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Will Downing Street lockdown ‘party’ row sway voters?
As we head into another Christmas in the shadow of Covid restrictions, the row over last year's lockdown, and whether No 10 aides broke the rules, is hitting the headlines just days before voters in North Shropshire go to the polls in a by-election....


Home Office plans to turn back migrants at sea condemned by critics
The government's flagship immigration bill has been approved by the House of Commons after a heated debate and chaotic scenes during the vote. 


‘I find it incredibly frustrating’- Angela Rayner on No 10 Christmas party row
We spoke to Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner.


‘Something clearly happened’, Tory MP says of alleged No 10 party
The Metropolitan Police have said they will not investigate allegations of a party at Downing Street last Christmas due to what they called "an absence of evidence", and a policy not to investigate retrospective breaches of the rules.


‘We need a government that protects us’, says behavioural scientist
Professor Steve Reicher is a behavioural scientist at the University of St Andrews. He's advised both the UK and Scottish governments on their response to the coronavirus crisis.


Covid victim’s family fury over Downing Street lockdown ‘party’ row
Amid the growing public outcry, some of the most potent anger has come from those who lost loved ones to Covid or suffered alone in order not to break lockdown rules.


Allegra Stratton resigns as PM orders inquiry into Downing Street lockdown ‘party’
 A couple of hours before the prime minister’s announcement, Allegra Stratton emerged tearfully from her London home, saying she was resigning  her government job  and offering her "profound apologies" for appearing to make light of Covid rules....


Covid Plan B for England announced as Omicron spreads
It's official - England will be moving to Plan B measures to control surging Omicron cases. 


Vulnerable children left at risk of harm for too long, say Ofsted
Too many vulnerable children have been left at risk of harm for far too long, according to Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman.


Jamie Oliver on schools meals crusade again
15 years after his first crusade to improve school meals, Jamie Oliver is again warning that too many schools are dishing out junk food, fizzy drinks and sweets, while levels of child obesity are on the rise.


Businesses ‘won’t survive’ further Covid restrictions, says UK Hospitality boss
The Omicron variant has dealt another blow to what was meant to be a lucrative Christmas party season.


Christmas parties cancelled: How will the hospitality industry cope?
After almost two years of constant challenges for the beleaguered hospitality industry, the Omicron variant has dealt another blow to what was meant to be a lucrative Christmas party season.


Omicron Covid appears “more transmissible” than Delta variant
With this Christmas again set to be dominated by Covid - the Prime Minister has briefed ministers about the Omicron variant - saying it appears to be "more transmissible" than Delta.


Leaked video shows Number 10 officials joking about a “business meeting with cheese and wine”
A video leaked to ITV news shows Number 10 officials joking about a "business meeting with cheese and wine" and no social distancing.


Downing St denial about Christmas party ‘difficult to reconcile’ with video
As the row over whether a Christmas party was held at Downing Street last year, footage broadcast on ITV News has shown Number 10 officials joking about a “business meeting with cheese and wine” with no social distancing.



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