Government’s Covid response must be judged on number of deaths, inquiry hears The second module of the inquiry into Covid-19 will scrutinise the government’s initial response to the pandemic
Revealed: Farmers’ union successfully lobbied against food waste transparency NFU told Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that revealing scale of waste could threaten contracts
Renters aren’t all ‘weed-smoking bad people in gangs’, says Tory housing minister Rachel Maclean reassured a room full of landlords that some renters aren’t ‘smashing up the neighbourhood’
Government debunked a 15-minute city conspiracy theory... then endorsed it Levelling up department’s own guidance contradicts comments by transport secretary Mark Harper at Tory conference
Government’s own research contradicts Sunak’s 20mph speed limit claim Study in 2018 found most drivers backed plans despite PM’s claim they ‘don’t reflect people’s priorities’
Asylum seekers claim they are put in isolation ‘for feeling depressed’ Exclusive: Three men describe ‘prison-like’ conditions at controversial RAF Wethersfield in wake of ‘hunger strike’
Health department slammed for delaying key evidence to Covid inquiry The inquiry has warned that the government’s latest stalling could be ‘detrimental’ to its investigations