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Work on a private e—mail account? the opposition is pushing to know. i have right here the minutes of a departmental meeting . in which senior civil servantsj report government contracts being approved from the minister's private e—mail address. _ can the minister now say from this despatch box categorically - and on the record that no minister or prime minister has used - or does use private e—mail for government business? j today, the government's been emphasising its optimism about being able to get rid of the remaining covid rules in england on its planned date ofjuly the 19th. but i...

He's also giving heavy hints that ministers are on course to lift the remaining restrictions in england in three weeks. congratulations and nice to meet you. we see no reason to go beyond the 19th ofjuly because... ..in truth, no date we choose comes with zero risk for covid. for me, the 19th ofjuly is not only the end of the line, but the start of an exciting newjourney. but a new face doesn't mean everything about mr hancock's departure is ancient history. how was his aide, gina coladangelo, appointed to the board at the department of health? when did their relationship start? and did he som...

Helped to set and promote. but he did have the prime minister's backing so this was matt hancock's decision to go and i think it is fair to say that he was certainly helped to come to the conclusion by other conservative mps and there were private chats happening with the minister and senior conservatives on friday with mr hancock and cindy conservatives on friday saying his position was not sustainable and tenable and there's the thought that if you think how many times listed at the podium in downing street at the despatch box in the commons and told us about more restrictions on our lives a...

With the british people that, collectively, we will have to pay for it. does she agree with me, then, that we would be right to say to the british people that they should pay an extra penny on income tax for social care so that people will find themselves in a situation where they do not have to lose their home and their dignity if they lose their health? i would not want to upset the chancellor by talking about tax policy here at the despatch box. but, as i've said to colleagues and, in fact, the prime minister has said, one of the things that we are committed to do as part of our social care...

Rishi sunak. northern ireland's biggest party, the dup, has a new leader. again. sirjeffrey donaldson was the only candidate to replace edwin poots, who was ousted last week afterjust three weeks in thejob. sirjeffrey�*s expected to leave westminster to become first minister. back at westminster, the northern ireland secretary had his hands full with the special brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland known as the northern ireland protocol. edwin poots had said the government had "promised that there will be a significant win" on the protocol and he'd "received assurances" from bran...