The huge damage to Boris Johnson‘s reputation from the coronavirus crisis was laid bare today after another humiliating U-turn. A poll for MailOnline found 39 per cent of the public have a more negative view of the PM due to the shambolic handling of the pandemic. Meanwhile, just 21 per cent said their opinion had … 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
Keir Starmer today warned plans for children to return to classrooms in September could be at ‘serious risk’ due to the government’s chaotic handling of exam results. The Labour leader said Downing Street had wasted two weeks which could have been spent preparing for the new school year ‘clearing up a mess of the government’s … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn attacks LABOUR MPs for showing him ‘a great deal of hostility’ when he was party leader as he complains he only has about 15 ‘close political friends’ in the Commons Mr Corbyn made the remark in an interview with a left-wing politics podcast He was replaced by Keir Starmer in April after humiliation … 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
Gavin Williamson today insisted he intends to stay on as Education Secretary long into the future despite growing calls for him to quit over the A-level results fiasco. Mr Williamson yesterday announced a screeching U-turn as the Government said grades will now be based on teachers’ assessments rather than a controversial algorithm developed by regulator … 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
Sir Keir Starmer today tries to crank up the pressure on Boris Johnson over the turmoil in schools by saying for the first time that he ‘expects’ all pupils to be back in the classrooms next month – despite opposition from pro-Labour unions. The Labour leader responds to Mr Johnson’s declaration in last week’s Mail … Read more
Keir Starmer warns Boris Johnson has a MONTH to fix the NHS test and trace system or the UK will face a ‘long bleak winter’ of coronavirus crisis Keir Starmer has warned time is running out to avert another coronavirus peak Labour leader says failure to act now will mean a ‘long bleak winter’ of … Read more
Unite chief Len McCluskey ramps up threat to cut Labour funding over Keir Starmer’s ‘reckless’ payout to anti-Semitism whistleblowers Len McCluskey has said it is ‘perfectly legitimate’ for Unite to look at donations Union baron voiced concerns about decision to settle case with whistleblowers Labour is paying damages to staffers who blew whistle over anti-Semitism … Read more