"In a comprehensive cull of shadow ministers he felt weren't cutting through, Starmer has also disappointed those who were incredibly loyal supporters".

Keir Starmer chooses the Labour team he actually rates

The government cannot yet be confident the day two tests for travellers to the UK can distinguish Delta from Omicron. Which is a problem, writes Robert Peston..

Why it may take too long to identify contacts of those infected with Omicron

A mandatory PCR test within two days of return to the UK and isolating until the result is negative is the most important of the PM's announcements today.

Is Boris Johnson doing enough to protect us from the new Omicron Covid variant?

The PM's decision to put his letter to the French president immediately in the public domain via Twitter appears to have blindsided the French government.

Migrant crisis: Should Johnson be negotiating with Macron via Twitter?

Yesterday's speeches at the CBI by Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer revealed the stark differences between the two men's approach.

What Johnson's stumbling and mumbling tells us about him

The absurd and chaotic Owen Paterson affair continues, ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston writes. 

Government fails to end its Paterson embarrassment 

Climate Justice Activists at the Cop26 Gates asking delegates as they make final decisions, "Are You With Us Or With Fossil Fuels?" during the official final day of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. Picture date: Friday November 12, 2021. PA/Andrew Milligan

Political Editor Robert Peston writes about the feelings behind and reactions to the new climate deal after India called for a last-minute change to coal.

'COP26 is only a map to a safer world'

Robert Peston says much will depend on paragraph 29 of the draft agreement, which "requests" countries toughen up commitments to reduce emissions before 2030.

Will the COP26 climate conference really keep 1.5C alive? 

Are China being let-off lightly by a softening stance from world leaders? Asks Robert Peston

COP26: 1.5 is alive, but only just

Developing countries are critical to the success of COP26 climate agreements, writes ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston.

Why COP26 may yet fail

An attempt to overhaul the Commons standards system and allow MP Owen Paterson has caused huge embarrassment for the government - so who is to blame?

Robert Peston: Who was responsible for the Owen Paterson debacle?

"All adults to be offered booster jab" was the headline but how will it work and what does it mean for the already pressured health service. 

How will the booster rollout work and will the NHS cope under pressure?

The Duchess of Sussex hit out ferociously at the tabloid media after judges dismissed an appeal by Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).

Court privacy ruling allows Meghan Markle to condemn the British tabloid press 

The Conservatives are hoping to hold on to the seat, but is follows a turbulent period for the government with allegations of sleaze abound.

Are the Conservatives facing an upset in Old Bexley and Sidcup? 

“Jane”, who claims that as a child she was repeatedly sexually assaulted and trafficked by Maxwell and Epstein, is key to this case, writes Emma Murphy.

Witness accuses Ghislaine Maxwell of taking part in Jeffrey Epstein abuse

The home secretary will propose altering the wording of the policing bill to include domestic abuse and sexual violence as violent crime.

Policing Bill to change so officers treat sexual violence as seriously as murder

Prince Charles, who joined the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, said it was a moment for the country to “survey a new horizon”.

Prince Charles acknowledges ‘atrocity of slavery’ as Barbados becomes a republic

ITV News Europe Editor James Mates visited an ICU in Prague where around 80% of the most seriously ill patients had chosen not to have the vaccine.

Inside an under pressure ICU as Covid rips through the Czech Republic

Ministers will promise to transform housing and invest in technology to help people to stay in their own homes for longer, ITV News understands.

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