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Matt Hancock drops out of Conservative Party leadership race
"I have therefore decided to withdraw from this contest, and I will look for the best way to advanc…
Thomas Colson
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UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that he has the coronavirus just hours after Boris Johnson also tests positive
Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I've tested positive. Thankful…
Adam Payne,Adam Payne
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Former health minister Steve Brine cleared of lobbying breach for second time in a year because no VAT was paid
Steve Brine, a former health minister, didn't breach lobbying rules because payments from Remedium …
Catherine Neilan
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What happens now Boris Johnson has quit? A leadership contest with a swift timeline, sources say
Sources told Insider that a new prime minister, replacing Boris Johnson after he resigned Thursday,…
Catherine Neilan
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UK government hardly reprimanded ex-minister Steve Brine who broke lobbying rules, letter shows
Campaigners criticised the government for not taking seriously breaches of rules meant to instill h…
Henry Dyer
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Priti Patel right to declare ticket to Bond premiere as home secretary because film is about 'executive function', minister claims
A minister told MPs it was appropriate for Priti Patel to declare Bond premiere tickets as home sec…
Henry Dyer
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Health minister had meetings on the books with the firm at the heart of the Owen Paterson scandal 5 times but only declared one meeting
Health minister Jim Bethell met with Randox five times, internal emails suggest, but only one meeti…
Henry Dyer
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Chair of Whitehall revolving door watchdog 'increasingly concerned' at ex-ministers' knowledge of standards
Lord Pickles told the government he was "growing increasingly concerned" by ex-ministers' understan…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson's possible demise is making ministers 'grow wolves' fangs' as leadership rivals mobilise
Boris Johnson's travails are prompting rivals to emerge from the woodwork - but Liz Truss, Rishi Su…
Catherine Neilan
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UK ministers are tempting Russian hackers to strike again by using shoddy email security, former natsec official warns
Matt Hancock is among ministers to recently admit using a private email address, sparking fears tha…
Thomas Colson,Henry Dyer
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Dominic Cummings is trying to restart paid work with AI health firm Babylon, blunder by officials suggests
Cummings worked for Babylon Health before joining Downing Street as Boris Johnson's chief advisor. …
Henry Dyer
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A Chinese CCTV firm angrily denied being complicit in repressing Uyghur Muslims after MPs pushed for it to be banned in the UK
In a letter recently made public, Hikvision dismissed claims by British lawmakers that the firm is …
Henry Dyer
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All the bad news Boris Johnson's government just tried to bury
The government has a cynical tradition of saving up bad news and releasing it just as MPs head off …
Thomas Colson
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Boris Johnson will isolate after public backlash following announcement that he will dodge quarantine rules
Boris Johnson's health minister Sajid Javid has COVID-19. The PM has performed a sharp U-turn on a …
Bethany Dawson
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Dominic Cummings will say that Boris Johnson skipped first COVID-19 meetings to write a book on Shakespeare to fund his divorce, fear aides
Aides to UK PM Boris Johnson fear that former top advisor Dominic Cummings will use his appearance …
Tom Porter
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The UK's state-run investment bank won't say where it spent £1 billion of taxpayer money
The government has repeatedly given millions in pandemic-related contracts to friends of ministers …
Chris Stokel-Walker
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UK politicians, who hailed the AstraZeneca vaccine as a national victory, are scrambling to calm fears over blood clots
Seven countries paused their use of the vaccine after reports of blood clots in vaccinated people. …
Bill Bostock
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Angela Merkel says Twitter's decision to bar Trump is a threat to free speech
"The right to freedom of opinion is of fundamental importance," Merkel's chief spokesman, Steffen S…
Thomas Colson
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A second, possibly more infectious coronavirus variant from South Africa has been found in the UK, health minister says
Health Secretary Matt Hancock called the new variant "highly concerning." Viruses typically mutate,…
Thomas Colson
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The CDC says people planning to travel from the United Kingdom to the US have to test negative for COVID-19 first
The new mandate issued Thursday night stops short of an outright ban over fears of a new strain of …