CBI calls on Tory leadership contenders to drop no-deal Brexit threat May 31, 2019 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published an open letter calling on the Tory leadership candidates to commit to avoiding a no-deal Brexit. The message calls on the 12 rival MPs to “champion business”, with director-general Carolyn Fairbairn saying that it is "no secret that firms’ frustration with Westminster has grown" over the last few years. [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond vows to topple next Prime Minister to avert no-deal Brexit May 30, 2019 Chancellor Philip Hammond has hinted he could try to topple the next government if it meant averting a no-deal Brexit. Read more: Tory leadership race: Who are the leading candidates? Warning that “national interest trumps the party interest”, Hammond told Sky News he would back a no-confidence vote in the next Prime Minister to prevent [...]
Post-Maybot, the Tories are on the hunt for a likeable leader May 30, 2019 Every Tory leadership election has a flavour. In 2016, after childishly airing our dirty laundry to our European neighbours during the bitter referendum, a sheepish UK was looking for a “grown-up”. Six years of boyish David Cameron making rash decisions on behalf of the country had taken its toll on the Conservative party, and the [...]
Keep your wits about you, it’s not easy to navigate this tyrannical political jungle May 30, 2019 Any country that forced its citizens to spend over 40 per cent of their time working for those in power would be roundly condemned as a slave state and the most appalling tyranny. Yet this is the effective reality in Britain. Just over two fifths – 40.94 per cent – of everything the nation earns is [...]
We turn politics into a deposition at our peril May 30, 2019 Politics is not known as one of the more truthful professions. Spin, exaggeration, and truth-stretching are all staples of the politician’s toolkit. We might prefer it to be otherwise, but the reality is that an astute public must take claims uttered by those in office with a healthy dose of salt. It is therefore worrying [...]
Penny Mordaunt poised to join Conservative leadership contest May 29, 2019 Defence secretary Penny Mordaunt is poised to join the increasingly crowded field of candidates seeking to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister. In article for the Conservative Home website, set to be published at 9am on Thursday, Mordaunt warns the upcoming leadership contest must not descend into “a fight against competing factions” as she urges [...]
Johnson’s allies leap to his side after Tory leadership candidate ordered to appear in court over £350m EU claim May 29, 2019 Boris Johnson’s allies have slammed a decision to summon him to court over claims he lied during the run-up to the Brexit referendum, calling them “politically motivated”. Read more: The next Tory leader is doomed before they have even started The flamboyant Tory leadership candidate, seen by many as the front runner to be the [...]
Boris Johnson to face court over claims he lied in Brexit referendum campaign May 29, 2019 Boris Johnson's defence team has slammed a decision to summon him to court over claims he made in the run up to 2016's EU referendum. Johnson will appear at Crown Court to answer accusations of misconduct while in public office over his comments during the referendum that the UK sent the EU £350m per week, a [...]
Matt Hancock breaks Tory clean campaign pledge with broadside against Boris Johnson May 29, 2019 Health secretary and Tory leadership candidate Matt Hancock has gone against a “clean campaign pledge”, lashing out in an interview with the Financial Times at Boris Johnson and his past anti-business comments. Read more: Sajid Javid declares bid to run for Tory leader Addressing Johnson’s alleged and much-criticised remark, reportedly made in June 2018, Hancock said: [...]
Twitter mocks Dominic Raab’s now infamous Tory election race video May 29, 2019 Tory leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has been roasted online for what viewers claimed was a rather awkward clip setting out his political ambitions for the UK. Read more: Tory leadership race: Who are the leading candidates? The video, filmed in Parliament Square, sees the former Brexit secretary scanning the horizon before turning dramatically to face [...]
