Boris Johnson wins race to be UK Prime Minister by a landslide July 23, 2019 Boris Johnson will become the UK’s next Prime Minister after he overwhelmingly defeated rival Jeremy Hunt in the Tory leadership race. Johnson won 92,153 votes compared with 46,456 for Hunt on a turnout of 87.4 per cent. Read more: Boris Johnson’s to do list in his first 100 days as Prime Minister The former mayor [...]
Boris Johnson prepares to reward Brexiters with cabinet roles July 24, 2019 Boris Johnson will officially become Prime Minister today after a meeting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The Queen will ask Johnson to form a government once Theresa May hands in her resignation. Read more: Boris Johnson wins the race to be the UK’s next Prime Minister by a landslide Johnson is then expected to [...]
Hammond quits the Treasury with one final warning for Boris Johnson July 24, 2019 Philip Hammond has officially resigned as chancellor of the Treasury, but not without leaving a no-deal Brexit warning for his successor. Hammond wrote to outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May today to confirm his decision to quit her cabinet before Boris Johnson gets the keys to Number 10 later this afternoon. Read more: Boris set to [...]
Labour will split up Treasury and move half north, vows John McDonnell July 7, 2019 John McDonnell would break up the Treasury and move a large chunk of it to the north of England if Labour came to power, the shadow chancellor confirmed today. Read more: John McDonnell dismisses claims of civil war at top of Labour He said on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that locating decision-makers and administrators [...]
Theresa May wishes Boris Johnson ‘every good fortune’ in last speech as PM July 24, 2019 Theresa May has wished Boris Johnson and his government “every good fortune” as she gave her final speech as Prime Minister outside Downing Street. May, who has led the Tory party for three years, gave her final speech ahead of her visit to Buckingham Palace where she will formally tender her resignation. Read more: Tory [...]
Mark Carney warns trade war could ‘shipwreck’ global economy July 2, 2019 Bank of England governor Mark Carney today warned that a trade war could “shipwreck” the global economy. Speaking in Bournemouth today Carney said financial markets had recently experienced a “profound transformation” driven by growing concerns over the impact of rising trade tensions and policy uncertainty. Read more: No-deal Brexit would cost UK £90bn, warns Philip [...]
The leadership race has reignited the party’s capitalist spirit June 17, 2019 The man most likely to be the next Prime Minister will this morning sit down with 25 leading City figures in a bid to mend relations with the business community. Boris Johnson reportedly said “f**k business” when confronted with industry groups’ concerns over Brexit last year. The remarks have hung around his neck ever since [...]
Boris Johnson’s tax cuts plan could cost UK £20bn per year June 25, 2019 Boris Johnson’s tax cuts plan could cost the UK up to £20bn per year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank. The Tory leadership candidate has pledged to hike the threshold for higher rate income tax to £80,000 from its current £50,000. Read more: Sky cancels live TV debate after Boris pulls [...]
Tories draw up new Brexit battle lines June 30, 2019 The Conservative party’s final two contenders for prime minister bulked up their plans for a showdown with Brussels over the weekend, while the frontrunner – Boris Johnson – also sought to talk up his pro-business credentials. Confronted about an incident last year in which Johnson said “f*** business” during a Brexit debate, the former London [...]
Boris Johnson assembles his quickfire cabinet July 24, 2019 Boris Johnson oversaw one of the most brutal cabinet culls in UK political history tonight, replacing a string of big-name MPs with some of his closest supporters. Within hours of arriving in Downing Street Johnson had appointed Sajid Javid as chancellor, Dominic Raab as foreign secretary, Priti Patel as home secretary, and Liz Truss as [...]