Sunak keeping quiet on Boris partygate report as he ‘would not want to influence anyone’ before crunch vote June 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he will approve the report that found Boris Johnson lied over partygate, saying he “would not want to influence anyone in advance of that vote”. Speaking to Good Morning Britain on ITV, the Prime Minister said: “This committee was established under the former Prime Minister. It commanded the [...]
‘A massive mistake’: Liz Truss bemoans Boris Johnson’s removal after Brexit mandate June 16, 2023 Liz Truss has waded into the fallout over the partygate report which found her predecessor Boris Johnson lied to Parliament, branding his removal a “massive mistake”. The former prime minister, who stood down after a short and tumultuous premiership last autumn, told GB News that Johnson had a “huge mandate” in support of Brexit. Asked [...]
Rishi Sunak facing two by-election tests after damning Boris Johnson partygate report June 16, 2023 Rishi Sunak will face a test of his leadership in two by-elections next month caused by Boris Johnson and an ally. The former prime minister quit his Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat to avoid the judgement of the Privileges Committee. The cross-party panel subsequently found he should have faced a 90-day suspension for deliberately misleading [...]
Sunak defence deal takes off as UK and US launch space rocket June 15, 2023 A new space rocket is catalysing a defence deal struck by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and president Joe Biden between the UK and the US last week. Oxford-based startup Pulsar Fusion and aerospace company Princeton Satellite Systems are joining forces to build a “hyper-fast” rocket which can travel from Earth to Saturn’s moons in under [...]
PMQs sketch: All the fun of the fair for Sunak and Starmer June 14, 2023 In the wake of Boris Johnson’s seemingly endless headline generating abilities being demonstrated again this week, it’s unsurprising Keir Starmer launched into what should have been a brutal takedown of a government fiddling while Frome (oh no, that’s already gone independent…) Stoke-on-Trent – majority of just 670 – burns. It’s just a shame the criticism [...]
UK unveils new arts fund in bid to boost ‘gangbusters’ creative sector by £50bn June 14, 2023 Ministers have unveiled plans to boost the UK’s “gangbusters” creative industries by up to £50bn. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed a plan to give a multimillion-pound boost across film, music, fashion and gaming, which could see the arts sectors grow by £50bn by 2030. The ‘Creative Industries Sector Vision’ [...]
Tech experts support UN calls for global AI watchdog June 13, 2023 Tech experts have voiced their share in concerns over the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) this week, following world leaders’ calls for a global regulator. Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), declared on Monday that he “would be favourable to the idea that we could have an artificial intelligence agency”, suggesting it could [...]
“I’ll be back”: Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, Privileges Committee to say today – Reports June 13, 2023 Boris Johnson will reportedly be found on Wednesday to have deliberately misled MPs over parties in Downing Street during the pandemic. The Privileges Committee has rejected the former prime minister’s defence that senior officials advised him Covid rules and guidance had been followed in No 10, according to the Times. But Mr Johnson – who [...]
Cabinet minister claims politics has ‘moved on’ from Boris Johnson June 11, 2023 Politics has “moved on” from the drama of Boris Johnson, a senior cabinet minister has claimed amid a row over the former prime minister’s resignation as an MP and honours list. Energy secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday that while former London mayor Johnson possessed “many qualities”, No 10 was under [...]
Danone UK boss urges government to raise fat, sugar and salt taxes June 11, 2023 The UK boss of a major food firm has called on ministers to link VAT rates to the “health credentials” of products containing fat, salt and sugar, in the first example of such a demand coming from business rather than government. James Mayer, president of Danone UK & Ireland, which sells the Actimel yoghurt drink [...]