Keir Starmer: Labour needs to earn the public’s trust
Sir Keir Starmer says just because the Tories are losing trust it does not mean his party inherits it....
Pardons extended to all abolished same-sex crimes
More people, living or dead, will be eligible to have historical convictions wiped from their records....
Covid: UK incomparably better placed this New Year – PM
Boris Johnson urges revellers to take a Covid test and “remember the importance of ventilation”....
Downing Street flat: Boris Johnson’s letters with standards adviser to be published
Labour says Boris Johnson has “made a mockery” of public standards amid a row over his Downing Street flat....
Covid: Nightingale surge hubs to be set up in eight hospitals, NHS England says
It comes as the UK saw record daily case numbers of 183,000 on Wednesday....
Covid: Enjoy new year but be cautious, care minister says
People should take a rapid test before going out for new year’s eve, Gillian Keegan says....
No new Covid rules to be announced in England on Monday
The PM is being briefed on the latest Covid data soon, after two days without published figures....
Covid: Scientists to brief PM as he weighs need for new restrictions
Boris Johnson continues to weigh whether new measures are needed for England before the new year....
Covid-19: New rules in force for three UK nations
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland bring in limits on socialising while England waits for more data....
Social care: Immigration rules to be relaxed to recruit staff
Offering visas to care workers will make it easier to fill gaps in workforces, the government says....