Politics

Boris Johnson accused of 'corrupt government' amid donor property row

The Prime Minister risked being dragged into the 'cash for access' accusations putting his Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to resign

Chris Whitty's stark hot weather warning after Bournemouth beach 'major incident'

Professor Whitty warned that cases will spike if people do not follow social distancing guidance - hours after a major incident was declared at Bournemouth's beaches as thousands of visitors flocked to the south coast

Rebecca Long-Bailey defiant after she is sacked for tweeting Maxine Peake interview

Rebecca Long-Bailey

Speaking to the Mirror the ex-Shadow Education Secretary said Mr Starmer would now have to work 'very hard' to show he’s not going to 'roll back' on promises he had made to the Left of the party

Coronavirus Test and Trace fails to reach a quarter of people who test positive

New figures show thousands are walking around without knowing they've been exposed - and performance appears to be getting worse

DWP finally helps thousands hit by Universal Credit loophole after court defeat

Universal Credit

Thousands could end up getting the right amount of money after Tory ministers finally said they'd step in - after fighting a 'shameful' two-year court battle against four single mums

No10 refuses to say if lockdown changes could push R number above 1

Boris Johnson's spokesman refused to say what, if anything, SAGE said about how England's lockdown easing will affect the dreaded rate of infection

5 ways pubs will be able to do things differently under 'al fresco' laws

Brits will see big changes as pubs take over Britain's pavements and landlords encourage people to buy a pint to drink elsewhere

Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked from shadow cabinet for sharing 'anti-Semitic conspiracy theory'

Rebecca Long-Bailey

The Shadow Education Secretary has been asked to leave the Shadow Cabinet after sharing an interview in which Israel was blamed over US police brutality

Top Tory 'rushed through planning approval' to help millionaire donor avoid tax, documents suggest

Conservative Party

Robert Jenrick agreed to publish correspondence relating to the Westferry Printworks development - and they appear to show he rushed through planning approval so donor Richard Desmond could avoid a Community Infrastructure Levy

Boris Johnson's plane spotted for first time after taxpayer funded £900k UK flag paint job

The jet, which carries the PM, ministers and the Royal Family to events abroad, was spotted taking off for the first time since it got a Union flag inspired make over

Minister says people who want access to Tory politicians can go to a Tory fundraiser

Conservative Party

Nadhim Zahawi made the frank admission after he was asked how ordinary voters in Doncaster could get the same access as billionaire Richard Desmond

Pubs will be able to serve booze in the street and use car parks as beer gardens

Ministers will set out plans to simplify the licensing process and cut red tape in England this summer through the new Business and Planning bill

Robert Jenrick scandal shows PM's 'man of the people' mask has slipped

Fleet Street Fox

Lockdown is over, but the pandemic is not. Winter is coming for Boris Johnson

Jurgen Klopp was right about Brits - and things won't improve until Boris Johnson goes

Maybe all needy Boris Johnson wants from PMQs is a big hug

Robert Jenrick Read 'explosive' messages that have prompted calls for Tory Robert Jenrick to resign

More than 100 pages of documents have been released showing Robert Jenrick's involvement with a billionaire Tory donor's housing project. Here are some of the key excerpts

Stricken theatres and arts venues could get coronavirus bailout, No10 hints

The hint at 'further support' came after theatres were told they could reopen in England from July 4 - but not put on any live shows

Distancing set to be 'scrapped' and classes doubled to 30 to get kids back in school

Schools will be asked to focus on implementing hygiene regimes and limiting the extent to which children mix with other pupils outside of their class or year group

Parents facing childcare 'chaos' with cash strapped providers going bust

The Early Years Alliance research suggests providers are facing large financial losses amid a lack of Government funding and reduced parental demand

Disabled man 'starved to death during lockdown' MP claims

Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she was aware of a man in her constituency of Streatham, south London, had died after being unable to access food essentials

Scotland lockdown changes announced - Sturgeon confirms when pub beer gardens can reopen

The Scottish Government intends will allow beer gardens to reopen next month while indoor pubs will be able to reopen on July 15 - with strict social distancing in place

More than £50,000 worth of antique clocks have gone missing from the Foreign Office

EXCLUSIVE Nine antique timepieces have apparently been stolen from the department's King Charles Street building. No this isn't a wind-up.

Question Time Question Time: Tories have 'systematically stripped' support for kids over last decade

Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy praised footballer Marcus Rashford's successful free school meals campaign which resulted in a major Government U-turn, but said the Tories have put children "last up to now"

UK told to prepare for second wave of coronavirus amid fears it isn't ready

The UK's leading medical experts have called for an urgent review of whether the country is properly prepared for the "real risk" of another fight against coronavirus

MP says Covid-19 must not stop you getting yourself checked as she reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Politics Tracey Crouch said the news 'came as a bit of a surprise' but added it 'has been caught early'

Katie Price takes fight to introduce law against online abuse to Parliament

The mum-of-five has previously spoken to MPs about the abuse she and her son Harvey face online

Boris Johnson makes misleading PMQs child poverty claims for second week in a row

For the second week in a row, the Prime Minister made claims about child poverty that don't appear to tally with his own government's official statistics

Boris Johnson repeats claim no country has working Covid app - despite 12m users in Germany

Boris Johnson Keir Starmer pressed the PM over his track and trace scheme and pushed on why ministers had shelved plans for their own app, after previously describing it as essential

Bill to ban protests outside abortion clinics backed by MPs at first Commons hurdle

But despite support the bill is unlikely to progress without support from the Government

Matthew Hancock MP Matt Hancock caught out ignoring social distancing guidelines in House of Commons

The Health Secretary slapped a colleague on the back and put his arm around his shoulder before getting too close to another MP. He has admitted fault and said 'sorry'

Labour

Conservative Party Boris Johnson accused of 'corrupt government' amid donor property row

The Prime Minister risked being dragged into the 'cash for access' accusations putting his Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to resign

Voice of the Mirror: We all need to respect social distancing so life can go back to normal

Coronavirus Although most are behaving responsibility, the scenes at Bournemouth beach today show the risk of a second wave of Covid-19 is real - we should all respect the guidance so we can return to normal life

Anneliese Dodds: Government should hike taxes to pay for economic fall-out of pandemic

Politics EXCLUSIVE: Labour's shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds says it is only right that those with the "broadest shoulders" make a bigger contribution as the UK recovers from Covid-19

Rebecca Long-Bailey defiant after she is sacked for tweeting Maxine Peake interview

Rebecca Long-Bailey

Speaking to the Mirror the ex-Shadow Education Secretary said Mr Starmer would now have to work 'very hard' to show he’s not going to 'roll back' on promises he had made to the Left of the party

Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked from shadow cabinet for sharing 'anti-Semitic conspiracy theory'

Rebecca Long-Bailey

The Shadow Education Secretary has been asked to leave the Shadow Cabinet after sharing an interview in which Israel was blamed over US police brutality

Conservatives

Conservative Party Boris Johnson accused of 'corrupt government' amid donor property row

The Prime Minister risked being dragged into the 'cash for access' accusations putting his Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to resign

Paul Routledge: We mustn't let the armed forces swallow cash needed for other vital battles

Ministry of Defence

The Tories made a commitment to increase military spending... it goes up and up, and so does the waste with ‘the legacy liability’ including a £13billion black hole in the 10-year equipment budget

Minister says people who want access to Tory politicians can go to a Tory fundraiser

Conservative Party

Nadhim Zahawi made the frank admission after he was asked how ordinary voters in Doncaster could get the same access as billionaire Richard Desmond

Coronavirus tracing system could risk lives amid warnings of missed cases

In an angry PMQs, Labour leader Keir Starmer said of 33,000 people thought to have tested positive for the virus currently in England, only 10,000 had been reached and asked to give details of their contacts

Keir Starmer wants return of Future Jobs Fund to give young people hope after Coronavirus

Keir Starmer The Labour leader wants to see the return of the programme - which was scrapped under David Cameron's government

Brexit

International Trade Focus on Brexit trade talks with EU not Brunei, Labour urges Liz Truss

Shadow International Trade Secretary Emily Thornberry said Brussels should be the Government's main focus

UK-EU trade deal deadline 'woefully unrealistic', claim anti-Brexit campaigners

The Best for Britain group, which wanted to keep the UK in the bloc, doubts Boris Johnson and Brussels can agree within the time frame

'New momentum' needed to save stalled Brexit talks after Boris Johnson summit

EU and UK leaders held a 'high level meeting' today - and agreed to 'intensify' negotiations over the coming weeks

Medicine shortage warning with painkillers, inhalers and insulin most at risk

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister has been told that the Government must set up an emergency stockpile of key medicines

Arsene Wenger warns Brexit restrictions could kill Premier League and its global appeal

With the UK on the cusp of exiting the European Union at the end of 2020, the former Arsenal boss has warned that the severe restrictions would threaten to send English football back to the 80s

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Donald Trump calls coronavirus 'kung flu' again as White House rejects racism complaints

The return of the phrase comes after the President says he asked officials to conduct fewer coronavirus tests to reduce the number of confirmed cases in the US

Brazil's 'Donald Trump style' president threatened with fine for refusing to wear mask

Brazil has more confirmed more coronavirus deaths than anywhere outside of the United States and President Bolsonaro must pay 2,000 reais - around £310 - daily if he ignores the demand

Fears Donald Trump’s darkest secrets would be exposed by Ivana on Big Brother

Ivana Trump was late into the house after an altercation on her plane - but bosses hoped she would spill intimate and embarrassing details about ex-husband Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel apologises for blackface sketches after being called out by Donald Trump

The chat show host released a statement after Twitter users - including President Donald Trump - called for him to be 'cancelled' over some of his past routines

Is Donald Trump about to do the most stupid thing a US president could possibly do?

The Great Orange Wotsit's fat little finger is hovering over the nuclear button, and he may be about to press it

The Road to Wigan Pier

Wigan Pier 80 People are not making enough money to pay their rent: My Wigan Pier

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Nobby Clarke explain how people are struggling to keep their properties

I was forced to sleep on the streets: My Wigan Pier

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Adam O'Grady tells us about being force to leave his home

After my bills are paid I have nothing left for food: My Wigan Pier Story

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, cleaner Elizabeth Parker reveals her struggle to survive on £212 Universal Credit a month

There has been recent spike in racism and that's probably down to Brexit: My Wigan Pier Story

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Mick Taylor reveals what life is like for refugees in Wigan

After leaving my job as manager I knew I wanted to help people: My Wigan Pier

As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Heather MacKenzie explains how families are in need of food

Liberal Democrats

Conservative Party Boris Johnson accused of 'corrupt government' amid donor property row

The Prime Minister risked being dragged into the 'cash for access' accusations putting his Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to resign

Boris Johnson's plane spotted for first time after taxpayer funded £900k UK flag paint job

The jet, which carries the PM, ministers and the Royal Family to events abroad, was spotted taking off for the first time since it got a Union flag inspired make over

More than £50,000 worth of antique clocks have gone missing from the Foreign Office

EXCLUSIVE Nine antique timepieces have apparently been stolen from the department's King Charles Street building. No this isn't a wind-up.

Boris Johnson's claim that no country has 'functioning test and trace app' branded 'rubbish'

Mr Johnson made his claim just hours after the German government revealed 10 million people had downloaded their app

Ministers urged to scrap 'pay to work' bills handed to NHS staff before they start

EXCLUSIVE Many front-line workers are still billed up to a day's wages out of their first paycheque

SNP

Politics Voice of the Mirror: Labour inquest is grim read but Starmer gives reasons for optimism

To win the next election Labour needs a swing greater than Tony Blair managed in 1997 but Keir Starmer's excellent start gives reasons to be optimistic and must be built on with attractive policy agenda

MP Amy Callaghan, 28, in emergency surgery after collapsing with brain haemorrhage

SNP MP Amy Callaghan - who ousted Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson - had life-saving surgery after the incident last Wednesday and now faces a long road to recovery

Policy that makes immigrants' children destitute not racist, Home Secretary insists

Priti Patel defended the policy of no recourse to public funds for some immigrants and suggested it didn't discriminate on the basis of race

Labour demand Jacob Rees-Mogg show some 'House of Common-sense' over MP voting row

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg defended MPs queuing to vote on Tuesday as being their 'democratic duty'

Scheme to give mobile phones to prisoners to cost taxpayer £1million

The initiative to give phones to inmates was announced after the coronavirus pandemic saw prison visits cancelled in Scotland to contain the virus' spread

Heatwave Bournemouth beach 'major incident' declared as heatwave crowds branded 'appalling'Bournemouth Council Leader Vikki Slade said she is 'absolutely appalled at the scenes on the beaches' as thousands pack the seafront during the heatwave, with reports of fights and anti-social behaviour in the area

Chris Whitty's stark hot weather warning after Bournemouth beach 'major incident'

Coronavirus Professor Whitty warned that cases will spike if people do not follow social distancing guidance - hours after a major incident was declared at Bournemouth's beaches as thousands of visitors flocked to the south coast

Dad dies after getting into trouble in sea with young son amid heatwave

Devon and Cornwall Police Cornwall Air Ambulance and Coastguard Search and Rescue were called to picturesque Porthcurno beach on Cornwall's south coast this afternoon

Exmouth beach mass brawl with up to 200 people as horrified families look on

Devon and Cornwall Police A seven-year-old boy was jostled by the crowd as a large fight took place on Orcombe Point at Exmouth, Devon, resulting in a dispersal order being rolled out in the area by police

Girl, 5, dwarfed by giant 6ft 'sea demon' jellyfish washed up on Welsh beach

Weird Science Dom Faux spotted the huge lion's mane jellyfish while having a father-daughter day with young Eryn at Colwyn Bay Beach in North Wales

Coronavirus Pret A Manger cannot pay rent on two thirds of shops after chaos during pandemic Pret bosses told landlords the company will only pay 30 per cent of its next rent bill as it battles losses of "tens of millions of pounds" each month because of the Covid-19 pandemic

Swastikas sent to Burnley post offices days after 'White Lives Matter' plane scandal

Racism They arrived days after some Burnley fans hired a plane to fly a “White Lives Matter” banner over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium during Monday’s Premier League clash

Mountains of rubbish left on Bournemouth beach after chaos on UK's hottest day of year

Dorset Police Plastic bags, bottles and picnic leftovers were seen scattered across the sand. A major incident was declared yesterday as thousands of people flocked to the seaside to enjoy the warm weather

First look inside Wetherspoons with screens between tables as 750 pubs prepare to reopen

JD Wetherspoon The company is planning to reopen 750 pubs on July 4. It has installed plastic screens between tables, increased hygiene within pubs, with some branches planning to have a smaller menu

Royal Navy aircraft carriers hampered by lack of supply ships, warns watchdog

Royal Navy The National Audit Office said the Government had made "slow progress" in ordering the "crucial" vessels

Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper's ex Irina Shayk admits she's 'falling apart' following break-up The A Star Is Born actor and supermodel dated between 2015 and last year and have a two-year-old daughter, Lea De Seine

Sofia Richie 'gutted' by Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick reunion rumours

Kourtney Kardashian Sofia Richie has been 'hurt' by rumours Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian could be on track for a reunion all these years later

Thousands of Liverpool fans defy lockdown to descend on Anfield and celebrate title

Liverpool FC The Reds clinched the title on Thursday night after Manchester City failed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night, and hundreds of fans descended on Anfield after their 30-year wait was ended

Bournemouth beach 'major incident' declared as heatwave crowds branded 'appalling'

Heatwave Bournemouth Council Leader Vikki Slade said she is 'absolutely appalled at the scenes on the beaches' as thousands pack the seafront during the heatwave, with reports of fights and anti-social behaviour in the area

Peter Andre makes rare appearance in Katie Price's YouTube video after burying hatchet

Katie Price Peter Andre had a cameo role in Katie Price's YouTube clip after the exes become friends in recent weeks

Coronavirus Pret A Manger cannot pay rent on two thirds of shops after chaos during pandemic Pret bosses told landlords the company will only pay 30 per cent of its next rent bill as it battles losses of "tens of millions of pounds" each month because of the Covid-19 pandemic

Swastikas sent to Burnley post offices days after 'White Lives Matter' plane scandal

Racism They arrived days after some Burnley fans hired a plane to fly a “White Lives Matter” banner over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium during Monday’s Premier League clash

Mountains of rubbish left on Bournemouth beach after chaos on UK's hottest day of year

Dorset Police Plastic bags, bottles and picnic leftovers were seen scattered across the sand. A major incident was declared yesterday as thousands of people flocked to the seaside to enjoy the warm weather

First look inside Wetherspoons with screens between tables as 750 pubs prepare to reopen

JD Wetherspoon The company is planning to reopen 750 pubs on July 4. It has installed plastic screens between tables, increased hygiene within pubs, with some branches planning to have a smaller menu

Pep Guardiola on what gave Premier League champions Liverpool the edge in title race

Liverpool FC Manchester City manager saw his team's crown taken after two record-breaking seasons - and suggested the passion and commitment of Jurgen Klopp's side was the difference this term