Pandora Papers leak: Putin, Tory donors and the King of Jordan among the rich and powerful with financial secrets exposed October 3, 2021 The secret deals and hidden assets of the world’s most powerful politicians and billionaires have been revealed in the biggest leak of financial offshore data in history. More than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials’ undercover dealings have been exposed in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama with the Guardian and other [...]
Tory ‘scum’ row widens: Angela Rayner tweets Boris Johnson should apologise for ‘racist, homophobic and sexist’ comments September 27, 2021 Angela Rayner today continued to stoke the ‘Tory scum’ row, even though colleagues including party leader Sir Keir Starmer are distancing themselves from her remarks. Rayner challenged Boris Johnson to sit down with her and apologise for his own “racist, homophobic and sexist” comments before she says sorry for her verbal attack on Conservatives. She [...]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘bet a case of whisky’ with Boris Johnson over who had more Covid antibodies September 24, 2021 Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. said today during his weekly online broadcast that he “bet a case of whisky” with Boris Johnson if he has more antibodies against the Covid virus. The Prime Minister declined, however. Bolsonaro was transmitting the broadcast from his official residence in Brasilia, where he is currently in isolation. He is in [...]
Boris Johnson pleaded with me for emergency food deal, claims Brazil’s president Bolsonaro September 24, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested an “emergency” food deal to import food from Brazil as the UK is facing shortages, according to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro said the request applied to one particular food item, although he declined to reveal what it was. The alleged plea came as the Prime Minister faced warnings over [...]
Biden dashes hopes of quick post-Brexit trade deal with UK during Johnson visit September 22, 2021 US President Joe Biden last night downplayed prospects of brokering a post-Brexit trade deal with Boris Johnson, as ministers resorted to considering downgrading their efforts to join an existing pact. Meeting the Prime Minister in the White House, the US President issued a fresh warning for the UK not to damage the peace process in [...]
130 universities in UK: Half of new Cabinet studied at Oxford or Cambridge September 16, 2021 Almost half of Boris Johnson’s new Cabinet went to Oxford or Cambridge universities while over 60 per cent attended a private school. New Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Housing Secretary Michael Gove and Chancellor Rishi Sunak all attended Oxford University. Moreover, one in four of all Conservative MPs studied at one of the two prestigious universities, [...]
Support for Conservative party lags behind Labour days after NI tax hike September 10, 2021 Support for prime minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party has slumped to its lowest level since 2019’s election, according to a new YouGov poll. The poll, first shared with the Times, showed that support for the Conservatives has dipped to 33 per cent, while Labour’s support has climbed to 35 per cent. While it is just [...]
Boris Johnson: ‘Concerning’ number of unvaccinated Covid patients in hospital September 8, 2021 The Prime Minister has said he is concerned by the number of unvaccinated people being hospitalised with coronavirus. Three quarters of those hospitalised had not had a Covid jab, Boris Johnson told the BBC, in an interview at St Thomas’ Hospital, London. Johnson’s message to the unvaccinated was “come on now,” as he urged people [...]
Government wins vote on National Insurance hike September 8, 2021 The Prime Minister has won a vote to raise National Insurance for workers and employers to fund NHS and social care costs. The government won the vote by 319 to 248 votes after Boris Johnson said the 1.25 percentage point increase would raise £12bn a year. Opposition MPs criticised the government for breaking a manifesto [...]
Leaked messages: Boris Johnson trying to cut Nicola Sturgeon out of Cop26 summit September 5, 2021 No10 is seeking to cut Nicola Sturgeon out of the Cop26 summit to prevent her using it as “an advert for an independence campaign”, according to leaked messages. Advisers at No 10 and the Cabinet Office have been seeking to side-line the role of Scotland’s First Minster in the global gathering, The Independent reported. According [...]
