Sinking fast: Jeremy Hunt to ditch Boris Johnson’s £250m Brexit Britain ship October 25, 2022 A £250m national flagship proposed by former prime minister Boris Johnson while in office will be cancelled by the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, according to various news reports. In an upcoming round of deep spending cuts, most likely to be announced next week, Hunt reportedly plans to drop the Ministry of Defence project. So far, [...]
We must move on: Blow for Boris Johnson as leading Brexiteer Lord Frost backs Rishi Sunak October 22, 2022 Leading Brexiteer David Frost has put his support behind Rishi Sunak for the Tory leadership, claiming that the country must “move on.” Frost said the party must back a “capable leader”, pointing to Rishi Sunak, who was expected to announce his bid on Saturday afternoon. Lord Frost was a big player in negotiating the UK’s [...]
Sunak set to make Tory leadership bid as Boris claims to have 100 MPs’ support October 22, 2022 Downing St leadership hopefuls are shoring up the support of MPs this weekend, ahead of a key Monday deadline, with Rishi Sunak passing to the next stage of the contest and Boris Johnson’s allies claiming he has also received enough support. Potential candidates have until next week to secure the backing of 100 MPs, before [...]
Nadine Dorries calls for Boris Johnson to return as Prime Minister October 17, 2022 Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has the Conservatives should reinstall Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. The staunch ally of the ex PM took to Twitter ahead of chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s bombshell statement on Monday morning. Hunt announced the UK’s energy bills freeze will only be universal until April and binned the majority of Liz Truss’ [...]
Boris Johnson pockets £150k in 30 mins as former PM skips crucial Commons vote to jet off to Colorado October 13, 2022 Former prime minister Boris Johnson touched down in the USA on Tuesday as the ex-Tory leader gave a speech to an insurance industry group on Tuesday afternoon, thereby reportedly collecting around £150,000 for a 30 mins speech. Johnson addressed conference delegates in Colorado Springs, roughly at the same time while the House of Commons was [...]
Exclusive: Ex Tory chair Baroness Warsi says PM Liz Truss should call a General Election October 12, 2022 A former chair of the Conservative Party has said Prime Minister Liz Truss should call a General Election. Speaking exclusively to City A.M., Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said prime minister Liz Truss either “had to just carry on with the 2019 manifesto – or go to the electorate” upon entering Number 10. “Because neither of those [...]
Boris Johnson’s final claims and statements: Former PM’s last speech fact-checked September 6, 2022 This morning Boris Johnson gave his final public address as Prime Minister on the steps of 10 Downing Street, before travelling up to Balmoral to hand his resignation to the Queen. During today’s speech, Johnson repeated many of the claims he has made so often over his premiership, including on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, hospital [...]
Goodbye Boris Johnson: Final speech as Prime Minister in full September 6, 2022 The Prime Minister said goodbye for the last time this morning at 7.30am. Here is Boris Johnson’s leaving speech in full: “Thank you. Well, this is it, folks. Thank you everybody for coming out so early this morning. In only a couple of hours I will be in Balmoral to see Her Majesty the Queen [...]
Boris Johnson’s farewell speech at Number 10 gives unity call: ‘It’s time for politics to be over’ September 6, 2022 Outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson’s farewell speech offered a unity call to his successor Liz Truss’s government, saying it’s “time for politics to be over” and for the party to stop infighting. In a brief early-morning address to a packed crowd outside the famous black door of Number 10, Boris Johnson said the torch had [...]
STV: Scottish broadcaster has revenue and profit boost as it beats streaming challenge September 6, 2022 Scottish broadcaster STV experienced a boost in revenue and profit in the first half of 2022, driven by a focus on streaming and local advertising. The most popular peak-time channel for four years running, at 22.2 per cent, had a three per cent increase in revenue up until June 2022, up from £60.3m, while its [...]