Politics (Page 409)

After being accused of “dither”, the Prime Minister was taking a second day to determine whether he will kick Mr Raab out of his Cabinet as he reviews senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC’s investigation. Mr Sunak received the report on Thursday morning but Downing Street was unable to say ifContinue Reading

R ishi Sunak has been accused of “dither” as he delayed a decision over Dominic Raab’s fate after receiving the findings of an inquiry into whether the Deputy Prime Minister bullied officials. Mr Raab has read the report handed to Downing Street on Thursday morning and maintains that he hasContinue Reading

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the Government expects senior civil servant Robert Watt to carry out the findings of a report into a botched secondment. The secretary general of the Department of Health rejected the findings of an external report into an attempt last year to second former chiefContinue Reading

M ichael Gove has warned shareholders in cladding companies that the firms will face “severe consequences” if no post-Grenfell financial support package is forthcoming. The Housing Secretary has written to Kingspan, Arconic and Saint-Gobain investors, the Department of Housing confirmed on Thursday, to call on shareholders to use their “positionContinue Reading

A ny move to allow ministers to ignore European Court of Human Rights orders stopping the removal of migrants would undermine the rule of law, a former top judge has warned. Lord Thomas, a former Lord Chief Justice and cross-bench peer, expressed deep reservations amid reports that the Government hasContinue Reading

T he Government has reportedly caved to backbench Tory rebels and agreed to amend its controversial Illegal Migration Bill, allowing ministers to ignore European judges in certain situations. A group of Conservative MPs say they have reached a deal with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to change new rules for removingContinue Reading

P olice have failed to attend 4.3 million reports of anti-social behaviour since 2019, the Liberal Democrats claimed as the deadline for the Government’s manifesto pledge to hire 20,000 more officers looms. Leader Sir Ed Davey accused the Tories of “empty promises” as the party said its research showed aboutContinue Reading

R eform of Stormont’s powersharing structures can only be considered when devolution is back up and running, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak said he understood the frustration of those calling for changes to the governance arrangements to prevent regular collapses of the assembly and executive in Northern Ireland.Continue Reading