‘Game over, Boris’: Papers give merciless verdict after night of drama in Westminster with Sunak and Javid gone July 6, 2022 “Game over”, declares the headline of The Times’ this morning, which adds it “is a mistake” for the Prime Minister to continue clinging to power because he “has lost the confidence of his party and the country”. It is one of the merciless headlines this a.m. as the national mastheads paint a grim picture for [...]
Majority of Tory voters think Boris Johnson should resign, YouGov poll finds July 6, 2022 The majority of Conservative voters think prime minister Boris Johnson should resign, amid continued party turmoil and shock resignations last night. The number of Tory voters now disapproving of the current party leader has leaped 20 per cent since 9 June, according to the latest poll by YouGov. Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor on Tuesday, [...]
Solicitor General Alex Chalk follows Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid and resigns as Tory MP cannot ‘defend the indefensible’ July 6, 2022 Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk has confirmed his resignation as Solicitor General. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Mr Chalk said it was “with great sadness” he was quitting the post but added he could not “defend the indefensible”. He wrote: “To be in government is to accept the duty to argue for difficult or even [...]
New research warns fresh Digital Markets Unit risks stifling UK innovation July 6, 2022 A new report has warned that proposals to introduce a new Digital Markets Unit (DMU), housed at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), will have dire consequences for innovation, investment and dynamism in the digital sector.
Government is failing to incentivise chip manufacturers to remain on UK soil, say tech leaders July 6, 2022 The government is failing to properly entice semiconductor companies to remain on UK soil, tech leaders told ministers yesterday. Simon Thomas, CEO of Paragraf, a manufacturer of advanced semiconductors made of graphene, accused the Department of International Trade (DIT) of sending “mixed signals” and warned that the UK risks being side-lined as bullish efforts by [...]
Nadhim Zahawi hastily confirmed as new Chancellor as Boris Johnson’s cabinet crumbles in front of nation’s eyes July 6, 2022 Nadhim Zahawi is the new Chancellor, Downing Street has confirmed. He will move from the post of education secretary, to be replaced by Universities Minister Michelle Donelan. Boris Johnson has responded to Rishi Sunak’s departure as chancellor, saying he was “sorry” to have received Mr Sunak’s resignation letter and praising his “outstanding service”. In a [...]
MPs cast doubt on claimed benefits of UK-Australia trade deal July 6, 2022 A Westminster committee has poured doubt on the potential benefits of the UK-Australia trade deal, with MPs claiming that it could cause long-term damage to Britain’s agricultural sector. The International Trade Committee today released its report into the trade deal, the first to be negotiated from scratch post-Brexit, which criticised the government for “overselling” the [...]
Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit cabinet as PM on the brink July 5, 2022 Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid have both sensationally resigned from cabinet, leaving Boris Johnson’s government on the brink of collapsing. The two resignations may spell the end of Johnson’s premiership as more ministers are now likely to resign in anger with Johnson’s handling of the Chris Pincher sexual misconduct scandal. Johnson’s chief of staff Steve [...]
Govt does not embrace gender neutrality as all new public buildings in UK will have separate male and female toilets July 5, 2022 All new public buildings to have separate male and female toilets, the government has announced. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed the move on Monday, citing “safety concerns” raised by some women over the rise in “gender neutral” facilities. The approach follows a call for evidence which gathered a wide range of [...]
Number 10 admits Boris Johnson knew of official complaint against Chris Pincher before giving him ministerial jobs July 5, 2022 Number 10 has been forced to admit Boris Johnson was personally briefed on an official sexual misconduct allegation against Chris Pincher, before he was then handed a series of ministerial jobs. Johnson’s spokesman said a “complaint was made” against Pincher when he was a junior foreign office minister in 2019 “and looked into through the [...]