Kemi Badenoch shuffles deckchairs on the Tory Titanic Opinion Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet reshuffle saw plenty of promotions for yesterday’s men – but the party is on an inevitable course towards an electoral iceberg, says William Atkinson Over the weekend, I re-read London Fields, by Martin Amis. (This paper’s Opinion and Features Editor introduced me to the late author two years ago, and of [...]
Why we don’t know how much a ‘National Care Service’ could cost UK Politics Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled the government’s latest move towards reform of the UK’s social care system. Taking the form of an independent commission into the issue, led by Baroness Louise Casey, the review – reporting in 2026 and 2028 – will aim to build “cross-party consensus” for the creation of a new National [...]
Kemi Badenoch appoints top team with Andrew Griffith to shadow business Politics Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed her full top team, with former City minister Andrew Griffith taking on the role of shadow business and trade secretary. The Conservative leader appointed her former rival candidates Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel as her shadow Chancellor and shadow foreign secretary last night, as well as making Laura [...]
KPMG hires ex-prisoners as part of Gov strategy to tackle £18bn reoffending cost April 24, 2024 KPMG has become the first white collar British business to employ former prisoners as part of a new pilot programme by the Government
Tory leadership: Sunak, Mordaunt or Truss will be next PM July 19, 2022 Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt are the three remaining candidates to be the next UK Prime Minister, after Kemi Badenoch was today eliminated. Sunak picked up 118 votes in the latest Tory leadership vote, followed by Mordaunt on 92, Truss on 86 and Badenoch on 59. There will be a final MP vote [...]
LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson ‘should not remain in Downing Street’ says former PM Sir John Major July 7, 2022 Welcome to City A.M.’s rolling coverage of the ongoing Conservative coup against prime minister Boris Johnson. We’ll bring you all the latest news, resignations, appointments, analysis and opinion, as well as the impact of the crisis on the markets and economy. 2pm – Former PM Sir John Major says Boris Johnson “should not remain in [...]
Isolated Boris Johnson agrees to resign TODAY after all PM’s key ministers flee Downing Street July 7, 2022 Multiple sources are confirming Boris Johnson has agreed to stand down today. He will stay on as caretaker leader until new Tory leader elected this autumn. He will make a statement later today. The Prime Minister rejected calls to quit yesterday and dramatically sacked Cabinet rival Michael Gove, but was later hit with the departure [...]
Health minister Gillian Keegan apologises for in-person meeting despite positive Covid-19 result February 9, 2022 Minister Gillian Keegan has apologised for continuing an in-person meeting after testing positive for Covid-19. The minister for care and mental health took to Twitter to publicly apologise and be “upfront” about her “mistake” last night. Keegan had attended a meeting with three fathers who had lost their daughters to suicide, and took a “precautionary” [...]
Starmer tells Boris Johnson to ‘stop lying’ over lockdown-busting Downing Street parties January 11, 2022 Sir Keir Stamer has launched fresh attacks on Boris Johnson over his involvement in lockdown-breaking Downing Street parties, telling the Prime Minister to “stop lying to the British public”. The Labour leader said that Johnson’s “deflections and distractions are absurd” in the wake of fresh evidence he knew about illegal mass events in Downing Street [...]
Zahawi: ‘Nothing in data’ suggests more Covid restrictions needed January 3, 2022 A senior cabinet minister has declared there is still “nothing in the data” that suggests more Covid restrictions are needed in England as Omicron cases continue to surge. Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi said the government is still not planning to implement stricter Covid curbs, with a decision set to be made by Boris Johnson on [...]