Geraldine McKelvie
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Senior Correspondent at The Guardian.
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geraldine.mckelvie@guardian.co.uk. Formerly Channel 4 Dispatches and Sunday Mirror. Views my own.
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Johnson told Covid inquiry of the Feb 2020 half-term: "I was working throughout the period and the tempo did increase.”
But log shows at country house Chevening, Johnson did not conduct any official government business on 15, 16, 17 and 21 February.
Johnson told Covid inquiry of the Feb 2020 half-term: "I was working throughout the period and the tempo did increase.”
But log shows at country house Chevening, Johnson did not conduct any official government business on 15, 16, 17 and 21 February.
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
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November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Johnson told Covid inquiry of the Feb 2020 half-term: "I was working throughout the period and the tempo did increase.”
But log shows at country house Chevening, Johnson did not conduct any official government business on 15, 16, 17 and 21 February.
Johnson told Covid inquiry of the Feb 2020 half-term: "I was working throughout the period and the tempo did increase.”
But log shows at country house Chevening, Johnson did not conduct any official government business on 15, 16, 17 and 21 February.
Reposted by Geraldine McKelvie
Labour’s housing hypocrisy: councils serve almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices
Labour’s housing hypocrisy: councils serve almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices
Exclusive: firms run by five of the party’s councils have used legal loophole to serve section 21 notices
Labour-run councils have used a legal loophole to issue almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices since the party was elected on a promise to ban the practice, a Guardian investigation has found.
Scrapping these orders, known as section 21 evictions, was one of Keir Starmer’s main pledges before last July’s general election but, more than a year later, they remain lawful. Continue reading...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Labour’s housing hypocrisy: councils serve almost 200 families with no-fault eviction notices