Conservative Party infighting heats up as rebel Tory MPs mull publishing secret recording and ‘blackmail’ text messages January 21, 2022 Rebel Tory MPs are reportedly considering publishing a secret recording and text messages linked to allegations of “blackmail” from the Prime Minister’s supporters as infighting within the Conservative Party is intensifying. Boris Johnson insisted on Thursday he had “seen no evidence” to support the claim made by senior Conservative William Wragg that his critics were [...]
Ouch! Sir Tony Blair says there is no plan for Britain’s future as Boris Johnson is simply not prepared for Brexit and tech revolution January 20, 2022 Boris Johnson is lacking a coherent blueprint for dealing with the major strategic challenges facing the UK, according to former prime minister Siry Tony Blair. In an online address later today, Blair will say that whether or not Mr Johnson survives the row over Downing Street his biggest problem is the absence of a plan [...]
Boris Johnson battles on as premiership is no longer on life support despite MP defection and Tory demands to resign January 20, 2022 The Prime Minister is battling on despite a senior Tory demanding “in the name of God, go” and a Conservative MP defected to Labour over allegations of rule-breaking parties in Downing Street. Former Brexit secretary David Davis called for the Prime Minister’s resignation in a Commons intervention on Wednesday before later warning the party faces [...]
Searches for ‘vote of no confidence’ and ‘Boris lies’ surge 300 per cent as party gate plagues Tory party January 19, 2022 New data has revealed that in the wake of the illegal lockdown gatherings held by the Tories, the Great British public’s sentiment towards the Prime Minister has been less than appreciative, with the search term “vote of no confidence” having risen 300 per cent since October when the scandals came to light.
D-day: Dozens more Conservative MPs to submit letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson today, enough for vote to go ahead January 19, 2022 Conservative MP, Andrew Bridgen has said that 20 MP’s from the 2019 intake could be planning to submit letters of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson. If 20 Tory MP’s submit letters, this could breach the 54 letters required for a confidence vote. Bridgen told GB News late last night: “20 will push [...]
Dominic Cummings to be interviewed as part of Downing Street parties investigation January 18, 2022 Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser is set to be interviewed as part of the Cabinet Office’s investigation into Downing Street’s lockdown parties. “If we reach the end of the investigation and the inquiry hasn’t spoken to Dominic Cummings, eyebrows would be raised,” a Cabinet Office source told Sky News, which first reported the news. The [...]
Tesla shareholders call on judge to make Musk repay $13bn for SolarCity deal January 18, 2022 Tesla shareholders have called on a judge to make Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk repay $13bn for the 2016 acquisition of solar panel company SolarCity. The claimants argued that Musk, SolarCity’s 22 per cent shareholder, strong-armed Tesla’s board to buy the cash-stripped company founded by his cousins Peter and Lyndon Rive, Reuters reported. As a [...]
Mayor Sadiq Khan declares war on London’s car drivers as he plans to charge motorists by the mile January 18, 2022 Mayor Sadiq Khan has said London needs to charge motorists by the mile to hit climate change targets. Khan wants road pricing to be implemented to encourage people who drive petrol or diesel cars in the capital to switch to public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles “where necessary”. The Labour mayor said he is [...]
Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘inevitable and imminent as Putin has negotiated himself into a corner’, UK Defence Committee chair warns January 17, 2022 A Russian invasion of Ukraine is “inevitable and imminent”, the UK’s Commons Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood has said. The Conservative MP made the claim in the wake of a massive cyber attack on Ukraine which left much of the country without heat, light and access to money. Speaking to the Daily Mail about the [...]
Calls for Boris Johnson to resign grow louder as Downing Street gears up to sacrifice key staffers January 16, 2022 The Prime Minister is reportedly preparing to oust members of his inner circle over the partygate affair as another Conservative MP called for him to resign. Boris Johnson is devising a policy announcement blitz and a cull of his top team as he looks to survive the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray’s report [...]