Number 10 admits Johnson was aware of sex pest ‘speculation’ around Chris Pincher July 4, 2022 Number 10 has admitted Boris Johnson was aware of “reports and speculation over the years” that Chris Pincher had a history of alleged sexual misconduct, before he hired him as deputy chief whip. Johnson’s official spokesman said that “in the absence of any formal complaint it wasn’t deemed appropriate to stop the appointment because of [...]
James Dyson heaps doubt on UK ambition to be science superpower by 2030 July 3, 2022 Billionaire Sir James Dyson has said the UK government is “not getting there” in reference to its ambition to make the country a science superpower by 2030. The Dyson founder said the UK is “massively underproducing engineers” and that there is no drive to make science a large part of UK culture. Boris Johnson has [...]
NI Protocol: Germany and Ireland accuse UK of not acting in ‘good faith’ July 3, 2022 Boris Johnson has been urged to start acting in “good faith” and to pursue “dialogue” in Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations by the German and Irish governments. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said in a joint statement that the UK’s move to unilaterally change the post-Brexit agreement “will not fix [...]
Prince Charles gave honour to peer who spent £1.7m on his eco-village July 3, 2022 Prince Charles gave an honour to Lord David Brownlow, after the Tory peer spent £1.7m to bail out the royal’s eco-village project in Scotland. The Prince of Wales also opened up his 18th-century country house, Dumfries House, for Brownlow’s 50th birthday and awarded his company a £1.2m construction contract. The Sunday Times reports that the [...]
Extending steel tariffs is one of Johnson’s ‘worst decisions’, says former trade secretary July 3, 2022 Boris Johnson’s decision to extend steel tariffs on China and other countries is “one of the worst decisions taken by this government”, according to former international trade secretary Liam Fox. The Tory MP, and Johnson’s recent candidate to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said the UK is “damaging our global reputation and putting other [...]
PM did not know ‘specific claims’ against Chris Pincher before giving him job, says minister July 3, 2022 Boris Johnson was not aware of “specific claims” of sexual misconduct against Chris Pincher before making him deputy chief whip, according to a cabinet minister. Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey today said “I am aware that the Prime Minister was not aware of specific claims that had been made”, despite claims to the contrary. [...]
Blair urges Labour to adopt his institute’s policy agenda June 30, 2022 Sir Tony Blair has today urged the Labour party to adopt his institute’s policy agenda for the next General Election in order to defeat the Tories. Blair said “one of the reasons” he was holding the inaugural Future of Britain conference, hosted by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, just a couple years out [...]
UK to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030, Johnson announces June 30, 2022 The UK will increase its annual defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by the end of the decade and other Nato countries should be forced to do similarly, Boris Johnson has announced. The Prime Minister said on the final day of the Nato summit in Madrid that “we need to invest for the [...]
UK set to cut food tariffs to ease cost of living pressures June 30, 2022 The UK is set to cut tariffs on imported food in a bid to ease the cost of living crisis, Boris Johnson has said. The Prime Minister said products the UK does not produce – like oranges, rice, olives and bananas – could see price cuts in the coming months by slashing tariffs on foreign [...]
Brexit: City minister says UK changes to EU financial services rules is not ‘race to the bottom’ June 30, 2022 The UK’s changes to the EU’s catalogue of financial services rules will not become a “race to the bottom”, City minister John Glen has vowed. Glen today said the government had “an unshakeable abiding interest in a prosperous Europe” and that “it is time to put to bed” the notion that the EU will have [...]
