In this issue

May 25, 2023

Tory MPs 'Seething' Over Johnson WhatsApp Row

Rishi Sunak told to get on top of damaging scandals’

4 mins

Past Punishments May Set Bar For Johnson's Sanction

Boris Johnson is facing fresh questions about his behaviour during Partygate after the Cabinet Office referred the former prime minister to police over further potential lockdown rule breaches.

3 mins

Johnson Fallout May Be Fatal For Sunak's Election Chances

The new inquiries by two police forces into whether Boris Johnson broke lockdown rules by meeting friends and family is very bad news for Johnson.

4 mins

How The 'Chaotic' Johnsons Clashed With Chequers Staff

Even before Boris Johnson formally succeeded Theresa May as prime minister in 2019 there were problems over his use, or what some regarded as his abuse, of Chequers.

4 mins

Tina Turner, famed singer and hitmaker, dies aged 83

Tina Turner, the rock’n’roll queen behind hits such as “Simply the Best” and “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, has died aged 83.

4 mins

Speaker kicks Tory MP out of Commons during PMQs

An irate Lindsay Hoyle kicked a Tory MP out of the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, telling him: “I’m not having it.”

1 min

Why are the Conservatives extending voter ID laws?

Compulsory voter photo ID is to be extended to postal and proxy voting, the government has decided.

4 mins

I have huge sympathy with Rwanda plan, says Cameron

Ex-PM unaware of 'better answer' to blight of trafficking

3 mins

Patients paying for private surgery reaches record high

Record levels of patients are choosing to pay for their care in private hospitals, new data shows.

1 min

Families of 'best friends' in Cardiff crash pay tribute

Two teenage boys were killed in a crash while riding an electric bike in Ely on Monday evening, which sparked a riot

4 mins

McCann search continues as suspect's 'little paradise' reservoir investigated

Police have cut down trees and swathes of undergrowth as they continue to search Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s “little paradise” in Portugal.

2 mins

Digital brain implants help paralysed man walk again

Gert-Jan Oskam, 40, injured his spinal cord after a cycling accident in 2011 in China, resulting in a loss of leg movement

2 mins

Home news in brief

Duchess reaches out to victim’s family

3 mins

Can Ron DeSantis' Antiwoke Warrior Reputation Win Him The White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

8 mins

'Strongman' Erdogan Set To Cement His Hold On Turkey

Turkish president has forced his opponent to change tack to try and close gap from first round, writes Borzou Daragahi

4 mins

Ukraine Cannot Join Alliance During War, Says Nato Chief

Ukraine will not be able to join Nato as long as Russia’s invasion continues, the head of the alliance has said.

3 mins

World news in brief

Most of Guam without power after storm

3 mins

Johnson thought he was Caesar-now he's just a guest at Caesar's Palace

\"Could anyone have predicted that, eight months after leaving office, Boris Johnson would wake up in Vegas with the police wanting to know what he’s been up to?

4 mins

Ex-PM's bogus denial is from the Trump playbook

\"Okay, I know we live in a litigious world – one where the happiest and richest people around are the lawyers – but things are getting ridiculous.

3 mins

Braverman Survives To Resign Another Day... But It's Coming

" It was obvious, when Rishi Sunak took more than two days to “avail himself of the information” about the home secretary’s speeding offence, that he did not want to ask for a formal investigation.

3 mins

Camilla Will Help Charles Define The Style Of His Reign

The Queen's character may be the key to the King reordering and modernising the royal family, writes Sean O'Grady

7 mins

Falling Inflation Is Masking Some Very Nasty Surprises

Well, we're finally out of double figures. The headline Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation for April came in at 8.7 per cent against 10.1 per cent in March.

3 mins

Business news in brief

Deliveroo riders protest against pay

2 mins

Brighton secure Europa League place after draw

Julio Enciso’s stunning leveller cemented Brighton’s place in next season’s Europa League as Manchester City’s Premier League winning run was halted at 12 games by a thrilling 1-1 draw.

3 mins

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