Politics

Boris Johnson is set to announce a delay of four weeks in lifting lockdown restrictions in England, as fears are expressed about the "devastating" impact the postponement of Freedom Day will have on businesses.

It is "possible" that putting India on the red list earlier might have prevented the widely anticipated delay to easing England's coronavirus lockdown that is set to be announced later, a minister has said.

A Conservative MP who has apologised in the Commons for acting in "threatening and intimidating" manner towards parliamentary committee staff said he was under "great pressure" at the time - in part because he is so tall.

Arlene Foster has formally resigned as Northern Ireland's first minister, with the process of replacing her in danger of derailing the powersharing institutions.

Ministers should be banned from political lobbying for up to five years after leaving office, the anti-corruption watchdog has recommended.