Government braces to fund ‘substantial’ number of Covid-19 vaccine liabilities July 13, 2022 The government is bracing to fund a “substantial” number of liabilities relating to negative impacts from Covid-19 jabs, having spent more than £34bn on the vaccine rollout so far. The Department of Health and Social Care told vaccine manufacturers at the start of the programme that it would cover future claims against producers for [...]
Chicago Mayor: Brexit could be ‘real opportunity’ to forge closer ties with London July 13, 2022 The Mayor of Chicago said Brexit could be a “real opportunity” to forge closer ties with London today as she looks to court fintech firms on a trip to the Capital this week.
‘I am just a regular guy’: Michael Gove rejects Downing Street’s ‘snake’ label July 12, 2022 Former government minister and Tory heavyweight Michael Gove has denied that he is a “snake” after being described as such by No 10 sources after being sacked as communities secretary by Boris Johnson last week. The Prime Minister dramatically fired Gove last Wednesday after his Cabinet rival told him that it was time for him [...]
Tory leadership race: Javid drops out as eight candidates announced for first ballot July 12, 2022 Sajid Javid has tonight dropped out of the Conservative party leadership race as the eight contenders for tomorrow’s first vote are announced. Javid struggled to get the endorsements of the 20 MPs necessary to get on the ballot, with the former health secretary saying he now wanted to see the “debate unfold and to see [...]
RMT weighs up new deal after summer strike action July 12, 2022 RMT is mulling over a new offer which could finally bring to an end a bitter dispute with Network Rail over staff pay and working conditions.
Rees-Mogg: Treasury ‘hasn’t been serious’ about Covid fraud July 12, 2022 Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has today said the Treasury “hasn’t been serious” about Covid fraud amid recent figures showing that more than £10bn was lost to scammers. In a further attack on Tory leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak, Rees-Mogg said on his podcast that the ex-chancellor’s economic policies and “the approach of the Treasury as an [...]
Tory leadership: Priti Patel will not stand in contest July 12, 2022 Home secretary Priti Patel has decided not to run for leadership of the Tory party, leaving Liz Truss as the likely standard bearer for the right of the party. Patel said in a statement today that she was “grateful for the encouragement and support” of her fellow Tory MPs, but that “I will not be [...]
Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt savaged by trade colleagues who say she’s been ‘missing for months’ July 12, 2022 Top Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has been accused by senior Whitehall figures of neglecting her duties as a trade minister for the past six months, with one claiming “we’ve been a minister down for a long time”. A senior source from the Department for International Trade (DIT) told City A.M. that other ministers had [...]
Tory leadership: Shapps and Raab back Rishi Sunak to be next PM July 12, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps and deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab have backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Tory party leader, with the former chancellor today vowing “a return to traditional conservative economic values” if he becomes Prime Minister. Shapps’ endorsement comes after he decided to call off his faltering campaign and throw his lot [...]
New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi in spat with Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey: ‘I’m just setting out my stall as prime minister!’ July 12, 2022 Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi insisted this morning it was appropriate for him to set out tax proposals during his Tory leadership race after criticism from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. He told BBC Breakfast this a.m.: “I’m just setting out my stall as prime minister! And I have fully costed these pledges, and I’ll be [...]