Boris Johnson lashes out at Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey: Do not show pay restraint February 5, 2022 Downing Street stressed this afternoon Boris Johnson fiercely disagreed with Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey over his call for workers to show “restraint” over pay rises amid high inflation. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “It’s not something that the Prime Minister is calling for. We obviously want a high-growth economy and we want [...]
Yet another Tory MP submits a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson February 4, 2022 Yet another Tory MP has handed in a letter of no confidence in prime minister Boris Johnson, confirming reports late last month. The latest submittal brings the total number of letters from within Johnson’s own party to eight. Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme cited the so-called partygate allegations and Johnson’s handling of the debacle as [...]
Court attempts to end Brexit chaos in Northern Ireland by ordering immediate end to end of food checks February 4, 2022 The High Court intervened in the ongoing Brexit chaos in Northern Ireland this afternoon after a judge issued an interim order suspending a decision by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots to direct a stop to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports. Mr Justice Colton said he was making the temporary direction until a judicial review [...]
Downing Street rushes to stress relation between PM and Chancellor is ‘good’ while Boris Johnson turns to Lion King after staff exodus February 4, 2022 Downing Street insisted this afternoon that relations between Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are “good”. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “I don’t know when they last spoke, they speak almost daily, but I don’t know the exact last time.” Asked how relations are between No 10 and No 11, he said: “Good – [...]
‘Unprecedented’ relations: China and Russia urge NATO to halt expansion February 4, 2022 China and Russia have urged against NATO expanding across Europe, as the bloc draws up a sanctions package should Russia invade Ukraine. Chinese president Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Beijing today for the Winter Olympics, met to discuss bilateral relations and a string of major issues concerning international strategic security and stability, [...]
Cybersecurity: ‘To cripple UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons’ February 4, 2022 The UK’s public sector needs to be “agile” in employing the government’s new cybersecurity strategy, according to analysts, amid fears of a Russian devised cyberattack. While the strategy, published last week, “looks good on paper” – there are significant areas of improvement, say experts. “To cripple the UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons,” explained cybersecurity expert [...]
Nine-in-ten Brits don’t want financial services regulations to promote ‘global competitiveness’ February 4, 2022 Nine-in-ten Brits do not think the government should change financial services regulations to promote “international competitiveness” post-Brexit, according to a new survey. An Opinium survey – commissioned by an alliance of 37 charities and public interest groups – found 91 per cent of Brits would prefer the government to “focus on the future stability of [...]
Disbelief and outrage across EU as UK says it won’t do anything to stop end to Brexit food checks February 3, 2022 European media responded with shock and disbelief this morning after a minister in Northern Ireland ordered to end checks on food in his country and the UK declared it won’t do anything about it. Moreover, Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan is expected to announce his resignation by the end of the week, potentially later [...]
London Tory MP to call for government to block £100m expansion of Wimbledon’s All England club February 3, 2022 A senior London Tory MP is set to call on the government to block a £100m expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), which would see a new 8,000-person stadium built for the Wimbledon Championships. Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond told City A.M. that the proposed development would come “at the expense [...]
Number 10 chaos: Boris Johnson’s communications aide quits February 3, 2022 Boris Johnson’s director of communications has quit this evening, just hours after his policy chief also left Downing Street. Jack Doyle, a well-respected former journalist who joined the Number 10 operation in 2020, has reportedly told friends he always planned to leave after two years. Doyle also told Downing Street staff that the departure had [...]