‘How can a lawmaker be a lawbreaker?’: Ex Tory minister calls for Johnson to call vote of confidence if local elections go badly April 14, 2022 A senior Tory MP has said Boris Johnson should resign if local elections prove costly, while warning the PM not to use the war in Ukraine as a “fig leaf” to dodge tough questions on partygate. Tobias Ellwood made his comments on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, calling for him to hold a vote of [...]
Boris Johnson announces £120m plan to send tens of thousands of Channel migrants to Rwanda in new partnership April 14, 2022 Boris Johnson has announced a partnership with Rwanda, which will involve the UK sending “tens of thousands” of migrants found trying to cross the English Channel to the African nation. Johnson made a speech in Kent to announce a crackdown on illegal boat crossings, with the PM saying the “British people voted several times to [...]
Tories in turmoil as Johnson and Sunak fined by Met police for lockdown-busting parties April 12, 2022 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have been given police fines for attending Covid lockdown-busting parties, with pressure set to come on the Prime Minister and chancellor to resign immediately for breaking the law. Downing Street has confirmed the pair, along with Carrie Johnson, will be given Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) by the Metropolitan Police as [...]
Partygate fines: Bookies slash odds for Boris Johnson to go as PM, Rishi Sunak to succeed him April 12, 2022 Bookies have cut odds for Boris Johnson to leave Number 10 and Rishi Sunak’s bid to succeed him, after they were both fined over partygate. The Prime Minister and Chancellor have come under renewed pressure today after the Metropolitan Police announced duo were issued with fixed penalty notices for lockdown breaches. Betting giant Ladbrokes slashed [...]
Tory MP criticised after saying conviction of colleague for sexual assault on teenager was a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’ April 12, 2022 The Conservatives have reacted furiously after a former government minister branded the conviction of an MP for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, a “dreadful miscarriage of justice”. Crispin Blunt MP caused outrage with a statement saying he was “utterly appalled and distraught” by the conviction by jury of his “friend and colleague” Imran Khan. Khan, [...]
Partygate scandal: Government’s former ethics chief Helen MacNamara reportedly fined £50 over lockdown bash April 4, 2022 Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary and former ethics chief for the government, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice (FPN) from Scotland Yard as part of its investigation into alleged lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street and Whitehall. The Daily Telegraph reported that [...]
Starmer: Public should know if Carrie Johnson was fined in partygate, and if Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy benefits from Russian ties April 1, 2022 Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the public should know if Prime Minister Boris Johnsons’s wife Carrie was given a fine due to partygate, and if Rishi Sunak’s wife benefits from business ties in Russia. The leader of the opposition was asked whether there was any comparison between Mrs Johnson being fined over the lockdown [...]
Partygate: Metropolitan Police slap Boris Johnson’s team with 20 fines, more notices expected March 29, 2022 The Metropolitan Police said this morning that investigators will begin to refer 20 notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office, responsible for issuing fines. The police confirmed twenty fines are set to be issued over alleged lockdown-busting parties held in government buildings. It is expected that further fines could be issued as officers continue to [...]
Ministers urged to stop running ‘government by WhatsApp’ amid Johnson’s missing phone history March 24, 2022 Campaigners have called on ministers to be banned from using their personal mobiles to carry out official business.
As it happened: Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget 2022 March 23, 2022 Live updates and links to all our coverage, reactions and analyses as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivers the government’s Spring Budget for 2022 . Please do get in touch and let us know your opinion via news@cityam.com or @Cityam With the cost of living crisis, rising inflation, war in Ukraine and [...]