Tory MP Caroline Nokes reported Chris Pincher for being drunk mid-afternoon, 24 hours before groping attack July 5, 2022 Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes claimed she reported Chris Pincher for being ‘drunk in the middle of the afternoon’ last Tuesday – 24 hours before his alleged groping attack. But nothing was done, she said late last night. Nokes shared on TalkTV that she witnessed the former Deputy Chief Whip, Chris Pincher, ‘drunk in the [...]
Boris Johnson under pressure to explain why he gave Chris Pincher whips job despite well-known allegations July 4, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to explain and set out what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour centring on Chris Pincher before appointing him to the Tory whips’ office. The Prime Minister is alleged to have referred to the MP as “Pincher by name, pincher by nature” before making him deputy chief [...]
Boris Johnson mulls 50-year mortgages to get more young people on housing ladder July 2, 2022 Downing Street is looking at plans for 50-year mortgages that parents can hand down to their children. According to a report in The Times, Boris Johnson is looking at encouraging long mortgages as a way to get more young people onto the housing ladder. While a number of banks already provide products that mean parents [...]
Pressure grows on Boris Johnson to expel ex-Tory deputy chief whip Chris Pincher after bizarre drunken assault July 1, 2022 Pressure is growing on Prime Minister Boris Johnson this morning to expel the former Tory deputy chief whip from the party after he dramatically quit following a drunken incident. Chris Pincher, who was responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had “embarrassed myself and other people” after having had “far too much” to [...]
Johnson says sky-high inflation is ‘big chance’ to fix cost pressures and ‘do things differently’ as PM denies being complacent June 30, 2022 The Prime Minister said today there is a “big chance” to fix unnecessary cost pressures for people and businesses across the UK as Boris Johnson denied that his Government is being “complacent” about spiralling inflation. Speaking at a press conference at the close of the Nato summit in Madrid, Johnson said the “very, very tight [...]
Prime Minister and Chancellor to dismiss Tory calls for early tax cut June 28, 2022 The Prime Minister is set to bat away demands from Tory backbenchers to slash cuts in a major speech with the Chancellor next month. According to a report in The Times, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are set to outline the government’s economic strategy in the speech. However, they will delay announcing a timeline for [...]
Boris Johnson insists ‘no point’ giving public sector staff inflation-busting pay rise June 27, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson has swotted away public sector workers’ demands for higher pay. “I’m not going to give a comment on each offer or suggestion that the pay review bodies may make. But what I would say to you is that, at a time when you’ve got inflationary pressures in an economy, there’s no [...]
Boris Johnson refuses to undergo ‘psychological transformation’ after heavy by-election defeats June 25, 2022 Embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he will not undergo a "psychological transformation" despite the by-election losses.
Party in turmoil: Tory MPs increasingly frustrated as Boris Johnson’s authority crumbles June 24, 2022 The Conservative Party lost their former stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton to the Liberal Democrats and surrendered Wakefield to Labour at the by-elections overnight. Therefore, Conservative MPs are increasingly nervous that retaining their seats at the next general election will “no doubt” be difficult following the double by-election loss. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged that [...]
After crushing by-election defeat: What next for beleaguered prime minister Boris Johnson? June 24, 2022 After the Tories’ humiliating defeats in two parliamentary by-elections overnight, Boris Johnson’s authority has suffered a double blow. A fatal blow, some believe. The contests in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Tiverton and Honiton, Devon were triggered by Conservative MPs resigning in disgrace. Wakefield’s Imran Ahmad Khan quit as an MP after being convicted of sexual [...]
