Cressida Dick: PM has ‘complete confidence’ in Met Police chief
No 10 says Priti Patel backs Cressida Dick after she says “questions” remain over a Met police sex abuse inquiry....
Nigel Farage’s anti-lockdown party: Future force or busted flush?
Nigel Farage is hoping lockdown sceptics will rally behind Reform UK – successor to the Brexit Party....
Post-Brexit trade deal success is ‘two-way street’, says EU
The European Commission arrives in London for a meeting with Michael Gove over Northern Ireland issues....
Stella Creasy threatens legal action over paid maternity leave for ministers
Giving ministers – and not all MPs – time off for a baby is unfair, says Labour’s Stella Creasy....
Four English councils get emergency government funding
Eastbourne, Bexley, Luton and Peterborough have been named as the councils in need of the “targeted” help....
Covid: Too soon to book holiday, minister warns
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says there’s too much uncertainty to make plans now for the summer....
Cladding: Extra cash to deal with crisis expected to be announced
The housing secretary will make a statement later, as thousands face huge bills for safety renovations....
Putting councils ‘in the driving seat’ would save £1.6bn, says report
Centralising responsibility for social care would risk disruption, a council-commissioned report says....
Joanna Cherry hits out at ‘unprecedented turmoil’ in SNP
The MP writes about issues in her party a week after being sacked from the Westminster frontbench....
Genocide trade bill row: Government sees off Tory rebellion
But ministers are accused of playing “appalling” games to avoid Commons defeat on the issue....
