Johnson has LGBT ‘blind spot’, says first openly gay cabinet minister
The UK’s first openly gay cabinet minister, Lord Smith, urges the PM to diversify his top team....
Summer catch-up schools planned for pupils in England
A total of £720m will help ensure “no child is left behind” due to the pandemic, Boris Johnson says....
Alex Salmond saga ‘a crisis of credibility’ for Holyrood
Opposition leaders demand the Lord Advocate explain why evidence from Alex Salmond was redacted....
Victims’ law call amid falling confidence in criminal justice
The victims’ commissioner for England and Wales says victims have been treated like bystanders....
Covid: MP told to ‘dress properly’ for House of Commons debate
Jonathan Gullis was barred from speaking in the House of Commons until he had put on a jacket....
Handforth Parish Council could be abolished under boundary review
A boundary review suggests merging the rowdy local authority with neighbouring Wilmslow....
Brexit: Irish Sea border grace periods to be discussed
The grace periods mean checks and controls on goods going from GB to NI are not fully implemented....
Genocide trade bill row: Peers back new amendment in Lords debate
The controversial legislation is changed by the Lords again as the row with government continues....
Budget 2021: Chancellor must ‘make finance green’, say campaigners
Campaigners call for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to make system changes including a carbon emissions tax....
Alex Salmond will not appear before MSPs on Wednesday
Alex Salmond had been due to give evidence to the inquiry into how the Scottish government handled complaints against him....