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Can Boris Johnson keep avoiding lockdown party questions?
The government has spent the day insisting that it won't be passing comment on whether Boris Johnson attended the party held in the garden at Downing Street on the 20th of May 2020.


‘We can’t make the cost of gas or electricity go down,’ says Ovo Energy boss
We asked Stephen Fitzpatrick, the boss of Ovo Energy, what can be changed in the energy sector to reduce household fuel bills.


Sturgeon announces slight easing of Scotland covid restrictions
Scotland's First Minister has announced a slight easing of coronavirus regulations to allow crowds to attend outdoor sporting events from next Monday.


Labour call for VAT to be scrapped on energy bills
The argument about how best to respond to looming rises in household fuel bills intensified today.


“He set the rules himself… they were supposed to protect people”, bereaved campaigner responds to No.10 party allegations
We spoke to Lobby Akinola of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Group.


Lockdown betrayal: students and bereaved relatives accuse government of hypocrisy
The revelations of partying in Westminster may have infuriated politicians, but for those who lost relatives without being able to say goodbye as they might have wished, the rage remains palpable.


Boris Johnson must restore public trust after lockdown party allegations, says Tory MP
Conservative MP Charles Walker spoke to us about another accusation of a party held at Downing Street during a lockdown.


PM should face ‘full force of the law’ if he attended lockdown parties, say Labour
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves spoke to us about the latest allegations of parties in Downing Street, during a Covid lockdown in 2020.


Downing Street party: What life was like in Covid lockdown in May 2020
We take a look back at what was happening in the same month as an alleged party at Downing Street.


Pressure grows on Boris Johnson as No. 10 stay silent on Downing Street party
Boris Johnson is under pressure to say whether or not he attended a party in the Downing Street garden during the first covid lockdown in May 2020.


Last seven years hottest ever recorded, say EU scientists
As the world's climate heats up, many species are moving north for their survival, with rare bats now thriving in the south of England.


Cladding: ‘Those responsible must pay’, says Conservative MP
Conservative MP Stephen McPartland has supported leaseholders in their calls for compensation.


Cladding: Developers told they must pay to remove unsafe material
Michael Gove said leaseholders would no longer have to bear the costs themselves, saying he was ready to "impose a solution on them in law". 


‘Many people will be disgusted’ at reports of PM’s office inviting staff to party during lockdown, Labour’s Rayner says
We were joined by Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner.


‘Respect, listening and dialogue is the way forward with unvaccinated’, says behavioural scientist
Professor Steve Reicher is a behavioural scientist at the University of St Andrews.



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