Sunak recommits to April National Insurance rise amid cabinet jitters January 6, 2022 Rishi Sunak has today recommitted to April’s National Insurance rise, after it was reported that he faced cabinet backlash over the measure this week. Sunak said today the tax rise is needed to deal with “an unprecedented level of backlogs within the NHS”, after it was reported that House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg called [...]
Johnson blames new phone number on failing to disclose messages on Downing Street flat refurb January 6, 2022 Boris Johnson has reportedly said he did not disclose messages about donations for his Downing Street flat refurbishment because they were on an old phone. It comes as Johnson is expected to be cleared today of wrongdoing by his own ministerial standards adviser Lord Christopher Geidt over undisclosed donations to the Tory party from Lord [...]
God Save The Queen: Ministers push for patriotism with a daily national anthem and more union jacks January 6, 2022 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and her team push for more union jacks, national anthem singing and 'other expressions of patriotism' on the BBC.
European courts dismiss human rights appeal over long-running ‘gay cake’ dispute January 6, 2022 The European Court of Human Rights dismissed a challenge against the long-running "gay cake" case this morning, stating that the claimant had "failed to exhaust domestic remedies" available to him in the UK legal system.
Booster jabs to be made entry requirement for large venues January 6, 2022 Booster jabs may be made a condition of entry for large venues and for quarantine free international travel, it has been reported. Ministers have discussed plans to make a third Covid vaccine dose a requirement for Covid certification, according to The Times newspaper. It comes as almost 200,000 more Covid cases were reported in the [...]
Tory tax revolt: Rees-Mogg comes out against Rishi Sunak’s planned national insurance hike January 6, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is urged this morning by Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg to ditch planned rises to national insurance. Rees-Mogg told Rishi Sunak at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting that the increase must be scrapped to stem the rising cost of living crisis engulfing the Government, according to the Daily Telegraph. The Prime Minister faced questions from [...]
Westminster watch: Four potential political scenarios to watch for in 2022 January 6, 2022 A new year has dawned on Westminster and 2022 is set to be another wild year in the world of British politics. With Boris Johnson suffering from the mid-term blues, Covid raging and Brexit far from settled there are bound to be many dramatic twists and turns this year. Here are four potential political scenarios [...]
Self-isolation, pre-departure tests scrapped for inbound arrivals to England January 5, 2022 People arriving in England from overseas will no longer need to take a PCR test before their flight or be forced into self-isolation on arrival in a move that will provide sorely needed help to the UK’s travel sector. Boris Johnson today said the measures were no longer needed due to the widespread prevalence of [...]
Labour hits out at Boris Johnson for saying UK inflation fears are ‘unfounded’ January 5, 2022 Labour has attacked Boris Johnson for his allegedly complacent attitude on rising UK inflation, with deputy leader Angela Rayner hitting out at the Prime Minister for not easing the cost of living crunch for British families. Rayner, who was filling in today for a Covid-positive Sir Keir Starmer, called out Johnson in Prime Minister’s Questions [...]
Labour’s Lord Ahmed of Rotherham found guilty of attempting to rape young girl and sexually assaulting a boy January 5, 2022 A jury has found former Labour peer Nazir Ahmed guilty of attempting to rape a young girl when he was a teenager in the 1970s. Ahmed, 64, who was formerly Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, was found guilty on Wednesday of sexual offences against a boy and a girl dating back more than 40 years. A [...]