The Guardian says ministers are refusing to disclose any pictures taken by official No 10 photographers of illegal gatherings held inside Downing Street.
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What are the 3 main political parties in UK?
Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
What political type is the UK?
The United Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy in which the reigning monarch (that is, the king or queen who is the head of state at any given time) does not make any open political decisions. All political decisions are taken by the government and Parliament.
Who runs England?
The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty’s Government and is ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions. The Prime Minister also: oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies.
Is the UK a two party system?
The two party system in the United Kingdom allows for other parties to exist, although the main two parties tend to dominate politics; in this arrangement, other parties are not excluded and can win seats in Parliament.
BBC News says the burden of tax falling on workers and employers has increased as a hotly-debated rise in National Insurance payments takes effect.
The Metro says Chancellor Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to create the UK government’s first ever NFT.
The Metro says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to give a speech to MPs in the Commons on Tuesday, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues.
The Independent says Metropolitan Police fines are believed to have been issued to staff who attended a leaving drinks party for the top government official who helped write Covid rules.
The Independent says LGBTQ charity Stonewall and 80 other organisations have pulled out of a UK government conference over its transgender conversion therapy U-turn.
The Independent says Channel 4 has said it is “disappointed” at the Government’s decision to proceed with plans to privatise.
The Guardian says civil service chiefs are braced for the behaviour of top Whitehall officials to be severely criticised in the Sue Gray partygate report.
The Guardian says the west must not lift sanctions against Russia until all its troops have left Ukraine and Vladimir Putin is unable to mount such an offensive again, the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has said.
Daily Express says LABOUR’s calls for the UK to start rationing energy have been shut down after critics argued that Britain needs to ramp up domestic production and boost renewable capacity instead.
Daily Express says BORIS JOHNSON has refused to endorse Jacob Rees-Mogg’s claim that some Covid rules were “inhumane”.
The Metro says more fines have been handed out to Downing Street staff who partied into the small hours on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral.
The Independent says the PM will this week seek to galvanise a tough response from allies to the crisis in Ukraine as Russia is accused of massacring civilians, with scenes akin to a “horror movie”.
David Warburton’s wife ‘standing by’ him as Tory MP accused of misconduct admitted to hospital The Independent says the wife…
The Guardian says Downing Street staff have been issued with fines by police over a party that took place the night before Prince Philip’s funeral.
Sky News says the government has backtracked just hours after making a U-turn on plans to introduce a new law to ban conversion therapy.
BBC News says Labour will be on the side of voters, Keir Starmer will say, as he launches the party’s local election campaign.
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The Independent says a Tory MP asked a teenager if he was “a true Scotsman” and lifted his kilt, before sexually assaulting the youth’s 15-year-old brother in a bunkbed, a court has heard.
PartyGate fines show Boris Johnson ‘a proven liar’, says shadow minister The Guardian says Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary,…
The Independent says Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister if he is fined over lockdown-breaching parties at 10 Downing Street, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said.
The Guardian says the first fines for lockdown breaches in Downing Street are expected to be issued imminently following an investigation into Partygate.
Labour’s Dawn Butler told the BBC she has undergone surgery after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.