Cabinet minister ‘tried to lobby Boris Johnson to back Charlie Elphicke after he was charged with sexual assault’, source claims He allegedly tried to get members of the Cabinet to raise his case with the PM The PM was said to be ‘initially sympathetic’ but was warned not to intervene Elphicke was convicted of three … Read more
Jo Johnson Boris Johnson approved his brother Jo Johnson, who was a minister of state and MP for Orpington, for a peerage. In 2019, he resigned from Cabinet citing he was ‘torn between family loyalty and the national interest’. Ken Clarke Former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke was picked for a peerage by the Prime Minister after … Read more
Jackson Carlaw today quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives Party after less than six months in the job. Mr Carlaw said he made the ‘painful decision’ after realising he was not the best person to lead the party in the run-up to next year’s Holyrood election. The politician’s departure, with immediate effect, leaves the Scottish Tories … Read more
Thank you, Chairman Cicilline, Ranking Member Sensenbrenner, and members of the Subcommittee. I’m Jeff Bezos. I founded Amazon 26 years ago with the long-term mission of making it Earth’s most customer-centric company. My mom, Jackie, had me when she was a 17-year-old high school student in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Being pregnant in high school was … Read more
The UK Government has today been accused of ‘taking a leaf out of Donald Trump‘s playbook’ after using social media to publicly denounce journalists. Ministers have come under increasing scrutiny from the press during the pandemic for a series of failings which have led to the UK suffering the worst death toll in Europe. The … Read more
Google’s right-wing blacklist: Ex-engineer at tech giant says glitch which blocked some conservative websites from appearing in their search may have exposed a secret internal list which suppresses certain outlets Google on Tuesday morning for several hours did not display conservative news The company says they’re aware of the incident but did not give an … Read more
Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m – including £45,000 to play tennis with Boris Johnson and £135,000 for dinner with Theresa May Lubov Chernukhin donated over £335,000 between January and July this year The banker also gave £200,000 to Tory election campaign in November last year She was … Read more
SAGE scientists told the Government a month ago it would not be possible to return to a ‘pre-Covid normality’ without a vaccine or a far better contact tracing system, it emerged today. In a report submitted to ministers on June 22, scientists advising Number 10 said social distancing will need to be in place until … Read more
The new chair of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog today accused Boris Johnson of an ‘improper’ bid to seize control after the PM’s favoured candidate was outflanked in a vote. Julian Lewis hit out after No10 kicked him out of the Tory party in revenge for his dramatic ambush of Chris Grayling last night, which saw him … Read more
Tory fury as official government advice on working from home has STILL not shifted despite Boris Johnson saying people should return to offices to stop disaster in town and city centres Boris Johnson has been urging people to return to their offices where it is safe But official guidance says people should work from home … Read more