Labour claims Sunak will not have the ‘fiscal headroom’ to cut taxes before next election November 14, 2021 New UK growth forecasts from the Bank of England show that Rishi Sunak will not have the “fiscal headroom” to cut taxes before the next election, according to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. The central bank now forecasts the UK economy will grow by 1.5 and 1 per cent in 2023 and 2024 respectively, compared to [...]
Tory MP paid £300,000 by private equity firm that invests in spy tech for China November 14, 2021 A Tory MP has been paid £300,000 by a private equity firm that invests in a spy technology company used by the China government against Uyghur Muslims. North East Bedfordshire MP Richard Fuller has been paid £20,000 a month since January 2020 to work as an advisory director for Investcorp Securities. It is one of four jobs [...]
Labour takes lead in the polls in wake of Tory sleaze scandals November 14, 2021 Labour has taken the lead in two major polls amid the Tory second jobs and sleaze row that has engulfed Westminster. Labour leads the Conservatives by 37 to 36 per cent in today’s Observer/Opinium poll, while a Savanta ComRes survey two days ago gave Sir Keir Starmer’s party a 6 per cent lead. The Opinium [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg may have broken parliamentary rules by not declaring £6m in loans November 14, 2021 Jacob Rees-Mogg may have broken parliamentary rules by not disclosing £6m in loans he took out from his Cayman Islands-linked company. The leader of the House of Commons took out £2.94m of “director’s loans” every year between 2018 and 2020 from his UK-based company Saliston Ltd, according to the Mail on Sunday. Rees-Mogg, who led [...]
UK to try and close trade deals with individual US states after White House talks stall November 11, 2021 The UK will now prioritise closing trade deals with individual US states like California and New York, after negotiations with the White House stalled earlier this year. Trade minister Penny Mordaunt said today that while “we want a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the US” that “much of my time will be [...]
Labour MP had to be wheelchaired off plane after ‘drinking heavily’ on flight to visit troops November 11, 2021 A Labour MP had to be wheelchaired off a plane after “drinking heavily” during a flight to visit British troops in Gibraltar as a part of an official Westminster trip. Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols was one of three MPs that were said to be drinking heavily before and during the flight, with defence secretary [...]
Rishi Sunak says government needs to ‘do better’ as Tory sleaze claims pile up November 11, 2021 Rishi Sunak has today admitted the government needs to “do better” as allegations of sleaze and corruption pile up around the Tory party. It comes after Boris Johnson yesterday was forced to insist during a press conference that the UK is “not remotely a corrupt country”. Sunak told Sky News said he regretted last week’s [...]
Tory MP moonlighting as packaging lobby chair tried to soften environmental laws on plastic November 10, 2021 A Tory MP that makes £30,000-a-year as chairman of a packaging lobby group has spoken on multiple occasions in parliament in favour of watering down environmental laws to favour plastic producers. Rugby MP Mark Pawsey spoke twice in the House of Commons since starting in the role to voice his concern about the effect of [...]
Johnson calls on world leaders to close deal in final hours of Cop26 as talks appear to stall November 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has called on world leaders to “pick up the phone” to their negotiators at the Cop26 summit and push for a deal on stricter global climate change targets as he admits talks are “getting tough”. Johnson said during a press conference today that negotiations “hang in the balance”, while adding that momentum from [...]
Rishi Sunak’s approval rating sinks, says new polling November 10, 2021 Rishi Sunak’s approval rating has dropped by 26 points since March as almost half the country think his latest Budget will be bad for them personally, according to new polling. A poll out today from Ipsos MORI showed Sunak has an approval rating of +6, down from +32 in March, while 44 per cent of [...]
