Tory leadership: Poll says Sunak at just 28 per cent among members as Mordaunt’s support surges July 14, 2022 The six remaining Tory leadership hopefuls are preparing for the final sages of the contest with the results of the second ballot at 3pm today. Three clear frontrunners have emerged after the first round, with Rishi Sunak receiving 88, Penny Mordaunt on 67 and Liz Truss on 50. This comes amid disastrous polling from YouGuv [...]
‘Stop Sunak’: Downing Street denies running smear campaign despite fierce attacks from Boris Johnson allies July 13, 2022 Downing Street this afternoon denied running an anti-Rishi Sunak smear campaign as Boris Johnson’s allies singled out the former chancellor for criticism in an increasingly bitter leadership contest. The caretaker Prime Minister’s press secretary insisted on Wednesday that Johnson is “staying neutral” despite his remaining loyalists throwing their support behind Liz Truss. Sunak, who currently [...]
Twitter shares climb as investors back Elon Musk lawsuit over $44bn takeover July 13, 2022 Twitter’s shares climb over five per cent in early morning trading after news broke that the social media titan had officially sued Elon Musk to force him to follow through with his $44bn takeover. Last week the world’s richest man announced that he would be walking away from the mega deal, citing the Silicon Valley’s firm [...]
Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg: I would refuse to serve in ‘socialist’ Rishi Sunak’s cabinet July 13, 2022 Boris Johnson ally Jacob Rees-Mogg has branded Rishi Sunak a ‘socialist’ and refused to serve in his cabinet should he become PM. The Brexit-backing Conservative MP hit out at the former chancellor’s “disloyalty” to the Prime Minister after he resigned last Tuesday. This comes after Rees-Mogg appeared to brand Sunak a socialist for high taxes [...]
‘I am just a regular guy’: Michael Gove rejects Downing Street’s ‘snake’ label July 12, 2022 Former government minister and Tory heavyweight Michael Gove has denied that he is a “snake” after being described as such by No 10 sources after being sacked as communities secretary by Boris Johnson last week. The Prime Minister dramatically fired Gove last Wednesday after his Cabinet rival told him that it was time for him [...]
ECB president Christine Lagarde gets fake text messages from former German chancellor Angela Merkel July 12, 2022 The European Central Bank revealed this afternoon that its president Christine Lagarde was targeted in an attempted cyberattack but no information was compromised. The attempt took place “recently”, the Frankfurt-based central bank for the 19 countries that use the euro said in an emailed response to a query about a report by Business Insider. The [...]
Russia suffers heavy blow as Ukraine uses US-supplied high mobility rockets to destroy key weapon depot July 12, 2022 The Ukrainian military’s southern command said this morning that a rocket strike targeted a depot in Russian-held Nova Kakhovka, about 35 miles east of the important Black Sea port city of Kherson, which is also occupied by Russian forces. The Russian ammunition depot was apparently targeted by Ukrainian forces overnight, resulting in a massive blast [...]
Rishi, Penny, Kemi or Jeremy: Meet the Tory leadership runners and riders fighting to replace Boris Johnson July 12, 2022 The Tory leadership race gained momentum over the weekend, with opening gambits coming thick and fast from candidates across almost every wing of the party. Rishi Sunak, who wasted no time on Friday in publicly stating an intention to stand, remains an early favourite. But a host of hopefuls, including Nadhim Zahawi, Grant Shapps and [...]
Labour to table vote of no confidence as Tory leadership election deadline nears end July 12, 2022 Labour is going to table a vote of no confidence in the government today, as the Conservative leadership election heats up. Keir Starmer will put forward a motion in Parliament to try and force prime minister Boris Johnson out of office before the contest ends. The prime minister, who resigned last week following a series [...]
Twitter shares take a tumble as Elon Musk’s takeover u-turn sets in July 11, 2022 Shares continue to tumble for Twitter as the Silicon Valley titan feels the hangover of Elon Musk’s takeover u-turn this weekend. The stock dropped over seven per cent in early morning trading on the Nasdaq after the eccentric billionaire called off his $44bn (£37bn) purchase of the social media platform. He accused the company of [...]