Northern Tory MP defects to Labour ahead of testy PMQs over “disgraceful” Johnson behaviour January 19, 2022 Christian Wakeford, the Conservative MP for Bury South, has defected from the party to join Labour in a sign of the increasing pressure on PM Boris Johnson. It is another damaging blow to the Prime Minister as the fallout from his attending a lockdown garden party continues. The defection raises the stakes for the Conservative [...]
Boris Johnson faces rebellion as 2019 MPs try and force no-confidence vote January 19, 2022 Boris Johnson will try to save his premiership today as he faces a mounting rebellion from 2019 intake MPs trying to force a no-confidence vote in his leadership of the Conservative party. Johnson will appear at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today with rumours swirling that he is about to face an imminent challenge to his [...]
UK’s second lockdown was based on ‘wildly incorrect’ Covid-19 modelling, MPs told January 19, 2022 The prime minister imposed the UK’s second lockdown based on “wildly incorrect” Covid-19 modelling which was leaked to the press, MPs have heard. The model, from Cambridge University and Public Health England (PHE) warned of 4,000 deaths a day by the end of December. Deputy chairman of the Covid-19 recovery group, Steve Baker advised Boris [...]
Tens of thousands of people may die in Europe as world cannot ignore Russian invasion of Ukraine, UK armed forces minister warns January 19, 2022 Russia was warned by UK Armed Forces minister James Heappey today that tens of thousands of people could die in a conflict with Ukraine. He told Times Radio it was not “remotely realistic” that British troops would engage with the Russian military, although the UK had sent light anti-tank missiles to the country. He added: [...]
Wetherspoons hits out at pub closures following ‘partygate’ scandal January 19, 2022 Wetherspo has slammed the government in a fiery trading update, criticising pub closures over the past two years.
D-day: Dozens more Conservative MPs to submit letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson today, enough for vote to go ahead January 19, 2022 Conservative MP, Andrew Bridgen has said that 20 MP’s from the 2019 intake could be planning to submit letters of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson. If 20 Tory MP’s submit letters, this could breach the 54 letters required for a confidence vote. Bridgen told GB News late last night: “20 will push [...]
Boris Johnson expected to lift set of England Covid restrictions January 18, 2022 Boris Johnson is expected to announce the lifting of at least some Covid restrictions in England tomorrow as he prepares to meet with his cabinet to discuss the latest data. Number 10 last night said “the latest data is encouraging, with cases beginning to fall” and that the Prime Minister would “update parliament” tomorrow afternoon. [...]
Dominic Cummings to be interviewed as part of Downing Street parties investigation January 18, 2022 Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser is set to be interviewed as part of the Cabinet Office’s investigation into Downing Street’s lockdown parties. “If we reach the end of the investigation and the inquiry hasn’t spoken to Dominic Cummings, eyebrows would be raised,” a Cabinet Office source told Sky News, which first reported the news. The [...]
Think tanks warn government to stop meddling in energy market January 18, 2022 The government should reconsider plans to further interfere in the domestic energy market argues multiple free market think tanks.
Labour calls on Treasury to do more to recover £5.8bn lost in Covid fraud January 18, 2022 Labour has called on the government to launch an investigation into how £5.8bn was stolen by fraudsters through Covid support schemes and for the Treasury do more to recover these funds. Shadow chief secretary the Treasury Pat McFadden told MPs that the government’s target of recovering a quarter of the stolen founds was tantamount to [...]
