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 Peter Aldous said he had not withdrawn his letter of no confidence in Mr Johnson to the 1922 Committee as others are reported to have.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 [...]
Johnson: Can’t ‘magic away’ cost of living problems but UK will draw on ‘fiscal firepower’ May 20, 2022 Boris Johnson has said the government will have to draw upon its “fiscal firepower” to get through the cost of living crisis, but there is no way he can “magic away” the problem. Speaking at a conference in Wales today, the prime minister said Britain will “get through” its current problems, marked by a 40-year [...]
Simply forget any UK-US trade deal if Britain kills off Brexit protocol, warns political heavyweight Nancy Pelosi May 20, 2022 US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has said it is “deeply concerning” the UK Government is seeking to “unilaterally discard the Northern Ireland Protocol”, adding that doing so will result in Congress not supporting a free trade agreement with the UK. The congresswoman said on Twitter: “It is deeply concerning that the United Kingdom now seeks [...]
Partygate: Boris Johnson shakes up No 10 ahead of final Sue Gray report next week May 20, 2022 Boris Johnson has overhauled his Downing Street operation following the conclusion of a four-month Metropolitan Police inquiry into lockdown-busting parties at the top of Government during the pandemic. Scotland Yard’s Operation Hillman was closed on Thursday with a total of 126 fixed penalties handed out to 83 people, although it was confirmed the Prime Minister [...]
French citizenship confirmed: Boris Johnson’s father Stanley becomes EU national while UK faces Brussels head on over Brexit May 19, 2022 European media are reporting that Stanley Johnson, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has obtained French citizenship. Johnson Sr was given a French/EU passport after he applied for citizenship in January 2021. According to various media across the continent, including the Italian newspaper La Stampa, the procedure to obtain French citizenship has ended and [...]
PMQs: Boris Johnson deflects on windfall tax as Starmer teases him on an ‘inevitable u-turn’ May 18, 2022 Boris Johnson has been accused of dithering on a windfall tax by Keir Starmer during Prime Minister’s Questions, as the leader of the opposition said he would do an ‘inevitable u-turn’ on the issue. The PM refused to be drawn on whether he supported the one-off tax, with Starmer highlighting Rishi Sunak’s comments to the [...]
Kwasi Kwarteng: ‘Entirely reasonable’ for Prime Minister to be distracted by cheese while working from home May 15, 2022 The business secretary has defended Boris Johnson’s remarks that he is distracted by making coffee and “hacking off” cheese when working from home. In an interview with the Daily Mail, the Prime Minister said his experience of remote working involved a lot of time making coffee, walking to the fridge and “forgetting” the task at [...]