Perez wins in Monaco as race for F1 title intensifies May 29, 2022 Just a week after decisions taken on the pit wall forced Sergio Perez to move aside and give up an almost certain victory, smart Red Bull strategy yesterday in the principality of Monaco handed the Mexican his third F1 win. But it wasn’t quite the procession that the narrow streets of the microstate have become [...]
Thirty-four Tory MPs have now questioned Boris Johnson’s position May 29, 2022 Thirty-four Conservative MPs have now questioned Boris Johnson’s leadership as the fallout from partygate continues for the Prime Minister. Twenty-four MPs have publicly said Johnson should leave Number 10, which is an increase of nine since the full Sue Gray report into the parties scandal was released on Wednesday. A Conservative party leadership challenge will [...]
Nationwide boss takes aim at rivals over bank branch closures May 29, 2022 The outgoing chief executive of Nationwide Building Society has taken aim at rivals for shuttering swathes of branches around the country, as he doubled down on the firm's commitment to maintaining its high street presence.
Cabinet minister ‘confident’ there was no Number 10 interference in Gray report May 29, 2022 Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has said he is “confident” there was no Number 10 interference in the Sue Gray report into partygate amid reports to the contrary. The Sunday Times reported today that three senior government officials, including top civil servant Simon Case, lobbied Gray to water down her report on the eve of [...]
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts review: the ultimate primer for Jubilee weekend May 27, 2022 As the bunting goes up and street parties creep closer, Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts seeks to capitalise on the hype surrounding The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, providing snapshot of the many facets of Her Majesty’s life. Composed entirely of archive footage, A Portrait in Parts looks at Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign and all the cultural [...]
Partygate: MP quits top role over Sue Gray report citing ‘toxic culture’ creating ‘deep mistrust’ May 27, 2022 An MP has resigned from his role in the government over the partygate, citing the “toxic culture” in Downing Street which has created a “deep mistrust” of Boris Johnson’s administration. Paul Holmes, who represents Eastleigh, announced in a statement on Friday he had quit his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office. The [...]
BP could reconsider UK investment plans after being hit with windfall tax May 27, 2022 Energy giant BP has revealed it will have to "look at the impact" of the government's new levy on its £18bn UK investment plans.
Explainer-in-brief: Guess who’s behind the dead cat strategic masterpiece? May 27, 2022 Yesterday Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the introduction of a windfall tax – or as he called it, a “temporary targeted energy profits levy” – signalling a huge u-turn from his party’s previous stance on the policy. The announcement came the day after the Sue Gray report on Downing Street boozy parties, leading some to condemn [...]
Sunak denies using £21bn support package to deflect from No 10 lockdown parties May 27, 2022 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has rejected the notion that the timing of handing out £21bn worth of cost-of-living support to deflect from the controversy over Downing Street lockdown parties. The Chancellor bowed to demands for the UK Government to step in and help households to deal with ballooning energy bills and rising shop prices, which are [...]
Angry cleaners to stage protest outside Downing Street over partygate treatment May 27, 2022 Hundreds of people are expected to descend on Downing Street this morning as a protest is planned amid growing anger over revelations in the ‘partygate’ report over the way cleaners and security staff were treated. Sue Gray said in her report that she learned of multiple examples of “unacceptable” treatment of security and cleaning staff [...]