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The civil servant savaged Downing Street parties that 'should not have been allowed' and revealed police are investigating 12 out of 16 - including a gathering in the No10 flat. But her 'update' was shorn of the most damaging claims - and No10 refused to promise a second report later…

There are two takes on politics. One, espoused by the late Tony Benn, is that it’s the issues that matter. And then there are the rest of us who think that the issues are of course terribly important but it’s the personalities that count. And for us, Dominic Cummings is…

The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’

The PM is in hot water again - but it is not the first time he’s faced criticism over alleged rule-breaking events during the pandemic