Category: Politics
Bring forward Covid public inquiry, says Keir Starmer
The MPs' report into the UK handling of Covid was a "damning indictment" of the government, the Labour leader has said. Sir Keir Starmer called on [...]
£58m to councils for home building on derelict land
Local Government Association chairman James Jamieson, said the funding would "play a crucial role in supporting the recovery from the Covid-19 cris [...]
Charity asks Tory MP who confuses two Asian ministers to step back from role
The Conservative denies saying "they all look the same to me" after the mix-up at a parliamentary event.
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'Was it a mistake not introducing lockdown earlier?'
Sajid Javid is asked about a MPs' report criticising the government's early approach to the pandemic.
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Dominic Cummings reacts to Covid pandemic lockdown report
Dominic Cummings has reacted to a MPs' report calling the government's approach early in the pandemic one of the worst ever public health failures. [...]
Building strategy to look at embodied carbon, says government
Carbon emissions from making building materials - or embodied carbon - had led to calls to end demolitions.
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Budget: Little room for more spending, says IFS
Despite recent tax rises, there is limited scope to spend more on public services, says the IFS.
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PM expected to back loans for gas price-hit firms
Boris Johnson is set to approve plans for emergency loans to energy-intensive firms, the BBC understands.
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I.M.F.’s Executive Board Says Kristalina Georgieva Can Remain
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday expressed confidence in the leadership of Kristalina Georgieva, its managi [...]
Covid: UK start to pandemic worst public health failure ever, MPs say
Government too slow to lock down and test-and-trace was chaotic, but jabs rollout a success, MPs say.
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‘Is This a Room’ Review: A Transcript Becomes a Thrilling Thriller
Short of grocery lists, raw transcripts may be the most boring things ever written. With their halts and hesitations and dust bunnies of fuzzy logi [...]
Submarine Spy Case Involved a Babysitter and a Band-Aid
WASHINGTON — On July 28, Diana Toebbe posted a Facebook message looking for a babysitter to take care of her children early on the coming Saturday [...]
Biden’s Proposal to Empower I.R.S. Rattles Banks and Their Customers
Jim Reuter, the chief executive of FirstBank near Denver, said concerns about the potential provisions have bubbled up frequently, including over a [...]
Boosters Are Complicating Efforts to Persuade the Unvaccinated to Get Shots
Dan Mehan, president of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a pro-business group in a state where vaccination rates lag nationally, is p [...]
As Democrats Trim Spending Bill, Some Americans Fear Being Left Behind
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are curbing their ambitions for President Biden’s economic agenda, and Jennifer Mount, a home health care aide, [...]