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Freedom day too soon and English patriotism
Boris Johnson has announced that all remaining lockdown restrictions will end on July 19 in England, but is he acting too hastily with Covid-19 cases…
4 years, 8 months ago
Labour comes home in Batley and Spen
Sir Keir Starmer was given a reprieve after Labour clung on at the Batley and Spen by-election this week. What does it mean for his leadership? And w…
4 years, 8 months ago
Travel woes and Brexit five years on
The UK eased travel to several holiday destinations this week, but will they welcome British tourists? And when are vaccination passports being intro…
4 years, 8 months ago
Lockdown continues, a shock in the Chilterns
Boris Johnson reluctantly delayed the easing of England’s lockdown for another month due to the spread of the Delta strain of coronavirus. Will the J…
4 years, 8 months ago
G7 special from Cornwall
The leaders of the west descended on Carbis Bay, along with podcasters, for this year's G7 summit. Boris Johnson and Joe Biden appeared to develop a …
4 years, 9 months ago
British holidays at home
The hopes of international travel this summer were dashed as Portugal was taken off the UK's green list for travel amid a rise in cases of the Delta …
4 years, 9 months ago
Dominic Cummings versus the world
Boris Johnson's former chief adviser made an epic seven-hour appearance at a parliamentary hearing this week, claiming the prime minister was unfit f…
4 years, 9 months ago
Tackling the Indian coronavirus variant
The UK's easing out of lockdown was put under threat by a new strain of coronavirus that originated in India. Can the race between inoculations and i…
4 years, 9 months ago
Labour goes to war (again)
The opposition Labour party was consumed by infighting this week after Sir Keir Starmer botched a shadow cabinet reshuffle, leading to questions abou…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Tories conquer Hartlepool
Thursday's local elections resulted in gains for Boris Johnson's Conservatives, including a historic win in the Hartlepool by-election. What does thi…
4 years, 10 months ago