The Government to unveil its Levelling Up White Paper “The average adult will be able to enjoy five more years of healthy life under government plans to ‘level up’ Britain, Michael Gove said last night. Mr Gove will today unveil the long-awaited levelling up white paper, which aims to make a reality of the Prime […]
All eyes on Downing Street as Sue Gray’s report expected today “Boris Johnson is facing demands to ‘end the circus’ on Partygate today as he braces for Sue Gray’s report – with allies hoping he has steadied the ship. The PM is gearing up for another brutal week with the senior civil servant expected to […]
Prime Minister and Chancellor jointly commit to National Insurance hike “The Prime Minister and the Chancellor have vowed to push ahead with a £12 billion National Insurance hike amid pressure from Tory MPs to ditch the controversial move. In a joint intervention, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak described the levy – which will fund sweeping […]
Downing Street parties: Sue Gray ‘frustrated’ by Scotland Yard’s intervention “The senior civil servant investigating lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street was said to have been infuriated when Scotland Yard told her not to publish key aspects of her report. Sue Gray was frustrated and angered by the intervention, having shared details of her investigation with […]
Downing Street parties: Met embargo key parts of Sue Gray report “The senior civil servant investigating Downing Street parties has been told by the Metropolitan Police not to publish key passages from her report in case it prejudices a criminal investigation. Scotland Yard said Sue Gray’s report should make “minimal reference” to the events it is […]
Cries of ‘cover-up’ over Gray report, as unions call for redactions to protect civil servants “Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street parties was being edited on Wednesday night amid suspicions that the new police investigation will mean names and key details are left out of her findings. Civil service unions are warning the Cabinet Office that […]
Johnson faces police interview over No 10 lockdown parties… “Boris Johnson faces being interviewed by police after Scotland Yard said Downing Street parties crossed the threshold for a “serious and flagrant” breach of lockdown rules. Sue Gray, a senior civil servant who is overseeing an inquiry into the events, triggered the formal investigation when she […]
Crisis talks over Ukraine as US troops put on alert “The prime minister has held crisis talks with his European counterparts, the United States and Nato after he warned that “gloomy” intelligence suggested Russia was planning a lightning raid on Kiev. Speaking as British diplomatic staff and their families left the Ukrainian capital, Boris Johnson said […]
Britain pulls embassy staff out of Ukraine over invasion fears “Britain has begun to withdraw some of its staff and their families from its embassy in Kiev in response to the mounting Russian threat to Ukraine. The move was confirmed by the Foreign Office after the United States ordered the families of its embassy personnel […]
UK accuses Russia of plotting to install a puppet leader in Ukraine “Britain has accused Russia of plotting to install a puppet leader in Ukraine as President Putin considers an invasion of the country. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, took the highly unusual step of declassifying MI6 intelligence that suggests Russian security agencies are seeking […]
Downing Street 1) Johnson “reinstates leadership team” in preparation of a challenge “Boris Johnson has reinstated his Tory leadership team to save his premiership amid increasing concern across government that a confidence vote is inevitable, The Times has learnt. The prime minister is using the group of ministerial lieutenants who helped him to win the […]
Senior Tory accuses ministers of ‘blackmail’ against rebel MPs “A senior Conservative MP has accused ministers of breaching the ministerial code by making threats to rebel colleagues who are considering trying to topple Boris Johnson. William Wragg urged the MPs to go the police, saying: “The reports of which I’m aware would seem to constitute blackmail.” […]
Davis calls on the Prime Minister to go, but Johnson holds out for the day… “Veteran Conservative MPs are set to follow David Davis in calling for Boris Johnson’s resignation after Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street parties is published, The Times has been told. The former Brexit secretary, once a Johnson loyalist, used prime minister’s […]
Tory MPs team up to topple Johnson over lockdown parties. Will the 54 letter threshold for a confidence ballot be reached today? “Boris Johnson is facing a growing revolt as Conservative MPs elected in 2019 openly plot to remove him from office over No 10 lockdown parties. More than 20 Tories who won their seats […]
Cummings claims Johnson lied to parliament about lockdown party “Dominic Cummings has accused Boris Johnson of lying to parliament about a Downing Street garden party during the first lockdown after claiming that he directly warned the prime minister it should not go ahead. Cummings, formerly the prime minister’s most senior adviser and now one of his […]