Dominic Cumming faces fresh calls to resign after his press conference on Monday raised more questions about his breaches of lockdown than it answered.
The Conservatives have been criticised for pushing out fake news to party supporters in the press, after a report of a Labour protester punching one of Matt Hancock’s advisers in the face has proved entirely false.
Boris Johnson has broken records to become the worst performing prime minister in British history after an eventful day that saw him lose his first three votes in parliament, lose control of legislative proceedings, and turn a working majority of one into an unstable minority of -43.
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has quit in response to Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament to avoid scrutiny of his Brexit plans and limit the options of MPs to thwart his push towards no deal.
It’s not unusual for a British prime minister to enter power without winning an election, but does Johnson need a mandate more than most?