Tory MP arrested for rape and asked to stay away from Parliament May 17, 2022 A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and asked to stay away from the parliamentary estate. The Metropolitan Police said the alleged sexual offences were committed between 2002 and 2009 in the capital. A statement from Scotland Yard stated: “A man was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse [...]
Barnet shaken by brutal murder as three Londoners are arrested after 30-year old man dies May 16, 2022 The Metropolitan Police confirmed this morning that three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of a 30-year-old man in north London. Two men – aged 33 and 25 – and a woman – aged 24 – were arrested on Saturday. The men remain in custody while the woman has [...]
D-Day for Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer as polls are now open: All you need to know about the 2022 local elections May 5, 2022 Millions of Brits around the country will go to the polls todayfor the 2022 local elections. Voters will be choosing local representatives in England, Scotland and Wales and there will also be an election for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Polling stations have just opened and close at 10pm. When will the results be announced? After [...]
Five London police officers face gross misconduct charges over stop and search of Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos April 27, 2022 Five Metropolitan Police officers are to face gross misconduct proceedings over the stop and search of athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos. The couple were stopped in Maida Vale, west London on July 4 2020 while travelling with their baby in a car, and were both handcuffed and searched. The officers will face a [...]
Gray report into partygate could be so bad PM is forced to quit April 25, 2022 Sue Gray’s report into the partygate scandal could be so bad that Boris Johnson is forced to resign, according to new speculation. The Times reports that officials in Number 10 are expecting Gray’s report to be “excoriating” and “incredibly difficult for the Prime Minister”. The full release of Gray’s report into the many allegations of [...]
Sadiq Khan ‘heartbroken’ as four dead in stabbing incident at south London house, and one man arrested April 25, 2022 A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people died of stab injuries in south London in the early hours of the morning. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to a disturbance in Bermondsey at 1.40am on Monday, where they found three women and a man suffering with knife wounds. The [...]
Rishi Sunak to host major City figures at £10,000-a-table Tory fundraiser April 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak will host City heavyweights at a £10,000-a-table Tory fundraiser next week as he tries to court new major donors for the party. Investment banker and Conservative party treasurer Malik Karim has organised the event, which will see the chancellor as guest of honour. Sky News reports that the event will be held at [...]
Exclusive: Labour takes seven-point lead in new City A.M. poll April 24, 2022 Labour has taken a seven-point lead over the Conservatives in a new poll, with key local elections just weeks away. Forty per cent of people said they would vote for Labour in the next General Election in a BMG Research/City A.M. poll, while the Conservatives polled 33 per cent and the Liberal Democrats eight per [...]
Johnson should not resign and has ‘plenty more fuel in the tank’, says Tory chair April 24, 2022 Boris Johnson still has “plenty more fuel in the tank” and should not resign over partygate, according to Conservative party chair Oliver Dowden. Dowden said that “I do think what happened in Downing Street was wrong”, after the Prime Minister was handed a police fine for breaching Covid rules, but that he does not believe [...]
Seething Tory row overshadows Boris Johnson’s much-trumpeted post-Brexit visit to India as allies lash out at critical MPs April 22, 2022 Allies of Boris Johnson have lashed out at Tory MPs calling for the Pinrime Minister to resign after the House of Commons ordered a third inquiry into lockdown parties in Downing Street. Senior backbencher Tobias Ellwood said there had been “a huge breach of trust” with the British people as he called on Conservative MPs [...]