MPs’ fury as betting giant dodges £3.5million fine for death of addict

Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more

Seven former Tory ministers join group of MPs urging the PM to rethink travel quarantine plan

MPs’ quarantine rebellion: Team of Tory politicians including seven former ministers are urging the Government to scrap plan to order all arrivals into UK to self-isolate for 14 days New border regime will force travellers to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival   Group of 40 MPs revolted against the plans and called for PM to … Read more

Boris Johnson urges MPs to move on from Dominic Cummings row

Boris Johnson flatly dismissed the calls for an official inquiry into Dominic Cummings today as he was grilled by senior MPs, saying the outcry was just a ‘political ding dong’. The PM said he ‘totally understood public indignation’ about the situation, but insisted some of the allegations about his chief aide were ‘not correct’ and … Read more

Boris Johnson faces a grilling from senior MPs today with Covid questions squeezed into 20 mins

Boris Johnson will today face a 90-minute grilling from the Commons Liaison Committee over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his top aide’s decision to travel during lockdown.  Questions on Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham, along with three other coronavirus topics, will be crammed into a 20-minute slot after intervention from Committee … Read more

MPs demand Chancellor take action to save cash system from collapse

MPs demand Chancellor take urgent action to save UK’s cash system from collapse By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 23:04 BST, 26 May 2020 MPs have written to the Chancellor demanding urgent action to save the UK’s cash system from collapse in light of the coronavirus … Read more

‘Domnishambles’: Tory MPs continue piling pressure on Downing Street to sack Dominic Cummings

Rebellious Conservative MPs are piling pressure on Downing Street to remove Dominic Cummings – after the controversial press conference over his 260-mile trip to Durham.  Mr Cummings, 48, faced an hour-long live television grilling tonight where he attempted to mount a defence of his decision to drive from London to County Durham with his son and Covid-carrying wife.   … Read more

Dominic Cummings on the brink: Under-fire aide arrives at No10 as NINE Tory MPs call for resignation

Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings was in Downing Street this afternoon, fuelling speculation he is about to quit over apparent breaches of the coronavirus travel lockdown – as nine Tory backbenchers demanded his head. He arrived in Westminster this lunchtime as the first cracks in Tory unity appeared over revelations he twice travelled 270 miles … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Boris Johnson has told to sack top aide Dominic Cummings today by his own MPs for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister … Read more

MPs accuse former Thomas Cook bosses of passing the buck

Stop passing the buck! Furious MPs accuse former Thomas Cook bosses of ‘blaming everyone but themselves’ for collapse By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 23 October 2019 | Updated: 10:28 BST, 25 October 2019 Arrogant former Thomas Cook bosses were lambasted by MPs for blaming ‘everyone but themselves’ for the 178-year-old … Read more

Rishi Sunak tells Tory MPs Italy and Greece are ‘opening up’ economies

Cabinet tensions over lockdown as Rishi Sunak tells Tory MPs Italy and Greece are ‘opening up’ economies and UK must not ‘be the only country where you can’t go to the pub’ Rishi Sunak thought to be among most hawkish ministers on lifting lockdown Told Tory MPs UK must not be ‘only country in world … Read more