Many Tory MPs furious as Boris Johnson admits he ‘crashed the car’ in Tory sleaze row November 18, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson urgently needs to rebuild public trust after admitting he “crashed the car into a ditch” in the row over standards at Westminster, according to warnings from his own MPs. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab insisted ministers are committed to “fixing the problem” amid continuing frustration and anger among Tory MPs at [...]
Tory MP Caroline Nokes and New Statesman journalist accuse Boris Johnson’s father Stanley of touching them November 16, 2021 Stanley Johnson, the Prime Minister’s father, is accused of inappropriately touching a senior Tory MP and a journalist. Caroline Nokes said the elder Johnson forcefully smacked her on the backside and said she has “a lovely seat” in 2003 ahead of him running to be a Tory MP. Johnson declined to comment about her allegation [...]
Voters shifting away: Tory sleaze row starting to hurt Conservatives in the polls November 13, 2021 Two-thirds of voters now consider the governing party “very sleazy” amid a flurry of negative headlines, as voters are shifting away from the Tories, according to new polling. A poll by Savanta ComRes for the Daily Mail puts Labour six points ahead of the Conservatives in a sign that recent revelations about MPs’ second jobs [...]
From Patterson row to peerages for donors: Boris Johnson increasingly under pressure over Tory sleaze November 8, 2021 Calls for a public inquiry into allegations of Tory sleaze are growing this morning as MPs consider how to clean up Westminster following the Owen Paterson row. The Commons will spend three hours hearing an emergency debate on the situation, despite ministers seeking to dismiss the row as a “storm in a teacup”. The Liberal [...]
Opposition parties demand investigation into Johnson’s holiday November 6, 2021 Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pushed for an investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s free use of a a Spanish villa owned by the family of minister Lord Zac Goldsmith. The opposition parties have called on the prime minister to declare his luxury holiday in October in the MPs’ register of interests, which notably [...]
John Major does not hold back as he labels Boris Johnson ‘corrupt’ in unprecedented attack November 6, 2021 Former Prime Minister Sir John Major suggested the Johnson administration was “politically corrupt” over the way it treats Parliament. “I’m afraid that the Government, with their over-large majority, do tend to treat Parliament with contempt. And if that continues, it will end badly,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today. “They bypass Parliament at will and [...]
Sir John Major slams government’s “shameful” handling of Paterson case November 6, 2021 Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major has criticised the government’s attempts to block the suspension of Owen Paterson for breaking lobbying rules. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Major said: “I think the way the Government handled that was shameful, wrong and unworthy of this or indeed any government. It also had the effect of trashing [...]
Big Issue founder says Boris Johnson ‘owes’ him for not standing for London mayor October 29, 2021 Big Issue founder Lord Bird says Boris Johnson “owes him” for not standing for London mayor, and he is now calling in the debt from the current Prime Minister to tackle the homeless crisis. Speaking at Westminster, the campaigning independent peer told how Johnson had “jumped in the air” when he turned down a request [...]
Boris Johnson considers calls from Tory MP to legalise magic mushroom drug October 20, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Tory MP Crispin Blunt he will look at the latest advice on the legalisation of psilocybin. The psychedelic drug is found in magic mushrooms. Blunt has urged Johnson to review the law to allow more research into the drug’s potential to provide treatment for depression, trauma and addiction The [...]
Come dine with me: Johnson to host dinner for business leaders October 16, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to host a dinner with some of the business world’s leading players – including Bill Gates and JP Morgan’s chief executive Jamie Dimon – reported the Telegraph. Invited to Downing Street, the 20 business leaders will be joined by the Prime Minister and the foreign secretary Liz Truss for [...]