Sunak denies using £21bn support package to deflect from No 10 lockdown parties May 27, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has rejected the notion that the timing of handing out £21bn worth of cost-of-living support to deflect from the controversy over Downing Street lockdown parties. The Chancellor bowed to demands for the UK Government to step in and help households to deal with ballooning energy bills and rising shop prices, which are [...]
Angry cleaners to stage protest outside Downing Street over partygate treatment May 27, 2022 Hundreds of people are expected to descend on Downing Street this morning as a protest is planned amid growing anger over revelations in the ‘partygate’ report over the way cleaners and security staff were treated. Sue Gray said in her report that she learned of multiple examples of “unacceptable” treatment of security and cleaning staff [...]
Sue Gray day: Who is the cat-loving former pub landlady from Tottenham who probed partygate? May 25, 2022 It’s D-Day in Westminster. Sue Gray has published her long-awaited report in the Downing Street parties during lockdown. The document is currently with the Prime Minister. Gray took on the civil service investigation into allegations of coronavirus rule-breaking at No 10 in December. As a result, over the course of the last six months, Gray [...]
Former head of Civil Service accuses Boris Johnson of ‘intentionally’ misleading Parliament over partygate: ‘It is pretty clear’ May 25, 2022 Boris Johnson “intentionally” misled Parliament over partygate, the former head of the Civil Service believes. Lord Kerslake said junior members of staff in Downing Street are now telling the story in their own words about the lockdown events and “that is quite damaging for the Prime Minister”. Lord Kerslake told Times Radio: “He (Mr Johnson) [...]
D-Day for Boris Johnson as Downing Street hold its breath ahead of today’s Sue Gray partygate report May 25, 2022 The long-awaited Sue Gray report – into Downing Street parties during the coronavirus lockdowns – is to be published today. Downing Street is holding is breath as it is widely expected the document may contain some harsh conclusions. In fact, the senior civil servant’s report is expected to be heavily critical of the culture in [...]
Partygate: Sadiq Khan urges Met to provide ‘urgent clarity’ on picture showing Downing Street lockdown drink May 24, 2022 Sadiq Khan has called on the Met Police to provide “clarity”, as to why Boris Johnson was not fined for a November 2020 Downing Street gathering revealed in a leaked picture yesterday. The Mayor of London made his comments after ITV News published an image of the prime minister raising a glass during a gathering, [...]
Fresh woes for Boris Johnson as Tory MPs renew calls for PM to step down over Partygate May 24, 2022 Boris Johnson faces fresh woe today after Tory MPs renewed calls for the Prime Minister to resign. Peter Aldous said he had not withdrawn his letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson to the 1922 Committee as others are reported to have. “I haven’t, no. I thought long and hard back in late January, early [...]
Senior Tory shrugs off partygate: Boris Johnson was given ‘a fine for eating a slice of cake between meetings’ May 23, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was given a fixed-penalty notice by the Metropolitan Police for eating a “slice of cake between meetings”, a minister said this morning. Simon Clarke, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “I do have confidence (in Boris Johnson) because the Prime Minister has apologised and I know very [...]
Jeremy Hunt says Boris Johnson should not have imposed lockdowns as he signals Tory leadership challenge is coming May 23, 2022 Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Boris Johnson was wrong to impose lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic and said he would not rule out a leadership challenge. Hunt was also highly critical of Boris Johnson for making “mistakes” during the crisis. Asked about lockdowns on GB News, Hunt said: “I actually thought we could have [...]
Boris Johnson should take a lesson from Emmanuel Macron to boost UK’s economic growth May 23, 2022 Boris Johnson should follow in the footsteps of Emmanuel Macron by ensuring Britain is made a “natural home for investors,” the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has said. In launching a new 10-point manifesto to boost Britain’s economic growth, the CPS published new researching showing investors are worried about the UK’s trajectory and concerned about [...]