PM to hold last-minute Brexit talks with EU’s von der Leyen October 2, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold discussions with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen by phone tomorrow as the UK and EU try to strike a last-minute Brexit trade agreement. The latest and last round of scheduled talks between the two sides ended today. A deal remains a way off, with tensions still running [...]
Tory MP paid £25,000 to speak about convicted sex offender ex-husband October 1, 2020 Tory MP Natalie Elphicke was paid £25,000 for a tabloid article on her convicted sex offender ex-husband Charlie Elphicke, it has been revealed. Natalie was paid the fee by The Sun in August. to speak about her marriage with Charlie, who is serving a two-year prison sentence. Charlie – who was a Tory MP for [...]
London can’t survive widespread home working, says Tory mayoral candidate October 1, 2020 Londoners must get back to their workplaces to save the economic future of the city, according to Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey. Bailey wrote for City A.M. today that the capital needs to ditch advice from the government and Sadiq Khan that people should work from home where possible, adding that he does not “believe [...]
EU takes legal action against UK over Brexit treaty breach October 1, 2020 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed the EU has begun legal action against the UK over the controversial Internal Market Bill for its potential breaches of the Brexit treaty. The EU has sent a formal notice of proceedings to the UK government, with von der Leyen warning some provisions in the parliamentary [...]
Sadiq Khan requests more than £29bn from Treasury’s spending review October 1, 2020 Sadiq Khan is requesting more than £29bn from central government during its spending review, including £5.65bn for Transport for London (TfL) over the next 18 months. Khan submitted his requests to Rishi Sunak’s spending review yesterday, which included requests for an extra £20.5bn to build affordable homes, £1bn for new electric buses, a £1.5bn national [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for review of England’s 10pm curfew September 30, 2020 Sadiq Khan has called for an immediate review of the government’s 10pm curfew in England as he claims it may be driving coronavirus rates up. Scenes emerged on social media over the weekend of packed Tube stations and people congregating on central London pavements just after 10pm as the government’s new curfew came into place. [...]
Boris Johnson ‘will not hesitate’ to impose further coronavirus restrictions September 30, 2020 Boris Johnson has warned the nation that he “will not hesitate” to impose harsher coronavirus restrictions as cases rapidly rise in England. Johnson said at a press conference today that it was too early to know whether the recently taken measures – including a country-wide ban on meeting more than six people – had yielded [...]
Government gives parliament say over future Covid restrictions September 30, 2020 The government has agreed to give parliament a level of oversight over future Covid restrictions that affect the whole country in a bid to quell a rebellion from backbench Tories. Health secretary Matt Hancock said the government would “consult parliament” before announcing future England or UK-wide Covid restrictions and would “wherever possible…hold votes before such [...]
Tory rebellion amendment will not be voted on by MPs September 30, 2020 An amendment by Tory MPs that could have provided Boris Johnson with an embarrassing defeat over the government’s power to implement Covid restrictions will not be voted on by MPs. Sir Graham Brady’s amendment, which would have forced the government to consult parliament on all future coronavirus restrictions, was denied by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle [...]
One-third of London Tory MPs ready to rebel against PM on Covid powers September 30, 2020 At least one-in-three London Conservative MPs are supportive of a potential parliamentary rebellion led by a group of powerful backbenchers. City A.M. understands that at least seven out of the capital’s 21 Tory MPs support a tabled amendment that would see Boris Johnson’s powers to implement new Covid restrictions curbed. Graham Brady, chair of the [...]