Explainer-in-brief: All the parties rocking Downing Street and Whitehall January 17, 2022 The number of Downing Street and Whitehall parties has been piling up, so much so that it can be hard to follow. So here’s your calendar. The last discovered party took place on the 16th of April 2021 and involved Downing Street staff dancing to a dj set the night before the Queen attended her [...]
Partygate: Downing Street and Whitehall issued with 50 more fines by the Met over lockdown breaches May 12, 2022 Downing Street and Whitehall has been slapped with an addition 50 fines for so-called ‘Partygate’ lockdown breaches by the Met Police. In a statement issued this morning, the force confirmed more than 100 referrals for fixed penalty notices had now been submitted, and it is still investigating. This comes after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak [...]
Downing street launches charm offensive to woo Klarna into London listing February 1, 2022 Downing Street is attempting to woo buy-now pay-later giant Klarna into a London-listing over fears that high-growth firms may snub the city for New York, according to reports.
Shell announces exit from Russian assets following Downing Street pressure February 28, 2022 Shell will exit is joint ventures with Gazprom following intense government pressure to divest from Kremlin-backed assets.
Partygate: Downing Street staff threw boozy bash while Boris Johnson was fighting Covid in hospital June 6, 2022 DOWNING Street staff threw a booze-fuelled party while the Prime Minister was in hospital undergoing lifesaving Covid-treatment, a whistleblower claimed today. The Number 10 insider said a culture of “invincibility” led to civil-servants repeatedly thinking they were above the rules. The insider explained how staff held a party in the garden of Number 10 in [...]
Downing Street held birthday party for prime minister, say reports January 24, 2022 Downing Street staff and the prime minister’s wife reportedly held a party for Boris Johnson’s birthday in 2020, despite lockdown measures banning such activity. In yet another layer to the party scandal cake, Carrie Johnson led the gathering of up to 30 guests in No 10 on June 19, ITV News first reported. She is [...]
LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson ‘should not remain in Downing Street’ says former PM Sir John Major July 7, 2022 Welcome to City A.M.’s rolling coverage of the ongoing Conservative coup against prime minister Boris Johnson. We’ll bring you all the latest news, resignations, appointments, analysis and opinion, as well as the impact of the crisis on the markets and economy. 2pm – Former PM Sir John Major says Boris Johnson “should not remain in [...]
Isolated Boris Johnson agrees to resign TODAY after all PM’s key ministers flee Downing Street July 7, 2022 Multiple sources are confirming Boris Johnson has agreed to stand down today. He will stay on as caretaker leader until new Tory leader elected this autumn. He will make a statement later today. The Prime Minister rejected calls to quit yesterday and dramatically sacked Cabinet rival Michael Gove, but was later hit with the departure [...]
Downing Street calls on public sector bodies to review contracts with Russian energy suppliers March 28, 2022 The government has instructed public sector bodies to review energy deals and other contracts they have with Russian firms.
Johnson denies ‘lying to parliament’ over Downing Street parties scandal January 18, 2022 Boris Johnson has denied claims by Dominic Cummings that he “lied to parliament” last week when he said he thought a lockdown-breaking Downing Street party was a work event. Johnson today said that “nobody told me and said that this was something that was against the rules”. The Prime Minister last week all but admitted [...]