Boris Johnson’s claim to have paid for the lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat faced fresh scrutiny last night after it was confirmed Tory HQ paid the £58,000 bill nine months ago. Conservative chiefs are understood to have secretly approved the payment to the Cabinet Office in July. The payment, confirmed to the Mail … Read more
Boris Johnson’s claim to have paid for the lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat faced fresh scrutiny last night after it was confirmed Tory HQ paid the £58,000 bill nine months ago. Conservative chiefs are understood to have secretly approved the payment to the Cabinet Office in July. The payment, confirmed to the Mail … Read more
Oligarch backs his ‘friend’ David Cameron: Russian Tory donor who once bought bronze bust of former Prime Minister supports him over lobbying scandal Ex-arms tycoon Alexander Temerko described ex-Prime Minister as his ‘friend’ He said fallout from the scandal showed why ‘business councils’ needed in UK Tories previously came under fire for the party’s close … Read more
An industry-devised workaround to allow the parents of disabled children access to otherwise-locked Child Trust Fund and Junior Isa savings without having to go to court could be given legal backing under proposals put forward by peers. Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Young and Labour’s Lord Blunkett have proposed an amendment to the Financial Services … 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
Tory MP who pestered intern, 21, is ordered to undergo training for ‘unacceptable’ conduct… but will NOT be kicked out of the party Tory MP Rob Roberts invited a 21-year-old female intern to ‘fool around’ with him But the 41-year-old MP for Delyn, North Wales will not be kicked out the party Instead Mr Roberts … Read more
Tributes pour in for former Tory frontbencher Peter Ainsworth following his death aged 64 The former conservative frontbencher Peter Ainsworth has died at the age of 64 Mr Ainsworth joined Conservative party as a schoolboy and became MP in 1992 Tributes were paid to Mr Ainsworth describing him as ‘kind’, ‘funny’ and ‘lovely’ By Daily … Read more
The SNP could save Boris Johnson from a growing Tory revolt over domestic vaccine passports as Labour hardened its opposition to the documents. Some 40 Tory MPs have made clear they are against domestic ‘Covid Status Certification’, warning that introducing the checks in everyday life would create a ‘two tier’ nation. Labour is also increasingly … Read more
Boris Johnson comes under pressure to sack Tory peer Helen Morrissey after she told supporters there is NO Covid pandemic and blamed the crisis on ‘fake videos’ from China Tory peer Helena Morrissey tweeted she blames China for spreading Covid fears The City financier denies the existence of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnson faces … Read more
Nursery teachers should be taught about white privilege so toddlers can ‘develop anti-racist views’, say unions Unions and charities want nursery teachers trained so toddlers can be anti-racist Tory politicians said that it was the ‘wrong way to go about’ combating racism MP says it ‘insults white working-class people from disadvantaged backgrounds’ By Mail on … Read more