People growing vegetables in their garden don’t want to leave furlough, says Leadsom June 19, 2021 Some workers still on furlough do not want to go back to work, former business secretary Andrea Leadsom has said, suggesting the scheme has been “great” for some. Leadsom said some people, like those with gardens who have been growing vegetables, did not want to leave furlough because it has been “great”. Others, she said, [...]
PM warned planning reforms are putting off voters in wake of Chesham & Amersham defeat June 19, 2021 Boris Johnson has been urged to rethink planning reforms in the wake of the Chesham & Amersham by-election defeat, which saw the Liberal Democrats overturn a 16,000 majority in a Tory stronghold. Writing in the Telegraph yesterday Conservative co-chairman Amanda Milling said voters’ concerns were “loud and clear” following the defeat. She said voters were [...]
AstraZeneca claims victory over EU in vaccine deliveries case, but will be fined for late supplies June 18, 2021 AstraZeneca claims victory over EU in vaccine deliveries case
Chesham and Amersham by-election result: Lib Dems win seat in blow to Tories June 18, 2021 Chesham and Amersham byelection result: Lib Dems win seat in blow to Tories
PM keen for UK workers to return to office but govt leaves decision up to businesses June 18, 2021 The Prime Minister is understood to be against large-scale working from home continuing beyond final lockdown restrictions easing, as the government hands discretion to “employers and employees”. Boris Johnson is opposed to the level of working from home seen during the pandemic becoming permanent and had hoped to ease guidance this month, The Telegraph first [...]
Government mulls privatisation of Channel 4 next year June 17, 2021 The government could sell Channel 4 as early as next year, as the UK culture secretary seeks the “best model” for the broadcaster. Ministers are planning to launch a consultation within weeks to explore what is next for the 39-year-old company, the Financial Times reports this evening. Youth-oriented Channel 4 is owned by the government [...]
UK businesses pay £1bn of furlough money back to the Treasury June 17, 2021 British firms have paid back the government more than £1bn in previously claimed furlough payments, after weathering the Covid recession successfully. A Freedom of Information request, sent by the Financial Times, revealed that £709m of money claimed through the coronavirus job retention scheme has now been repaid to HM Revenue and Customs by businesses. Another [...]
Voters go to the polls in ‘neck and neck’ Chesham and Amersham by-election June 17, 2021 Voters will go to the polls today for the Chesham and Amersham by-election, with the Liberal Democrats aiming to secure an upset victory. City A.M. first revealed on Tuesday that internal polling by the Lib Dems had the party just four points behind the Tories, who have held the constituency since it was formed in [...]
Leaked text messages: Boris Johnson called Matt Hancock ‘totally f***** hopeless’ June 17, 2021 Boris Johnson described Matt Hancock’s performance when it came to mass testing in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic as “totally f****** hopeless”, Dominic Cummings has claimed. Treasury minister Jesse Norman said today that the Prime Minister’s is “firmly behind” the health secretary after the messages emerged. “I think this is some of the [...]
Exclusive: Labour MPs have backroom row over by-election candidate doing Sun interview June 16, 2021 A group of Labour MPs have hit out at the party’s candidate in a crucial by-election for doing an interview with The Sun, claiming the piece will cost Labour the constituency. Kim Leadbeater, the sister of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox, recently did an interview with The Sun in the lead-up to the Batley and [...]