Garden Bridge Trust awarded £21m in contracts ‘prematurely’ and ‘recklessly’ October 15, 2019 Backers of the abandoned Garden Bridge awarded £21m in construction contracts before getting key land and building permits, according to a new report. The report, from the London Assembly’s Garden Bridge Working Group, details the “reckless” spending of the Garden Bridge Trust (GBT) and Transport for London (TfL) on the failed £53m project. Read more: [...]
Boris Johnson stays mum on Arcuri conflict of interest allegations October 14, 2019 The London Assembly said last night it would not publish the latest letter sent on behalf of Boris Johnson regarding potential conflicts of interest while he was mayor of London. The prime minister was forced to send a letter to the assembly’s oversight committee last week to clarify his relationship with businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri – [...]
Rees-Mogg urges Brexiteers to trust Boris Johnson on Brexit negotiations October 13, 2019 Arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has said compromises over Brexit “are inevitable” as he seeks to get leavers to trust Boris Johnson. Rees-Mogg wrote in The Telegraph today that Brexiteers must get behind any deal the prime minister strikes with the European Union in a message aimed at members of the Eurosceptic European Research Group (ERG). Read [...]
Brexit tunnel talks: What you need to know October 12, 2019 When Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar said there was a “pathway” to a deal last week, people thought this might be the light at the end of a very long Brexit tunnel. Now it turns out we weren’t even in the tunnel at the time – in fact, we’re just [...]
Brexit talks continue as Boris Johnson eyes 31 October departure October 11, 2019 Brexit talks are set to continue today, with Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay due to meet chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier to see if they can rescue a deal. Talks between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent the pound soaring yesterday as they said they could “see a pathway to a [...]
Boris Johnson has until Monday to provide latest response to London Assembly in Arcuri probe October 10, 2019 The London Assembly has given prime minister Boris Johnson a Monday deadline to explain why it can’t publish his response to corruption allegations. A Number 10 representative delivered a submission to the assembly on Tuesday in response to an alleged conflict of interest in his dealings with businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri. The London Assembly requested details [...]
London Assembly seeks legal advice on Boris Johnson response to Arcuri allegations October 9, 2019 The London Assembly is seeking legal advice on whether it can publish Boris Johnson’s response to corruption allegations. A Number 10 representative delivered a submission on behalf of the prime minister last night in response to an alleged conflict of interest in his dealings with businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri. Read more: Jennifer Arcuri refuses to say [...]
Now most Leavers say a Halloween Brexit won’t happen October 5, 2019 Only 35 per cent of Leave voters think Brexit will happen on 31 October according to a YouGov poll. The UK is due to leave the EU at the end of this month, but the number of Leave voters that think this will happen has fallen by 25 per cent, from 60 per cent, since [...]
Brexit talks postponed in blow to Boris Johnson’s proposals October 5, 2019 Brexit talks between the UK and European Union will be postponed until next week with the European Commission claiming the new proposals “do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement”. The EU Commission’s spokeswoman Natasha Bertraud said talks on replacing the Irish backstop would not take place this weekend as anticipated, but added that [...]
Jennifer Arcuri blames media ‘attack’ for scrutiny over Boris Johnson relationship October 3, 2019 US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri has reportedly denied allegations that Boris Johnson helped her to win business grants and a visa. The tech entrepreneur said she was instead the victim of an “orchestrated attack” by media, according to comments in the Daily Mail, which spoke to her in Los Angeles. Read more: Allegations around Jennifer Arcuri [...]