Rees-Mogg made minister for ‘Brexit opportunities’ in mini-reshuffle February 8, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg is now minister for “Brexit opportunities” in the Cabinet Office after he was moved from his post as House of Commons leader in a mini-reshuffle today. He will still attend cabinet in the newly created role, which will also include a remit to oversee “government efficiency”. Mark Spencer, former chief whip, replaces Rees-Mogg [...]
PM won’t apologise for Jimmy Savile slur against Keir Starmer February 8, 2022 Boris Johnson will not apologise to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader was mobbed by angry protesters shouting out “Jimmy Savile” and holding nooses. It came after Johnson claimed last week that Starmer spent his time as the director of public prosecutions “not prosecuting Jimmy Savile”, despite the fact that the Labour [...]
Mordaunt to meet with US state governments to discuss trade deals February 7, 2022 The UK will conduct fresh talks with individual US state governments this week in a bid to push forward plans to close a series of mini-trade deals. Trade minister Penny Mordaunt will virtually meet with a number of state government officials – from states such as Indiana, Utah and California – as part of the [...]
UK and South Korea lay groundwork for renewed post-Brexit trade deal February 7, 2022 International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has today hosted her South Korean counterpart as the UK looks to enhance its post-Brexit trade deal with the East Asian country. Trevelyan is aiming to begin trade negotiations with South Korea later this year in a bid to expand on the terms that were rolled over from the EU’s [...]
Boris Johnson brushes away speculation of rift with Sunak February 7, 2022 Boris Johnson has moved to calm speculation that Rishi Sunak is maneuvering to unseat him, saying that he has no doubt about the chancellor’s personal loyalty. The Prime Minister also said Number 10 and the Treasury were “working together in harmony” on a visit to a Kent hospital today alongside Sunak. Johnson has launched a [...]
‘He’s not a complete clown’: Johnson’s new press chief speaks out February 7, 2022 Boris Johnson’s new director of communications has said his new boss is “not a complete clown” and is “not the devil” on the first day of his new job. Guto Harri, who was Johnson’s communications chief while he was mayor of London, told Welsh language website Golwg that the Prime Minister sang “I will survive” [...]
Truss: Russian assurances they will not invade Ukraine are ‘false’ February 6, 2022 Russia’s assurances that they have no plans to invade Ukraine are “false”, according to foreign secretary Liz Truss. Truss last night warned against Russia’s “attempts to subvert and threaten” its neighbour in the wake of new US intelligence suggesting Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine in just days. New US intelligence assessments found Russia is close [...]
UK draws up plans for £6bn science programme if EU blocks entry to Horizon February 6, 2022 The UK will spend £6bn over the next three years on a new science fund if the EU continues to shut out Britain from the Horizon Europe research programme. Brussels agreed to let the UK join the seven-year €95bn (£80.4bn) Horizon programme post-Brexit, however its entry has been blocked in the wake of a row [...]
Labour calls on Tories to give back £5m in Russian donations February 6, 2022 Labour has called on the Conservative party to give back £5m of Russian-linked donations it has received in the past 10 years. Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves today also called on the government to crackdown on dirty money being laundered through the City of London. The government has warned President [...]
Kwarteng: PM’s Savile slur against Starmer was ‘perfectly reasonable’ February 6, 2022 Boris Johnson’s attacks on Sir Keir Starmer over not prosecuting Jimmy Savile were “perfectly reasonable”, according to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng. Kwarteng said “Sir Keir himself apologised on behalf of [the Crown Prosecution Service]” for not charging the UK’s most notorious sex offender and that “the fact that he apologised suggests that he does, at [...]
