Boris Johnson to host drinks with Tory MPs in bid to improve relations November 23, 2021 Boris Johnson will tonight hold a drinks reception with Tory MPs that were first elected in the 2015 and 2017 elections in a bid to improve faltering relations with his backbenchers. Johnson will welcome the MPs to Downing Street, just a day after he was widely criticised by MPs in his own party for a [...]
Big Ben to unveil new face at New Years Eve November 23, 2021 After spending years hidden behind bandages Big Ben will finally unveil its new face as it rings in the New Year.
Not many visitors recognised PM: Watch Boris Johnson having a ball at Peppa Pig World November 23, 2021 Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said cartoon character Peppa Pig is “pure genius”, despite resembling a “Picasso-like hairdryer”, and described the theme park created for children as “very much my kind of place”. The PM’s comments followed a visit to the park a day earlier, even [...]
Hong Kong sentences third and youngest person under national security law November 23, 2021 The third and youngest person has been sentenced in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
Boris Johnson brushes looming MP rebellion over social care under the carpet November 23, 2021 Boris Johnson has narrowly managed to push through controversial plans to cut down social care support for poorer households, despite 19 Conservative MPs rebelling against the policy. The government’s plans were only just won, by 272 votes to 246 despite the government having an 80-strong majority in the Commons. The removal of means-tested support from [...]
Burdensome EU border regime threatens post-Brexit lorry pile up at Port of Dover November 23, 2021 A fresh logistics regime imposed by the EU after Brexit could lead to lorries piling up at the Port of Dover, authorities and MPs warned yesterday. Rules overseeing entry to the bloc’s passport-free Schengen Area would increase the amount of time it takes lorry drivers to pass through Britain into the region. Drivers would have [...]
Across the Channel: French prime minister tests positive for Covid-19 as Coronavirus cases climb November 23, 2021 The office of France’s prime minister confirmed early this morning that he has tested positive for Covid-19, hours after returning from a visit to neighbouring Belgium and just as France is seeing a nationwide resurgence of infections. Jean Castex will adapt his schedule for the coming 10 days to continue his activities in isolation, his [...]
Downing Street signals it is prepared to tear up Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal November 23, 2021 Downing Street said late last night the UK government is prepared to consider tearing up elements of Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal, despite a Cabinet minister insisting the option would not be used before Christmas. Number 10 said there was no timetable for whether or not it would unilaterally use the powers under Article 16 of [...]
Culture Secretary defends government’s role in Channel 4’s future November 23, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said yesterday that no decision has been made about the future of Channel 4, but defends ministers reviewing whether to privatise, stating it was "absolutely right and proper".
Tory MPs pan ‘appalling’ Boris Johnson speech to business bosses at the CBI November 22, 2021 Tory MPs have widely criticised Boris Johnson’s speech today at a major business conference, after the Prime Minister compared himself to Moses, spoke at length about Peppa Pig World and lost his place for 20 seconds. Conservative MPs were quick to express their dismay with the speech on WhatsApp groups across Westminster, with one minister [...]
