JEFF PRESTRIDGE: MPs must grill bank bosses over why they are refusing to help many customers who have lost life-changing sums of money to scams By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 12 June 2021 I trust members of the Treasury Select Committee will … Read more
Rebel MPs scent victory on foreign aid as they fight to force Boris Johnson to reverse planned cut to handouts The Prime Minister temporarily reduced aid to 0.5 per cent of national income Thirty Tory MPs support an amendment that would require new legislation Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC the cut was ‘entirely reasonable’ … Read more
MPs blast ‘air miles Alok’ Sharma after it emerges the minister has flown tens of thousands of miles around the world for meetings as he prepares for the UK to host UN climate change summit Alok Sharma is in charge of preparing for UN COP26 climate change summit But minister is under fire after the … Read more
Tory MPs vow to stop Boris Johnson being suspended from the House of Commons over his ‘freebie’ Mustique trip with Carrie Symonds by rejecting the verdict of the standards watchdog MPs threatening to vote down Boris Johnson sanction if Kathryn Stone calls for it Senior Tory said the PM’s mandate cannot be ‘overturned by a standards … Read more
David Cameron will be grilled by MPs next week over the Greensill lobbying row Finance boss Lex Greensill to appear before the Treasury committee on Tuesday Paid advisor David Cameron urged Rishi Sunak to lend millions to Greensill firm Company subsequently filed for insolvency, threatening thousands of UK jobs By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 … Read more
More than 30 Tory MPs rebelled against the Government over the cladding scandal yesterday. They accused ministers of ignoring ‘screams of pain’ from leaseholders left to pay tens of thousands of pounds each to fix unsafe homes. The Government has set aside £5billion but hundreds of thousands of residents living in buildings below 18 metres … Read more
MPs launch inquiry into crisis at metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta’s steel firm Liberty By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:14 BST, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 27 April 2021 Mps will investigate whether the Government scrutinised Liberty Steel’s finances closely enough MPs have launched an inquiry into the crisis at metals … Read more
The universities minister has faced calls to take tougher action to ensure Jewish students are protected from anti-Semitism on campus, with one senior MP comparing the situation to ‘1930s Germany‘. MPs pressed Michelle Donelan to adopt a more heavy-handed approach – such as cutting off their funding or sacking university bosses – when the institutions … Read more
Holidaymakers target countries with high vaccine levels like Israel, US and Malta as ministers look to ‘prioritise trips to nations where at least 50% of adults have had a jab’ while Tory MPs urge PM to ditch ‘costly’ testing plans Travel firms see bookings spike for trips to countries with high vaccination rate US, Malta … Read more
MPs urge doctors to ban ‘shaming’ term BMI or ‘body mass index’ amid fears it can harm patients’ self image Doctors should stop using body mass index as a measure of health, MPs say The MPs instea want medics to adopt a ‘health at every size’ approach Committee also suggested ‘dangerous’ obesity strategy may make … Read more