Downing Street in need of a cultural turnaround project May 25, 2022 There is a possibly apocryphal story about a high-flying financial services executive who, when hiring, always took their preferred candidate for lunch before signing on the dotted line. Unknown to the ambitious, keen to impress applicant, the exec pulled this trick at the same restaurant every time – and always told the restaurant to deliberately [...]
Rishi Sunak to outline cost of living help on Thursday May 25, 2022 Rishi Sunak will tomorrow outline a multi-billion pound package to help Brits with the cost of living squeeze, with rumours rife the chancellor will hit UK oil and gas firms with a windfall tax. City A.M. understands that Sunak will deliver an “economy update” to the House of Commons, which will see up to £10bn [...]
As Queen celebrates 70 years on the throne: What does the future of the Commonwealth look like? May 25, 2022 As Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 70th year on the throne, there are questions about whether the Commonwealth of Nations, which she was instrumental in creating and remains one of her proudest achievements, has a future when her reign is over. Watch the full video report.
Sue Gray report: Johnson says UK must ‘move on’ as he takes ‘full responsibility’ for partygate May 25, 2022 Boris Johnson has said now is the time to “move on” from the partygate scandal, after saying he takes “full responsibility” for the brazen Covid rule-breaking uncovered in Sue Gray’s report. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons that he had “no knowledge” that Covid rules were broken on eight occasions, as deliberated by [...]
Spotify brings back political ads as the US gears up for midterm primaries May 25, 2022 Spotify has quietly brought back political adverts in the US, after pausing them in the lead up to the contentious 2020 election.
Sue Gray day: Who is the cat-loving former pub landlady from Tottenham who probed partygate? May 25, 2022 It’s D-Day in Westminster. Sue Gray has published her long-awaited report in the Downing Street parties during lockdown. The document is currently with the Prime Minister. Gray took on the civil service investigation into allegations of coronavirus rule-breaking at No 10 in December. As a result, over the course of the last six months, Gray [...]
Govt owes itself £263m in back taxes as Whitehall departments failed to comply with payroll rules May 25, 2022 Due to a failure of Whitehall departments to comply with rules on off-payroll working, MPs have stated that the Government owes itself hundreds of millions of pounds in back taxes. The Commons Public Accounts Committee said it was “not acceptable” that central government was paying out to cover tax owed for individuals who had been [...]
Emotional Tedros survives global Covid storm as he is re-elected as WHO head for five more years May 25, 2022 The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by a strong majority for another five years. After taking his oath, Tedros gave a speech in which he spoke about his brother who died at a young age from what he now thinks was measles. Watch the full report.
Former head of Civil Service accuses Boris Johnson of ‘intentionally’ misleading Parliament over partygate: ‘It is pretty clear’ May 25, 2022 Boris Johnson “intentionally” misled Parliament over partygate, the former head of the Civil Service believes. Lord Kerslake said junior members of staff in Downing Street are now telling the story in their own words about the lockdown events and “that is quite damaging for the Prime Minister”. Lord Kerslake told Times Radio: “He (Mr Johnson) [...]
D-Day for Boris Johnson as Downing Street hold its breath ahead of today’s Sue Gray partygate report May 25, 2022 The long-awaited Sue Gray report – into Downing Street parties during the coronavirus lockdowns – is to be published today. Downing Street is holding is breath as it is widely expected the document may contain some harsh conclusions. In fact, the senior civil servant’s report is expected to be heavily critical of the culture in [...]