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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 [...]
‘Only in Brexit la la land Boris Johnson is seen as Putin’s leading opposition’ says Finnish prime minister March 22, 2022 Alexander Stubb, a former prime minister of Finland, has ridiculed the idea that Boris Johnson is one of Vladimir Putin’s fiercest opponents. The former Scandinavian leader was rubbishing claims by the prime minister that he is leading the opposition figure to the Russian president, dismissing the idea as “utter rubbish” and an “illusion.” Stubb, whose [...]
Boris Johnson compares Ukrainian resistance to invasion to Brexit vote March 20, 2022 The Prime Minister said it was the instinct of Brits to “choose freedom,” just as it was the Ukrainian instinct to resist invasion. Boris Johnson has come under fire for comparing the UK vote on Brexit to those impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speaking at the Conservative Party’s spring conference. “When the British people [...]
Boris Johnson’s political headache isn’t over as the threat to the Union rears its head again March 2, 2022 Boris Johnson has often been both the Houdini and the Heineken politician over the past decade. But if he survives the latest party-gate scandal he may unwittingly walk into a much bigger domestic political headache, with more than just his career on the line – the future of the union. Of course he will do [...]
No 10 lights up with Ukrainian colours as PM says the UK “will not look away” February 24, 2022 No 10 was tonight lit up with the colours of Ukraine’s flag, blue and yellow, to show solidarity with Kiev following Russia’s invasion. “Ukraine is a country that for decades has enjoyed freedom and democracy and the right to choose its own destiny,” said Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a tweet. “We – and the [...]
Boris Johnson to fly out to Munich today as tensions between Russia and Ukraine refuse to ease February 19, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to join senior Government ministers at a major security conference in Munich today amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. It comes as the UK warned the crisis in the region is at a “critical juncture”, with Russia accused of “manufacturing a pretext” for launching an attack. At a [...]
Partygate dying down: Boris Johnson heading to PMQs after tinkering top team as PM tries to regain grip on power February 9, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face MPs after tinkering with his top team as he looks to stave off a confidence vote and lay the foundations for the next election battle. After months of being dogged by partygate allegations and a fresh controversy over his Jimmy Savile remarks, the Prime Minister opted to embark on [...]
Boris Johnson faces calls to apologise over Jimmy Savile smear from own party after Starmer abuse February 8, 2022 Tory MPs are urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to apologise for the Jimmy Savile smear he levelled at Sir Keir Starmer after police had to rescue the Labour leader from a mob. Sir Keir was bundled into a police car for protection near Parliament on Monday as he faced baseless allegations of “protecting paedophiles” and [...]
Portrayed as Lady Macbeth, Carrie Johnson’s influence is under scrutiny as ‘enemies are running a brutal campaign’ February 7, 2022 Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie has said that even though she does “not play a role in Government” she has been targeted by “enemies” of the Prime Minister in a “brutal briefing campaign”. The Prime Minister’s wife issued a rare statement through her spokesperson on Sunday evening, after a Cabinet minister suggested she was coming “under [...]