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EXCL: Johnny Mercer has called the British government “the most distrustful, awful environment I've ever worked in”, in his first interview since being sacked as Veterans Minister last night. Listen

There is deep doubt among Govt scientists that Tier 3s will work because cases now so high in them. Plans are being actively worked up by Chris Whitty for local

New: Commons Speaker is urging MPs to stay away from Parliament as fears mount that it is again becoming a coronavirus hotbed. Has held a series of calls in the

The Whitty / Vallance briefing is under way. This is their key slide: modelling says if the virus’s current contagion trajectory continues, we will hit almost 50,000 new cases a

NEW: Boris Johnson's former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox tonight reveals he will vote against the Internal Markets Bill in protest at the Government's plan to break international law - an

The PM owes the future king one, I hear. Boris Johnson had to ring Prince William personally last week to ask if he could pinch his man to be the

There is an awful lot in the Govt's new proposals for a brand new planning system this morning. Discard all talk of zoning, leafy streets and beautiful houses for a

PM's Road Map Chapter 2 press conference in a nutshell:* more powers for councils to close down premises and transport for lightning lockdowns* new target of 500k tests a day

Well fancy that. The Intelligence and Security Committee has just elected Dr Julian Lewis as its Chair, NOT Chris Grayling - who was No10's chosen candidate. Quite a rebellion by

Quite spectacular circular blame game erupting this morning on why contact tracing was stopped. Science Committee blames PHE, but PHE says Matt Hancock took the decisions, while Cabinet colleague Therese

Another powerful forensic assault by Keir Starmer today. Had PM on the ropes on care home testing and unexplained deaths in them, as well as international death comparisons. Lesson for

This is now getting very messy. Matt Hancock directly contradicts FCO PUS Sir Simon McDonald on EU ventilators to insist "there was no political decision not to participate in that