Self-isolation cut to seven days for those who test negative for COVID on day six and final day

The self-isolation period for people in England will be cut from 10…

Sunak pledges £1bn for hospitality sector with £6k grants for businesses

Rishi Sunak has announced an additional £1bn in financial support for the…

PM ‘reserves possibility’ of further restrictions and says govt is following the data ‘hour by hour’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not announced further restrictions today – but…

No 10 garden gathering did not break rules because staff were ‘in suits’, says deputy PM

Dominic Raab has said a lockdown gathering in the garden of 10…

Downing Street defends photo claiming to show PM and staff in garden with wine and cheese in May 2020

Number 10 has defended a photo which appears to show Boris Johnson…

Javid does not rule out plans for more restrictions as he accuses anti-vaxxers of having ‘damaging impact’

Sajid Javid has not ruled out plans for a two-week circuit breaker…

PM’s Brexit minister Lord Frost resigns from cabinet

Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister has resigned from the cabinet and will depart…

Another body blow for Johnson – and it all could have been avoided | Beth Rigby

After a bruising few weeks in Westminster, the voters of North Shropshire…

Simon Case to no longer lead Downing Street parties probe after revelation of Xmas event in his office

The top civil servant will no longer lead a Whitehall investigation into…

Johnson accepts ‘personal responsibility’ after Conservatives suffer by-election drubbing

Boris Johnson has said he takes “personal responsibility” after his Conservative Party…

Conservatives face anxious wait as votes counted in North Shropshire by-election

The Conservatives are facing a nervous wait as votes are counted overnight…

PM urges caution but says govt will not ‘make your choices for you about your social life’

Boris Johnson has said ministers do not “want to make your choices…

‘Phenomenal’ Omicron spread to drive ‘big numbers’ of patients to hospital after Christmas, warns Whitty

Large numbers of COVID patients ending up in hospital is a “nailed…

‘Be sensible’ over Christmas as Omicron cases rise, says cabinet minister

Grant Shapps has said he believes “with some confidence” that no further…

‘He’s got to be in danger’: PM suffers large rebellion as 100 Tory MPs oppose COVID passes in England

Boris Johnson has suffered the biggest Conservative rebellion since the 2019 general…

PM faces large rebellion against new COVID rules in Commons vote

Boris Johnson is facing the biggest Tory rebellion since the 2019 general…

75 Tory MPs likely to rebel against PM on vote for further COVID restrictions

There are likely to be 75 Conservative MPs who rebel against the…

‘Race between vaccine and virus’, warns Javid – as ‘about 10’ people in hospital with Omicron

Sajid Javid has urged the British public to “play your part” and…

Booster jabs for all adults by end of year as PM says UK facing ’emergency’ in battle against Omicron

Everyone aged 18 and over in England will have the chance to…

Omicron cases being treated in hospital as minister says variant will ‘dominate and grow’

Cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant are now being treated in hospitals,…

Britain and Jersey grant extra licences for French boats to fish in UK waters

Britain has granted permission for more French fishing boats to trawl UK…

Treasury admits staff held ‘impromptu’ drinks during lockdown last year

Some staff at the Treasury had office drinks while England was in…

UK govt to keep ‘restrictions under review’ after ‘very challenging new information’ on Omicron, says Gove

The government has been “presented with some very challenging new information” about…

Standards adviser ‘on verge of quitting’ after Downing Street flat refurb investigation

Questions have been raised about the future of the prime minister’s standards…