Boris Johnson would be in Slytherin at Hogwarts, voters say July 23, 2019 Boris Johnson may be incredibly popular among Conservatives, but the general public’s impression of him is rather less positive. In fact, when asked which Hogwarts house the soon-to-be Prime Minister would belong in, 42 per cent of people answered Slytherin. Read more: Businesses react to Prime Minister Boris Johnson However – that may be no [...]
EU’s Michel Barnier knocks hopes of Brexit deal under Boris Johnson July 23, 2019 The EU today refused to countenance an alternative to the Brexit deal on the table now Boris Johnson is set to become the UK’s new Prime Minister. Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier today said he would “work constructively” with Boris Johnson to achieve a Brexit deal. Read more: All the Tory ministers who have quit [...]
DEBATE: Who should be the next Prime Minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt? July 23, 2019 Who should be the next Prime Minister? Mark Wallace, executive editor of ConservativeHome, says BORIS JOHNSON. Theresa May is reported to be searching for a legacy, but she has already got one. It’s just one she doesn’t like very much: a dire political situation born of muddle, indecision, and broken promises. She demolished the Conservative [...]
Boris Johnson would do a ‘great job’ as Prime Minister, says Trump July 20, 2019 US President Donald Trump has given his support to Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister once again by insisting he would do “a great job” if elected next week. Trump also said the pair would have “a very good relationship” speaking to reporters in Washington. Read more: ‘Faulty thought process’: Trump lashes out at Fed [...]
Blue on blue: Three key talking points from the Conservative leadership debate July 10, 2019 It’s that time again. The Tory leadership race is reaching its zenith, and the final two candidates last night took part in the first of several televised Conservative leadership debate head-to-heads as Tories choose the next Prime Minister. Read more: Can Boris Johnson turbocharge the UK economy? In a spirited and at times ill-tempered affair, [...]
Boris Johnson can deliver a bolder economic vision for Britain July 10, 2019 Brexit Britain is at an impasse. Half-in, half-out, with our politics gridlocked, we are now in serious danger of undermining our traditional attractiveness as a magnet for global investment. This week’s quarterly survey of FTSE CFOs by Deloitte shows that 83 per cent expect the UK’s economic prospects to worsen as a result of Brexit [...]
Bears are gathering to welcome bullish Boris July 7, 2019 Did the economy shrink in the second quarter of the year? While it is impossible to be sure, we will get another clue this week when the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes its GDP estimate for May – and so far, the signs are not good. Read more: Boris Johnson to crack down on [...]
UK going through a ‘political nervous breakdown’, says former MI6 chief July 6, 2019 The former head of MI6 has said that the UK is going through a “political nervous breakdown”. Sir John Sawers has taken aim at Tory leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, claiming that Britain could soon have a Prime Minister who does “not have the standing that we have become used to in our [...]
Boris Johnson to crack down on crime and demand immigrants speak English in latest campaign pledges July 6, 2019 Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson has suggested that he will introduce tougher sentencing for violent or sexual offenders should he become Prime Minister. He also said that immigrants coming to the UK must learn English as he made a series of campaign pledges ahead of a busy Saturday for rival Jeremy Hunt and himself. Read [...]
Tory members ‘issued two ballots’ by mistake ahead of leadership vote July 6, 2019 A number of Conservative members have received two ballot papers to vote for the next party leader and Prime Minister. There are more than 1,000 members affected, the BBC has been told by a party insider. Read more: Hunt is right to take a firm line on China The Tory party warned voters that voting [...]