Boris Johnson’s tax cuts plan could cost UK £20bn per year June 25, 2019 Boris Johnson’s tax cuts plan could cost the UK up to £20bn per year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank. The Tory leadership candidate has pledged to hike the threshold for higher rate income tax to £80,000 from its current £50,000. Read more: Sky cancels live TV debate after Boris pulls [...]
The special Anglo-American relationship is still worth celebrating – and defending June 25, 2019 To understand how close the relationship between Britain and America really is, consider a conversation that took place in December 2003, between the heads of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK’s GCHQ. There was intelligence, the US intelligence chief said, to suggest that al-Qaeda was planning a nuclear attack. So if [...]
DEBATE: Will character matter more than policy detail in the Tory leadership contest? June 25, 2019 Will character matter more than policy detail in the Tory leadership contest? Alex Deane, a Conservative commentator, says YES. Our members aren’t going to cast their votes based on policy minutiae. Plainly, whether or not you think that they should, they’ll be voting on character. When I say “character”, I don’t mean it in the [...]
Building a Britain that is fit for the future June 25, 2019 The ability to control immigration and secure our borders was an important part of why many people voted to leave the EU, and everyone would agree it needs to work in the best interests of the UK and our economy. As home secretary, the son of immigrants and a former businessman, I know the vital [...]
New Prime Minister to take power on 24 July June 24, 2019 Britain’s new Prime Minister will be revealed on Tuesday 23 July, it is reported. The Prime Minister will then take power the next day on 24 July, the Sun reports. Read more: Sky cancels Tory leadership debate as Boris refuses to attend Officials will finish counting Conservative party postal votes on Monday, 22 July, the [...]
Labour to launch inquiry into ‘shadow banking’ that funds anti-environment industries June 24, 2019 Labour is launching an inquiry into “shadow banking” in a bid to crack down on investment that fuels industries contributing to climate change. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell announced the the investigation in a speech to UK Finance on Monday as he talked up Labour’s green credentials. McDonnell praised the actions of the Extinction Rebellion protestors [...]
Sky News cancels Tory leadership debate after Boris Johnson refuses to take part June 24, 2019 Sky News today said it has cancelled its scheduled debate between the two remaining Tory leadership after Boris Johnson refused to take part. Earlier this month Sky unveiled plans for a head-to-head debate between the last two contenders, which was due to take place tomorrow evening. Read more: Boris Johnson shirks Channel 4 TV debate [...]
‘A dozen’ Tory MPs could back no confidence vote for no-deal Brexit June 24, 2019 A group of Conservative MPs could put their weight behind a vote of no confidence to block a no-deal Brexit, a junior defence minister warned today. Tobias Ellwood told the BBC that “a dozen or so” Tory MPs would use the measure, which could topple the government and trigger an election, if the UK left [...]
Brexit: Irish backstop alternative could work ‘within three years’ June 24, 2019 A “practical” solution to the Brexit deadlock over the so-called Irish backstop could be in place within three years, according to a cross-party group of MPs. A resolution could enable the UK and EU to scrap the controversial backstop, which led parliament to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal three times. Read more: 150,000 [...]
‘Don’t be a coward’ Hunt tells Boris in Tory leadership race June 24, 2019 Jeremy Hunt has labelled Tory leadership race rival Boris Johnson a “coward” for failing to engage in public debates on the future of Brexit. The foreign secretary, who is vying for the votes of Conservative party members against frontrunner Boris Johnson, increased the pressure on his rival as polls show Johnson’s level of support has [...]