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Sam Blewett

Jeremy Hunt summoned major lenders to No 11 (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

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Jeremy Hunt agrees measures with banks aimed at cooling mortgage crisis

The Chancellor summoned lenders to Downing Street on Friday.

Jun 23, 2023

Hunt to meet with lenders as mortgage crisis worsens with rates hike

The Chancellor will meet with banks including HSBC and Santander

Jun 23, 2023

Tories select councillor for by-election to replace David Warburton as MP

Mr Warburton quit the Commons after an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use.

Jun 22, 2023

Public firmly believe Sunak is failing on his five pledges, polling suggests

More than 80% of people believe he is failing in his pledge to reduce inflation, according to a survey.

Jun 22, 2023

Labour would force banks to help struggling borrowers to diffuse ‘mortgage bomb’

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was accused by his Labour shadow Rachel Reeves of ‘standing by’ as millions struggle.

Jun 21, 2023

Starmer will swell the House of Lords despite wanting to abolish it

The Labour leader plans to appoint dozens of peers if he forms a government so he can push policy through Parliament.

Jun 21, 2023

Too much time spent preparing for flu rather than coronavirus pandemic – Cameron

The former prime minister was the first politician to be questioned by the official Covid-19 inquiry.

Jun 19, 2023

First Boris column on weight-loss drug amid claims of rule breach

In a 1,200-word article, the former prime minister discusses his unsuccessful personal experience with appetite-suppressants

Jun 16, 2023

Johnson accused of ‘clear breach’ of rules by taking up Daily Mail columnist job

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments wrote to the former prime minister on Friday demanding an explanation.

Jun 16, 2023

Sunak could be spared challenging vote after Johnson calls off supporters

The Privileges Committee report finding Boris Johnson lied to MPs may be nodded through the Commons on Monday.

Jun 16, 2023

Sunak agonises over whether to condemn Johnson over partygate lies report

Downing Street will not say whether the Prime Minister will vote on the Privileges Committee report on Monday.

Jun 16, 2023

Johnson found to have committed ‘repeated contempts’ of Parliament

The former prime minister would have been recommended for a 90-day suspension if he had not resigned in protest over the Privilege Committee findings.

Jun 15, 2023

Boris demands Tory quits committee on eve of its partygate report

Sir Bernard Jenkin faced allegations he broke lockdown rules as the committee he sits on prepared to publish its investigation into whether Mr Johnson lied to MPs

Jun 14, 2023

Nadine Dorries could prolong Sunak’s by-election challenge with ‘unusual’ delay

The Prime Minister would welcome ‘certainty’ for her Mid Bedfordshire constituents as the Tory MP holds out on handing in her notice.

Jun 14, 2023

Privileges Committee signs off on Johnson report and prepares for publication

The investigation into whether the former PM lied to MPs during partygate was delayed as Mr Johnson made a last-ditch intervention.

Jun 14, 2023

Trafficked women could be removed under migration Bill

The Home Secretary said there are no ‘blanket exclusions’ but said such women could be protected if they co-operate with a police investigation.

Jun 14, 2023

UK may ‘not have been well prepared at all’ for pandemic, inquiry told

Government’s focus on Brexit ‘crowded out and prevented’ work needed to prepare for a pandemic, the lead lawyer to the inquiry suggested on first day of public hearings

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Jun 13, 2023

Covid inquiry will be the thorough investigation the UK deserves, chair vows

‘Their loss will be recognised,’ inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett vowed to bereaved families, on the first day of public evidence.

Jun 13, 2023

Johnson accuses Sunak of ‘talking rubbish’ as rancour becomes slanging match

The Prime Minister had accused his predecessor of asking him to overrule a vetting panel over his House of Lords nominations.

Jun 12, 2023

Tory civil war enflamed as Sunak accuses Johnson of ‘not right’ peerage demands

The Prime Minister said his one-time Conservative ally asked him to ‘do something I wasn’t prepared to do’.

Jun 12, 2023

Sunak to give update on promise to ‘stop the boats’ and tackle asylum backlog

The Prime Minister will give a speech in Kent on Monday.

Jun 4, 2023