January - in which the Tories: let down farmers, the music industry, hauliers & the wine trade; allowed rivers to be polluted; were revealed to have attended even more lockdown parties; and blackmailed their own MPs

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2^nd

Liz Truss ‘insisted’ on £1,400 taxpayer-funded lunch at private club owned by Tory donor

Government spent £700k on company advising Afghans not to flee before Taliban takeover

NI peace architect accuses Boris Johnson of ‘casual political vandalism’

3^rd

More than half of black children growing up in poverty after big rise since Tories came to power

Strict new Brexit transport rules make UK businesses ‘give up’ on EU imports: ‘Simply not worth the hassle’

Priti Patel accused of bypassing MPs to force though new 'draconian' police powers

The lateral flow tycoons: How a tiny UK firm run by a property agent and shoe retailer went from £3,500 in debt to a £20MILLION profit by acting as middle-men in Covid test deal

5^th

MoD has wasted £13bn since Tories came to power, Labour claims

6^th

New suit, new hair, same lies – welcome back to Prime Minister’s Questions

Met investigating Tory peer Michelle Mone over ‘racist message’

Boris Johnson condemned by watchdog for failing to check for missing WhatsApp messages about flat refit

Tory peer Michelle Mone secretly involved in PPE firm she referred to government

UK farmers sceptical after minister urges them to ‘stand ground’ on fair prices

Brexit, one year on: Music industry remains frustrated at “clueless” government

Boris Johnson accused of corruption after ‘great exhibition’ text emerges

7^th

New figures show wealth inequality was entrenched before covid

Dominic Raab’s department wasted ‘staggering’ £238m on array of botched projects last year

Dominic Cummings makes new claim of party in No 10 garden in lockdown

Has Johnson broken his promise to resettle 5,000 Afghans?

Shoppers report fresh supply issues with empty supermarket shelves around UK

Suella Braverman accused of politically driven meddling over Colston Four

8^th

Wine trade fury at Sunak tax plan that will force up prices and create ‘unworkable’red tape

9^th

Sunak’s tax hikes and soaring inflation to deliver £1,660 pay cut for UK workers

Brexit decision left UK firms paying 10% more than EU rivals for emissions

Government’s post-Brexit farming plan ‘will increase UK’s reliance on food imports’

Tory pledge to bolster GP surgery staff set to be broken, say health leaders

10^th

Brexit changes will add to soaring costs in 2022, warn UK manufacturers

Tory rejection of windfall tax on energy firms ‘beggars belief’, says Ed Miliband

Ignore reports of low-impact pollution events, Environment Agency tells staff

Boris Johnson ‘attended No 10 lockdown-breaking party’ with 100 Downing Street staff invited

James Gray MP denies witnessing Avon Vale Boxing Day hunt violence he was stood metres away from

11^th

UK Covid death toll has passed 175,000, says ONS

National tutoring programme has failed pupils and taxpayers, says Labour

12th

UK government sued over ‘pie-in-the-sky’ net-zero climate strategy

No 10 staff told to ‘clean up’ phones amid lockdown party allegations, sources claim

Covid: Government use of 'VIP lane' to award PPE contracts was 'unlawful', High Court rules

Lorries stuck at checkpoints for four days due to ‘terrible’ new Brexit red tape

13th

‘Firefighting every day’ in sector in crisis: Social care providers reject new clients as staff shortages spiral out of control

Ill health in ‘left behind’ areas costs England £30bn a year, says report

'Chemical cocktail’ polluting English rivers - MPs warn

Tory MP faces Commons suspension for undermining bullying apology

Boost to economy from India trade deal as little as 0.12%, government admits

Work on post-Brexit lorry contraflow system in Kent will disrupt M20 for a year

14th

Downing Street apologises to Queen over lockdown parties

Operation Save Big Dog: Boris Johnson draws up plan for officials to quit over partygateso he can keep job

15^th

Vulnerable adults left without care in England as staff crisis worsens

Long Covid: Poorest patients denied specialist NHS treatment

16^th

England’s north-south divide is deepening, says new report

Home Office threatened to deport asylum seekers for crimes they did not commit

Campaigners fear rail increase will push commuters to cars

17^th

Legal group challenges information blackout on sewage discharges in England

One in four NHS doctors tired to the point of impairment, survey finds

Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen took cash from timber firm

Treasury gives up on chasing £4.3bn of public cash stolen by Covid fraudsters

'Banned' bee-harming pesticide approved for use, despite expert advice

18^th

Poor UK households may have to spend half their income on energy, says charity

19th

Boris Johnson’s faster broadband promise is being broken, say MPs

Tory wind farm ban and green subsidy cuts are costing households £140 a year in higher bills

20^th

Staff blow whistle on Environment Agency that ‘no longer deters polluters’

Tory defector says whips told him to back PM or lose school funds

Brexit: UK-Australia trade deal ‘as one-sided as the Ashes’, Tory MP tells ministers

UK government puts animal welfare policies on pause

21^st

UK state pension systems not fit for purpose – MPs’ report

Boris Johnson spent nearly £1 million looking at whether bridge to Northern Ireland was feasible

‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks

Ministers making ‘misleading’ claims about Brexit blow to music tours, Lords inquiry warns

Tory whips allegedly tried to smear Christian Wakeford after defection

22^nd

About a dozen Tory MPs said to have accused party whips of blackmail

UK residents stranded abroad for months due to ‘misleading messaging’ from Home Office on EU settlement

‘We can’t wait any longer’: anger over Priti Patel’s ‘inaction’ on violence against women

23rd

Britain’s welfare system ‘unfit for purpose’ with millions struggling, experts warn

Boris Johnson’s ‘bus back better’ plan in tatters as Treasury cuts funding by half

No 10 officials admit holding back information from partygate inquiry after being‘frightened into silence’

Muslim Conservative MP says she was told she was fired as a minister because colleagues were 'uncomfortable' with her faith

Severe shortage of nurses in UK children’s intensive care units

Welsh ports hit with 30% reduction in traffic ‘due to Brexit’

24^th

Online safety bill ‘a missed opportunity’ to prevent child abuse, MPs warn

Conservative minister resigns in anger over Covid fraud

Boris Johnson had birthday bash during lockdown, ITV News understands

A full list of alleged government Covid rule-busting ‘parties’

Former Tory minister criticised for lobbying role on Covid contract

26^th

Boris Johnson accused of lying as emails suggest he approved Afghan dog rescue

Has Brexit cost UK businesses as much as the Covid-19 pandemic?

UK unlawfully stripped woman of citizenship without telling her

27th

Liz Truss takes private plane to Australia 'blowing £500k of taxpayer cash'

Levelling up in doubt as £1bn a year cut from post-Brexit regional funding, MPs warn Rishi Sunak

Report on effectiveness of benefit sanctions blocked by DWP

28^th

UK risks falling behind on reducing farm antibiotics after EU ban

Sunak’s cost-of-living plan would hand tax break to top earners

Middle-income earners ‘to be hit hardest’ by national insurance rise

Graduates in England face ‘tax rise by stealth’ on student loans

29^th

Sunak spending plans are ‘missed opportunity’ for climate and will add 38m tonnes ofCO2, says WWF

Government wasted £437 million of your money on unusable PPE from just three VIP suppliers

Conservatives accused of ‘levelling up’ stunt to save Boris Johnson’s job

Fresh revelations about Jennifer Arcuri affair threaten to damage Boris Johnson

30^th

‘Shocking’: cystic fibrosis patients should not have to pay for drugs that keep them alive,says MP

UK urged to suspend ‘golden visas’ after fast tracking of Russian millionaires

PPE worth £2.7bn bought for NHS will go unused, minister says

31^st

Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise ‘cack-handed’ plans to scrap EU rules

Brexit has been ‘big success’ says government – despite 60% of exporters struggling with red tape

The government’s four dubious ‘Benefits of Brexit’