Fifth business secretary in a decade after bruising reshuffle February 13, 2020 The business community will today start building ties with its fifth secretary of state in a decade, after yesterday’s bruising reshuffle saw Andrea Leadsom one of the first to be sacked. Leadsom, who was widely expected to leave Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, is being replaced by former international development secretary Alok Sharma. Although she was not [...]
Cabinet reshuffle live: Chancellor resigns over turf war with No 10, as PM shakes up top team February 13, 2020 This is a live blog, please hit refresh to update 6pm – Live blog wrap Well, that’s your lot for today – at least, in terms of this live blog. My colleagues will be picking up on the rest of the appointments this evening and tomorrow. It was quite a day – certainly more of [...]
Javid: No self-respecting minister could accept PM’s conditions February 13, 2020 Sajid Javid has said he quit rather than accept conditions that “no self-respecting minister could”, following his surprise resignation as chancellor today. Simmering tensions between Downing Street and Treasury erupted into all-out warfare this morning, after he resigned in protest over plans to merge the two teams’ advisers. Despite run-ins with Boris Johnson’s chief adviser [...]
Who is Rishi Sunak? What you need to know about the new chancellor February 13, 2020 Rishi Sunak has received a major promotion from the shock resignation of Sajid Javid as chancellor during today’s reshuffle – but who is he? The Richmond (Yorks) MP who until today was chief secretary to the Treasury has been in parliament for just over four years, but he has taken a well-trodden path to get [...]
Sajid Javid resigns as Downing Street turf war erupts February 13, 2020 Chancellor Sajid Javid has resigned as the turf war between the two Downing Street teams erupts, prompting the pound to briefly fall. Javid was thought to be personally safe as part of today’s reshuffle. However this morning he was asked to fire two of his special advisers Mats Persson and Sam Coates. The chancellor refused [...]
Prime Minister in spotlight over five-figure freebie holiday February 13, 2020 The Prime Minister is coming under pressure over who gifted him a five-figure holiday to the Caribbean island of Mustique after Christmas. Yesterday Boris Johnson declared that his stay in a villa with his partner Carrie Symonds was a £15,000 gift from businessman David Ross. On the latest Commons register of interests, the ‘benefit in [...]
Johnson pledges to ‘set foundations’ for gender balanced Cabinet in today’s reshuffle February 12, 2020 Boris Johnson will today operate a one-in-one-out policy for his highest ranking women today, as he looks to make good on his promise to prioritise gender diversity and new voices. A number of female Cabinet ministers, including environment secretary Theresa Villiers, business secretary Andrea Leadsom and culture secretary Nicky Morgan are among those expected to [...]
European Parliament sets up more Brexit drama as it backs ‘dynamic alignment’ February 12, 2020 London looks set for another head-on collision with Brussels as the two sides gear up for trade talks, after the European Parliament said any deal must be based on two areas already ruled out by Downing Street. This morning MEPs gave their backing for chief negotiator Michel Barnier to press the case for a post-Brexit [...]
PMQS: Corbyn raises Darius Guppy call as he grills Johnson over Jamaican deportees February 12, 2020 Jeremy Corbyn provoked gasps of disbelief in the Commons today, as he appeared to compare the Prime Minister to one of the criminals being deported to Jamaica. Speaking during his weekly clash with Boris Johnson, the outgoing Labour leader raised the case of a young black boy who came to the UK aged five and [...]
Starmer pledges to take on top earners as part of 10-point Labour leadership bid February 12, 2020 Labour leadership frontrunner Keir Starmer has pledged to take on the UK’s top earners, as part of a 10-point plan to win over the party membership. Starmer, who is shaking off accusations of centrism from some quarters within the party, this morning said an increase in income tax for people earning over £80,000 was one [...]
