London Mayor Sadiq Khan comfortably won a historic third term, as the Labour-backed incumbent increased his vote share even in some outer borough areas where his Conservative opponent was expected to perform better.
A former UK energy minister resigned from the governing parliamentary Conservative Party in protest at Rishi Sunak’s plan to allow further oil and gas drilling, a fresh setback for the prime minister as he prepares for a general election later this year.
The UK’s official Covid-19 inquiry, one of the biggest and likely most expensive investigations in British history, has heard how former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was ill-suited to the crisis and oversaw a damaging culture that involved drinks parties in his offices while the public were told to stay at home. It could also herald danger for current premier Rishi Sunak, who has tried to distance himself from Johnson’s administration ahead of a general election expected next year but cannot esc
Boris Johnson’s government didn’t level with the public about economic trade-offs around Covid-19 lockdowns, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the UK’s pandemic inquiry, as he distanced himself from scientists’ warnings over the risks of easing stay-at-home orders in early summer 2020.