After days of pressure on No 10 to sack Andrew Sabisky, one of Dominic Cummings’ recently appointed “weirdos and misfits”, the self-styled “superforecaster” took to social media to resign last night. In his resignation tweet he said he hoped the “media learn to stop selective quoting”. However, when put in its proper context, Sabisky’s track … Read more
The business minister Kwasi Kwarteng has said the process for hiring staff to advise Downing Street needs to be “looked at” following the resignation of the Tory adviser Andrew Sabisky over his controversial claims that intelligence was linked to race. Kwarteng described the 27-year-old’s remarks in columns, blogs and online posts as “racist, offensive and … Read more
Top story: Covid-19 kills senior Wuhan doctor Hello, it’s Warren Murray getting the show on the road this morning. The British government has said it is working to organise a flight to evacuate citizens from the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where more than 450 people have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. The US has … Read more
The former Commons Speaker John Bercow has described parliamentary staff members who allege that he bullied people as “snobs and bigots”, and claimed he is the victim of a concerted campaign to destroy his reputation. In conversation with Owen Jones at a Guardian Live event in Sloane Square in central London, he mocked those who … Read more
8.30pm GMT20:30 While the programme goes to an ad break, here’s a comment from Labour on the resignation of the PM’s adviser, Andrew Sabisky. Ian Lavery, the party chair, has said: It’s right that Andrew Sabisky is no longer working in government. He should never have been appointed in the first place. After No 10 … Read more