Tim Baker
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Boris Johnson believed 'implicitly' he was following COVID rules during lockdown gatherings
The former prime minister is defending himself after a cross-party committee of MPs said there were four ways in which Mr Johnson may have misled this House of Commons. → Read More
Strikes: Health unions considering offer to enter talks with government over pay
The offer from the government comes after the Royal College of Nursing entered talks last week. Unions say they want to see how these negotiations pan out before committing to discussions. → Read More
Sue Gray: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer appoints partygate investigator as new chief of staff
The civil servant came to public prominence when she led the inquiry into the partygate scandal. Her appointment has been widely criticised by Conservative MPs since being revealed by Sky News. → Read More
Conservative MP Peter Aldous criticises mini-budget saying plan 'seemed designed to provoke the markets'
Waveney MP Peter Aldous joins fellow backbenchers Julian Smith and Robert Largan in criticising the government's financial plans set out last week. → Read More
Fiscal watchdog to give initial forecast on mini-budget after meeting with PM and chancellor
The Office for Budget Responsibility said that it would lay out a timetable for the forecast going forward. The government confirmed publication of the outlook would not be brought forward from 23 November. → Read More
Rishi Sunak accuses Liz Truss of trying to 'avoid scrutiny' over plan to hold budget without official forecast
Having an emergency budget in September - in which she will make long-term funding pledges - has been a key part of the frontrunner's campaign to get into Number 10. The OBR is ready to give a forecast to Ms Truss, but her team says they won't ask for it. → Read More
Government to take more control of Liverpool City Council after report finds £100m budget shortfall
A group of commissioners initially appointed in June last year to work with the council and improve it. They provided a report in June this year, which found multiple failures within the authority. → Read More
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps calls for union bosses to 'get out of the way' amid rail strikes
It comes as fresh strikes take place on London Underground and the capital's bus system, while national rail is set for more disruption on Saturday. → Read More
Labour calls for return of parliament on Monday ahead of energy price cap rise
The opposition party has written to Boris Johnson, as well as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, to ask for MPs to return to Westminster in a bid to propose their plan to freeze the cap. None of Mr Johnson, Ms Truss or Mr Sunak have shown any inclination they would support Labour's measure. → Read More
Priti Patel insists Rwanda 'safe' for deportations despite warnings of killings and torture
The latest defence from the home secretary comes after court documents revealed officials in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had concerns about the plan to send illegal migrants to the central African country. → Read More
Sir Robert Buckland becomes first cabinet minister to swap sides as he backs Liz Truss in Conservative leadership race
He highlights Liz Truss's policy on the economy and reformation of the Human Rights Act as why he has fallen in behind the foreign secretary. → Read More
Public has a 'right to know': Speaker refuses to reveal why MPs wanted parliament attendance data deleted
House of Commons authorities earlier this year said they would delete the data on whether MPs had been in parliament after seven days - something campaigners say has a negative impact on democracy. → Read More
Sebastian Vettel to retire from F1 at end of season
Vettel is one of the most successful drivers in the sport's history, having won four consecutive championships in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 - all with Red Bull. He then moved to Ferrari and now drives for Aston Martin. → Read More
Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak claims he is 'underdog' as Liz Truss blames France for travel chaos in Dover
Campaigning by the two candidates is ramping up as they gun for the top job. They have until 2 September to convince the card-carrying members of the Conservative Party to vote for them. → Read More
T-rex may have used small arms for mating, discovery of Meraxes gigas dinosaur suggests
There has been much speculation about why some dinosaurs had small arms. The unearthing of a well-preserved relation of the T-rex has shed more light on the species. → Read More
Bedford fire: Three injured including firefighter after major gas explosion causes 'inferno' at block of flats
Two of them suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to Bedford Hospital South Wing, while a third sustained leg injuries and was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital. → Read More
Space tourism from companies like SpaceX, Virgin Atlantic and Blue Origin could undo work to repair ozone layer, study finds
Chemicals which damaged the ozone layer were banned in the 1980s by the Montreal Protocol, and since then the protective shield has started to replenish. But the services being touted by Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos could threated the progress. → Read More
Dorries asked to correct record after claiming Channel 4 faked reality show Tower Block of Commons
Nadine Dorries had alleged the Channel 4 reality show Tower Block of Commons, on which she appeared in 2010, used actors. → Read More
The Sun: 'Solar hedgehog' among 'breathtaking' images released by European Space Agency
A joint mission between the European Space Agency, NASA and the UK Space Agency has released a trove of images including a solar flare, a wide image of the the Sun, and a newly observed feature known as a "solar hedgehog". → Read More
Cost of living: Fuel duty cut wiped out as diesel price hits new record high
Petrol prices have also nearly returned to the level seen before the recent reduction by Rishi Sunak, amid growing pressure on the government to do more about the cost of living crisis. → Read More