We turn politics into a deposition at our peril May 30, 2019 Politics is not known as one of the more truthful professions. Spin, exaggeration, and truth-stretching are all staples of the politician’s toolkit. We might prefer it to be otherwise, but the reality is that an astute public must take claims uttered by those in office with a healthy dose of salt. It is therefore worrying [...]
EU citizens settlement scheme could be the new Windrush scandal, warns MPs May 30, 2019 The Windrush scandal is set to be repeated with EU nationals applying to stay in the UK after Brexit, a group of MPs have warned. The Home Affairs select committee claims large numbers of citizens are at risk of losing their residency rights as they are not aware they need to apply to remain once the [...]
Penny Mordaunt poised to join Conservative leadership contest May 29, 2019 Defence secretary Penny Mordaunt is poised to join the increasingly crowded field of candidates seeking to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister. In article for the Conservative Home website, set to be published at 9am on Thursday, Mordaunt warns the upcoming leadership contest must not descend into “a fight against competing factions” as she urges [...]
Johnson’s allies leap to his side after Tory leadership candidate ordered to appear in court over £350m EU claim May 29, 2019 Boris Johnson’s allies have slammed a decision to summon him to court over claims he lied during the run-up to the Brexit referendum, calling them “politically motivated”. Read more: The next Tory leader is doomed before they have even started The flamboyant Tory leadership candidate, seen by many as the front runner to be the [...]
Theresa May calls for return of maintenance grants for poorer students May 29, 2019 Theresa May will call for the reintroduction of maintenance grants for university students from poorer backgrounds on Thursday. The outgoing Prime Minister is backing a recommendation made by an independent review of further education, which calls for handouts of at least £3,000 for those from poorer backgrounds. Maintenance grants were axed in 2015 by then-chancellor George [...]
Mueller says ‘not an option’ to charge Trump over Russia inquiry May 29, 2019 US special counsel Robert Mueller, the man at the helm of a two-year inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, has resigned from office. His statement marks the end of the inquiry, which also sparked concerns on the reported unconstitutionality of charging a sitting US president with a crime. Mueller called Russia’s interference as “a concerted [...]
Boris Johnson to face court over claims he lied in Brexit referendum campaign May 29, 2019 Boris Johnson's defence team has slammed a decision to summon him to court over claims he made in the run up to 2016's EU referendum. Johnson will appear at Crown Court to answer accusations of misconduct while in public office over his comments during the referendum that the UK sent the EU £350m per week, a [...]
Matt Hancock breaks Tory clean campaign pledge with broadside against Boris Johnson May 29, 2019 Health secretary and Tory leadership candidate Matt Hancock has gone against a “clean campaign pledge”, lashing out in an interview with the Financial Times at Boris Johnson and his past anti-business comments. Read more: Sajid Javid declares bid to run for Tory leader Addressing Johnson’s alleged and much-criticised remark, reportedly made in June 2018, Hancock said: [...]
Twitter mocks Dominic Raab’s now infamous Tory election race video May 29, 2019 Tory leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has been roasted online for what viewers claimed was a rather awkward clip setting out his political ambitions for the UK. Read more: Tory leadership race: Who are the leading candidates? The video, filmed in Parliament Square, sees the former Brexit secretary scanning the horizon before turning dramatically to face [...]
From taxes to cats, Theresa May’s government has been an affront to Conservative ideology May 29, 2019 Theresa May has finally announced her resignation. How can we capture the flavour of her tenure in office? This can be found in the dry and measured content of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR stated in its latest publication in March 2019 that: “the tax receipts-to-GDP [...]