The government is to consider ways to limit the sale of foie gras as part of measures to improve animal welfare, ministers have announced. A new animal welfare bill, unveiled in the Queen’s Speech, will…
Boris Johnson news – live: Queen’s Speech to…
Sadiq Khan starts second term as London Mayor with signing-in ceremonyThe Queen’s Speech, expected just before 11.30am this morning, will set out the government’s legislative plans for the next year after large-scale Tory success in…
Plans to ‘end social distancing’ will be set…
The public has been promised full details of “the end of social distancing” within three weeks, as a bullish Boris Johnson pressed the accelerator on a review into the lifting of all Covid-19 rules.As he…
Coronavirus news – live: Lockdown roadmap phase 3…
The public has been promised full details of “the end of social distancing” within three weeks, as a bullish Boris Johnson pressed the accelerator on a review into the lifting of all Covid-19 rules.As he…
Labour MPs fear loss of ‘cool and calm’…
Sir Keir Starmer’s “cool and calm” reputation has been imperiled by his strained reshuffle of his shadow cabinet, Labour MPs fear. One MP complained the Labour leader had looked at “panic stations” after the party…
Boris Johnson being investigated over luxury £15,000 Caribbean…
Boris Johnson is being investigated for a possible breach of Commons rules over a luxury £15,000 Christmas holiday in the Caribbean.The parliamentary commissioner for standards has powers that can trigger suspensions of MPs – or even…
Labour has been ‘too cautious’ under Starmer, Andy…
Labour has been "too cautious" under Sir Keir Starmer and has been penalised for it at the ballot box, one of the party’s victors in last week’s elections has suggested. Andy Burnham, the re-elected mayor of…
Jerusalem protests – latest: More than 200 hurt…
More than 60 Palestinians injured in new Jerusalem clashesDozens of Palestinians have been injured during violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.Video footage posted on social media showed Israeli police firing tear gas and…
Brexit: Labour claims trade deal blunder will freeze…
Labour has accused trade secretary Liz Truss of a “catastrophic blunder” which could mean that UK companies which sign up to the government’s flagship freeport programme will be shut out of export markets worth £35bn…
Elections – live: Labour reshuffle gives Rayner more…
Today's daily politics briefingKeir Starmer announced major changes to Labour’s frontbenches on Sunday night, sacking his shadow chancellor and chief whip among others, in an attempt to inject some new life into the party following disastrous…