
Party will ‘move on’ from Starmer’s 2020 leadership pledge → Read More
Britons expect four day week to be ‘the norm’ by 2030, new poll shows
British public want government to explore reduction in working hours, polling shows → Read More
Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak attack advert ‘is not racist’
Opposition has been accused of ‘gutter politics’ over the graphic → Read More
Boris Johnson calls for resignations over Richard Sharp cartoon in Guardian
The former prime minister said publishing the cartoon was a worse mistake than helping to secure him an £800,000 loan → Read More
Tories try to manage expectations ahead of Rishi Sunak’s first electoral test
Election experts say Tories are heading for ‘drubbing’ → Read More
Ambulance crews ‘stretched to breaking point’ as mental health sick days soar
Huge surge in number of ambulance staff signed off for metal illness as pressure mounts → Read More
Number of voters turned away under government’s new ID laws will not be fully counted
Minister says it is not government’s job to understand why people leave polling stations without voting → Read More
Tory MP caught in gambling industry lobbying sting hit by second investigation
The Blackpool South MP was stripped of the Tory whip after being filmed offering to lobby on behalf of gambling investors for pay. → Read More
BBC chair quits over role in £800k ‘Cash for Boris’ loan
Richard Sharp, a Conservative Party donor, says he is standing down in the interests of the broadcaster → Read More
Scramble to evacuate Britons from Sudan as ceasefire extended
Paramilitary and army accept three-day extension of truce → Read More
Let all British residents join Sudan evacuation, Labour urges government
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Richard Sharp report: 6 things we learned from report into BBC chair
The report sheds light on how public appointments really work in the UK → Read More
Keir Starmer says he has ‘gut feeling’ Diane Abbott comments were antisemitic
But Labour leader says Hackney MP has herself suffered more racial abuse than any other politician → Read More
Blow to government’s plan for more oil and gas drilling as High Court grants legal challenge
Climate authorities have repeatedly warned against new drilling for fossil fuels → Read More
More emergency alert confusion as government backtracks on second alarm
A page on the gov.uk website until this afternoon appeared to suggest some mobile phones would receive another alert on Tuesday → Read More
Brexit has left UK ‘worst shopping destination in Europe’, business chief tells Rishi Sunak
Tory leader rebuked as he tried to repair party’s reputation with business leaders → Read More