Boris Johnson will lead a No10 briefing tonight as he faces the wrath of Tories demanding a ‘road map’ for lifting Covid lockdown from March. The PM is to hold a press conference from Downing Street at 5pm amid mounting anxiety about how long the country will be under draconian curbs. On a visit to flood-hit Manchester … Read more
Anger as Tory donor’s firm gets £350m coronavirus contract: Healthcare company controlled by Lord Ashcroft is given Covid-19 testing role Deal requires Medacs Healthcase to provide staff for both lab and mobile testing Lucrative contract was awarded without an open competitive tender process Lord Ashcroft’s involvement fuels controversy over the so-called ‘chumocracy’ By David Rose … Read more
Tory politician denies taking part in seven-hour drinking sessions at the Welsh Assembly bar four days after alcohol was banned in pubs and claims he only ‘had a chicken curry’ Four politicians were being investigated for drinking wine at Welsh parliament Darren Millar, Paul Davies, Paul Smith and Alun Davies met on December 8 They … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a knife-edge vote today as dozens of his MPs back action against Beijing over human rights abuses. The PM is braced for a major revolt as Tories join calls to let British courts decide if the communist state is committing genocide against its Uighur Muslim minority. Up to 50 MPs including former … Read more
Labour surges to a four point lead over Boris Johnson and the Conservatives – Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest polling margin since the 2019 general election New Opinium poll puts the Labour Party on 41 per cent and Tories on 37 per cent Four point lead is Labour’s biggest margin over Tories since general election Tories … Read more
Is there a Doctor in the House? Tory MP Scott Mann sounds like a DALEK in Commons debate thanks to Zoom call tech glitch House of Commons was a holding debate over the impact of Covid on dentistry Tory MP Scott Mann appeared on video link but suffered technical problems Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans intervened … Read more
Boris Johnson saw off his Tory critics tonight as MPs voted the latest strict lockdown measures into law. The Prime Minister saw off a small rebellion by backbenchers who accused him of launching an ‘assault on liberty and livelihoods’ as they warned lockdown will inevitably cause some people to ‘break’. But with Labour vowing to … Read more
MPs voted by 521 to 73 – majority 448 – to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU. But how did MPs vote at third reading? – Ayes 359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield), Nickie Aiken (Cities … Read more
MPs voted by 521 to 73 – majority 448 – to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU. But how did MPs vote at third reading? – Ayes 359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield), Nickie Aiken (Cities … Read more
MPs voted by 521 to 73 – majority 448 – to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson’s trade deal with the EU. But how did MPs vote at third reading? – Ayes 359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie (Windsor), Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield), Nickie Aiken (Cities … Read more