Tory leadership race: Tugendhat vows to strip Met of counter-terrorism role July 17, 2022 Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has vowed to break up the Metropolitan Police if elected by taking away the force’s responsibilities for counter-terrorism. Tugendhat said today that he would instead hand these powers to the National Crime Agency (NCA) – the UK’s agency responsible for things like organised crime, economic crime, cyber crime and human [...]
UK and South Korea to cooperate in space amid growing militarisation July 17, 2022 The UK and South Korea have agreed to cooperate in space, signalling continued steps towards forging a global framework for peaceful and sustainable activity in Earth’s orbit. The deal will see both countries share space-related discoveries, operational knowledge, training and personnel exchanges, as space becomes increasingly commercialised and militarised. “Space is critical to our security, [...]
Tory leadership: Raab hits out at Truss’ record as Treasury minister July 17, 2022 Dominic Raab has questioned the record of Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss when she worked as a Treasury minister in response to her attacks on Rishi Sunak. The Deputy Prime Minister, a Sunak supporter, said “people can see whether spending and headcount in the civil service went up or down” when Truss worked as chief [...]
Jubilant Kremlin held ‘big party’ when Boris Johnson resigned as Putin expects to break West’s resolve this winter July 16, 2022 RUSSIAN government officials held a party in the Kremlin in Moscow to celebrate the resignation of Boris Johnson, it has been claimed. “What I can tell you is that there was a big party in the Kremlin, when Boris Johnson resigned,” Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said. “It was in all Russian propaganda, it was said [...]
Fourth time’s the charm: Government prepares Covid boosters for over 50s this autumn July 16, 2022 Covid boosters will be offered to everyone aged 50 this autumn, as the Government looks to contain hospitalisations and severe illness.
Sunak and Truss clash over taxes in fiery TV debate as Tory leadership race heats up July 16, 2022 Two of the frontrunners to be the next Prime Minister locked horns over taxes during a fiery leadership debate.
Exclusive: Starmer says UK can be better off outside EU than inside July 16, 2022 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told City A.M. that the UK can have a better economic future outside the EU than inside if the government slashes post-Brexit red tape and diverges from Brussels’ regulations. Starmer, formerly a staunch Remainer and advocate of a second referendum, said this can only be done through greater “flexibility” [...]
Tory leadership race: Knives are out as Johnson backs ‘anyone but Rishi’ while Mordaunt and Truss scrap for support July 15, 2022 Knives are out in the final stages of the Conservative leadership contest, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson backing “anyone but Rishi” and eliminated candidates nailing their colours to the mast. While the Prime Minister has refused to back any one candidate, a source told the Times “the whole No 10 team hates Rishi” because he [...]
Tory leadership: Sunak and Mordaunt storm out to the front as Braverman drops out July 14, 2022 Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have consolidated themselves as the top two frontrunners for the Tory leadership race as Suella Braverman drops out in the second vote. Sunak picked up 101 votes from his fellow Tory MPs, while Mordaunt picked up 83 and foreign secretary Liz Truss remained in third place on 64. Kemi Badenoch [...]
Zahawi speech may be policy light, but it can be substantial July 14, 2022 On Tuesday evening of next week, the Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi – no, we’re not quite used to it either – will take to the lectern at the Mansion House and deliver what is usually one of the most anticipated speeches of the year. This particular Mansion House speech had been marked in the calendar for [...]