Johnson tells people to work from home as he imposes tougher Covid restrictions December 8, 2021 Boris Johnson has imposed stricter Covid restrictions on England in light of growing cases of the more transmissible Omicron variant, while also calling for a “national conversation” about mandatory vaccinations. From Monday next week, the government will advise people to work from home if they can and will make face masks mandatory in most public [...]
Allegra Stratton quits government after joking about illegal Number 10 party December 8, 2021 Allegra Stratton has quit government, after she was caught out joking about an illegal Number 10 party last year. A tearful Stratton, who used to work in Downing Street but was more recently working for Cop26 president Alok Sharma, said she would “regret the remarks for the rest of my days”. ITV released a video [...]
Plan B: Boris Johnson set to announce new Covid restrictions at 5.30pm today December 8, 2021 Boris Johnson is set to announce new Covid-19 restrictions imminently to deal with the growing cases of the more transmissible Omicron variant. Multiple media outlets are now reporting that Johnson is set to bring in the Plan B restrictions – mandatory face masks and vaccine passports, along with working from home orders – as early [...]
Johnson apologises for Number 10 party video and launches probe December 8, 2021 Boris Johnson has apologised for a leaked video appearing to show his staff joking about an illegal Christmas party last year and has launched a probe into the event. Johnson said he would draft in cabinet secretary Simon Case to investigate whether a party happened at Downing Street on 18 December last year when social [...]
UK to enforce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics December 8, 2021 The UK will enforce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics next year in response to the country’s litany of human rights abuses. Boris Johnson said today in Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that “no ministers are expected to attend or officials”. However, the Prime Minister said that he was not in favour of a [...]
Prime Minister to face grilling at PMQs over Number 10 party video December 8, 2021 Boris Johnson will face one of the most challenging Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) of his leadership today as he prepares to face a grilling on the Number 10 Christmas party scandal engulfing the government. A video was leaked to ITV yesterday of government aide Allegra Stratton joking about having an illegal Christmas party at Number [...]
UK rushing through trade deals without thorough consultation, says independent audit December 8, 2021 The UK’s post-Brexit trade deals are not being utilised by businesses and the government has not engaged in enough consultation before signing them, according to an independent audit. A report from the National Audit Office, an independent parliamentary spending watchdog, said “the speed and intensity of the negotiations … compresses the time available for analysis [...]
Labour grandee Harriet Harman to step down at next election after 40 years as MP December 7, 2021 Labour grandee Harriet Harman will step down at the next General Election, after 40 years as a London MP. Harman, MP for Camberwell and Peckham since 1982, told her local party of her decision this morning. The 71-year-old said she would continue to “work energetically” until the next election, due to be no later than [...]
Number 10 denies Johnson intervened to prioritise pets over people in Afghan evacuation December 7, 2021 Downing Street has vigorously denied claims that Boris Johnson intervened to rescue dogs and cats during the Afghanistan evacuation in August. A 25-year-old Foreign Office whistleblower, Raphael Marshall, today claimed that ex-soldier Pen Farthing and his Nowzad animal sanctuary were prioritised to be evacuated over local Afghanis. Marshall said there was “an instruction from the [...]
TfL funding crisis: Sadiq Khan forced to cut 500 Tube station jobs December 7, 2021 Sadiq Khan is set to make large job cuts at London Tube stations in a bid to save cash as Transport for London’s (TfL) funding crisis starts to bite. Between 500 and 600 jobs at Tube stations across London are set to be axed, with larger central London stations to absorb the largest cuts. City [...]
