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Ministers using ‘loophole lawyers’ to obstruct Covid inquiry, says Labour

Angela Rayner asks deputy PM Oliver Dowden why hundreds of thousands of pounds is being spent on legal action

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Business is open to Labour, now it wants to see how the sums add up

For decades, the Tories were seen as the custodians of business. New Labour worked hard to charm the City in the run up to 1997 but things went a bit tits up during the Corbyn years. However, Labour was afforded a golden opportunity to recouple when, in 2018, Boris Johnson…

Evening Standard

Gogglebox star Mary Killen recalls trauma of growing up in Northern Ireland

"I said were you not frightened answering the door late at night to masked men and she said I would rather be dead than live in fear"

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Ministers accused of obstructing Covid probe with spending on ‘loophole lawyers’

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Secret of why Rishi Sunak is so well-heeled: his wife Akshata’s shoe shopping

The PM’s wife was spotted buying him some shoes in Mayfair

Evening Standard

Labour on track for 140-seat landslide election victory, mega-poll suggests

Keir Starmer’s party would scoop 470 seats to just 129 for the Tories and 26 for the SNP if a general election was held tomorrow, according to large-scale research

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting

The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as he starts a two-day trip to Washington

The Independent UK

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Labour on course for landslide election victory, megapoll suggests

Starmer’s party is 12% ahead of Sunak’s Tories, survey based on new constituency boundaries suggests

The Guardian - UK

Government 'trusts' Covid Inquiry chair - despite blocking release of crucial WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has launched a judicial review - estimated to cost well into the six figures - seeking to block the disclosure of message from ex-PM Boris Johnson and key figures to the Covid inquiry

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak confirms he will not talk about US-UK free trade deal with Joe Biden – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister explicitly accepts formal post-Brexit trade deal with US is not on horizon, implying this is no longer a goal

The Guardian - UK

Minister insists Government trusts Covid inquiry chairwoman despite legal action

The Cabinet Office is challenging Baroness Hallett’s request for former prime minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redaction stance

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe

Evening Standard

Soap Awards drama NOT seen on camera - Jane McDonald's Schofield quip to awkward blunder

The British Soap Awards are back as the best of the soap world receive their awards. However, there's a lot of things you don't see from home - and we've got the inside scoop on what you might have missed on TV

Daily Mirror

Who is Baroness Hallett? The Covid inquiry chair who has riled Boris Johnson

Baroness Hallett aims to end the Covid inquiry by summer 2026

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Fury as dozens of Tory MPs vote against suspending shamed Covid rules MP

A number of high-profile Tories - including several supporters of Boris Johnson - voted against a 30 day suspension for ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier, who was convicted of breaking Covid lockdown rules

The National (Scotland)

Transparency row deepens as UK Government sends redacted Whatsapp messages to inquiry

Hugo Keith KC said the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had both submitted correspondence but had removed…

The Independent UK

Government must show how it will pay for ‘unfunded’ NHS workforce plan – Labour

Minsiters faced questions over whether the long-term NHS workforce plan will be funded by borrowing or cuts.

Evening Standard

Private Party: The best (and most exclusive) members’ clubs in London

From new clubs to old favourites, Mike Daw peeks behind the door at London’s most hidden-away hotspots

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The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry heads for row with government over Google Spaces redactions

Lawyer says not providing complete set of messages on platform would be ‘wrong in principle’

The Independent UK

Transparency row between Government and Covid inquiry widens

Both the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office had made submissions containing redactions, the chairwoman was told.

Daily Record

SNP will face 'anger' from voters over Margaret Ferrier at Rutherglen by-election, claims Labour

Ferrier will lose her seat if 10 per cent of voters in Rutherglen and Hamilton West sign a recall petition.

The Week

Sunak-Biden talks: can Rishi revive the ‘special relationship’?

Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden will meet in Washington this week in what is seen as a potential easing of post-Brexit tensions in the so-called “special relationship”.

Daily Record

Shamed MP Margaret Ferrier faces recall petition after Commons votes to suspend her

A by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West will be called if 10 per cent of Ferrier's constituents now sign a petition for her removal.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry could see unredacted Johnson WhatsApp messages despite legal clash

The counsel for the inquiry said Boris Johnson’s co-operation means his team is likely to be able to read unredacted messages and notebooks.

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry to probe Boris Johnson's WhatsApps this week - despite legal fight

Side-stepping the Cabinet Office, the Covid Inquiry's legal team said it would take ex-PM Boris Johnson up on his offer to examine documents requested by the probe

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