Criminals who assault emergency workers will face up to two years in prison as ministers DOUBLE maximum sentences Criminals who assault emergency workers will face up to two years in jail Ministers plan to bring forward legislation to double the maximum sentence It relates to those convicted of assaults on police, prison staff, custody officers, … Read more
Fury as Tory councillor tunes into Zoom for a virtual cabinet meeting while driving a LORRY Councillor David Brown looked at and adjusted the device on several occasions Lincolnshire Police and Boston Borough Council are investigating the matter Lorry drivers can be fined maximum of £2,500 if caught using hand-held device By Sabi Phagura for MailOnline … Read more
Grant Shapps is slammed by critics for ‘registering his UK-based private plane in the US to benefit from more relaxed rules’ as the Transport Secretary is accused of undermining the Civil Aviation Authority Grant Shapps is said to have registered his UK-based private plane in the US Arrangement is not illegal but has sparked criticism … Read more
The Conservative Party and Labour are now level in a shock new opinion poll which is likely to set alarm bells off in Boris Johnson‘s rattled camp. The snapshot survey by pollster Opinium puts both political parties on 40 per cent each when it comes to voting intentions. It marks the first time the Conservatives … Read more
Tory MP Helen Whately is locked in furious row with neighbours who claim trees at her £1.35m Kent farmhouse are blocking sunlight into their homes and shedding leaves into gardens MP for Faversham and Mid Kent is in dispute with neighbours of her £1.35million home Helen Whately’s neighbours claim that trees on her land block … Read more
Labour has narrowed the Tory lead to just two points this week as support for the Boris Johnson and the Conservatives dropped after the Government’s exams fiasco. A YouGov poll found that public support for the Tories had dropped four points to 40 per cent while Labour was up three to 38 per cent from … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg turned heads as he tucked into an ice cream while walking along a harbourside in Weymouth today. The Conservative MP for East Somerset was dressed in a sharp double-breasted suit as he visited the town and was joined by the similarly-dapper MP for South Dorset, Richard Drax. They visited several businesses, including a … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has slammed government incompetence following the A-level U-turn yesterday – but Gavin Williamson is still expected to stay on. After coming under vast pressure, Mr Williamson decided to allow GCSE and A-level results in England to be based on teachers’ predicted grades. But tens of thousands of pupils still face … Read more
Gavin Williamson was branded a ‘lame duck’ Education Secretary last night as senior Tories urged him to quit over the exams fiasco. MPs believe he will ultimately get the boot when the Prime Minister reshuffles his Cabinet this autumn. But former ministers insisted he should go now, saying his position was ‘completely untenable’. One added: … Read more