Surrey Heath MP Michael Gove demands civil servants are moved out of London

Michael Gove vows to move civil servants out of London ‘closer to where the action is’ as Tories plan second Conservative HQ in Leeds Michael Gove said it is time for civil servants to be ‘closer to where the action is’ Gove argued home-working during the pandemic proves the upheaval can work Boris Johnson has … Read more

Michael Gove insists trade agreement with Brussels is still possible

We CAN do Brexit deal: Michael Gove insists agreement with Brussels is still possible… despite EU threat to sue over withdrawal agreement breach Michael Gove says ‘goodwill’ will help EU and UK reach trade deal by October Comes despite Brussels began legal proceedings against UK government Sticking point is Internal Markets Bill which threatens Withdrawal Agreement … Read more

JAMES FRAYNE: Seven ways the Prime Minister can win back the country

The Government always knew keeping public opinion onside during the early days of a second spike would be hard. As the threat to public health is getting graver, lockdown fatigue is setting in and concerns about national debt are growing. But all is not lost. This administration was elected with a landslide less than ten … Read more

Lorry drivers will need permit to access Kent post-Brexit

Michael Gove reveals lorry drivers will need a ‘border pass’ to enter Kent under post-Brexit port arrangements as he admits chaos could see 7,000 lorries queued at Dover Michael Gove revealed lorry drivers will need permit to access Kent post-Brexit He also set out Government’s ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ for border chaos That would see a … Read more

Boris Johnson’s speech: Internet users try to find humour in the doom-laden coronavirus address

Twitter has reacted to Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s latest set of coronavirus restrictions after they were unveiled in tonight’s speech.   Boris Johnson warned Britons they faced a long hard winter of police-enforced curbs on their freedom to see off coronavirus, saying the alternative was ‘many more families losing loved ones before their time’. It caused … Read more

Boris Johnson accuses the EU of trying to break up the ‘territorial integrity’ of the UK

Boris Johnson is accusing the EU of trying to disrupt the ‘territorial integrity’ of the United Kingdom with a ‘blockade’ in the Irish Sea. The Prime Minister said Brussels could ‘carve up our country’ and ‘seriously endanger peace and stability’ in Northern Ireland if Conservative MPs fail to back controversial legislation to override parts of … Read more

EU threatens to ban UK food exports if no trade deal agreed

The European Parliament will block any trade deal with the UK if Boris Johnson breaches his Brexit deal, MEPs said today. Leaders in Brussels said the Prime Minister’s UK Internal Market Bill is a ‘serious and unacceptable breach of international law’ which puts the trade negotiations at risk. A statement added: ‘Should the UK authorities … Read more