Boris Johnson had birthday party at No 10 during 2020 lockdown, report claims – as it happened
ITV News reports that prime minister’s wife, Carrie Johnson, organised gathering for him in cabinet room on 19 June 2020
Don’t rule out national insurance U-turn amid Tory cost of living jitters
Analysis: a behind-the-scenes battle is being fought on the scheduled 1.25 percentage point increase
The Guardian view on the cost of living: money’s too tight to mention
Editorial: Inflation is at a 30-year high, while workers are suffering their third drop in real wages in a decade – and worse is yet to come
So no one’s going to Davos: our guide to the big issues that won’t be tackled
We bring you Not the World Economic Forum, where monetary hawks fly and bankers explain why China is all right, really
Omicron likely to slow UK bounceback from Covid shock to economy
Analysis: after a V-shaped recession, variant’s impact will put the brakes on – with a double whammy due in April
If Omicron is on the retreat, that’s bad news for the Conservatives
When fear of Covid fades, people will notice that taxes, bills and inflation are all up, says the Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott
Only levelling up can save Johnsonism from being little but a hollow creed
Tory divisions over vaccine passports and public dismay at rising fuel bills and NHS waiting lists are putting pressure on Boris Johnson’s time
Farm subsidy plan ‘risks increasing the UK’s reliance on food imports’
Government scheme to replace EU agricultural payments fuelled by ‘blind optimism’ and still lacking crucial details, say MPs
The UK faces an energy bill crisis. What options does it have to tackle it?
A VAT cut and a windfall tax on oil and gas profits are just two of the routes the government could take
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s Britain: lurching from crisis to crisis
Editorial: The prime minister has failed to convince his party, the cabinet or voters what the country should look like
Combination of cost of living crisis and Covid spell trouble for Boris Johnson
Analysis: PM is already on back foot over rising energy bills, with Labour in prime position to inflict damage
A wounded PM and ailing economy force England to ‘go Swedish’ on Covid
It’s easy to see why the government is reluctant to add to the economic pain with tougher restrictions
Rising energy prices will give Treasury £3.1bn windfall, says Labour
Rishi Sunak urged to spend extra VAT receipts on cutting soaring household bills during winter months
Young people from poorer homes twice as likely to quit job since pandemic
New report says the effect will further widen the pay gap between those from rich and poorer backgrounds and damage social mobility