Zelensky ‘glad we haven’t lost a very important ally’ for Ukraine after Johnson wins confidence vote June 7, 2022 Ukraine’s president Vlodymyr Zelensky has breathed a sign of relief that Boris Johnson won a confidence vote last night, saying he’s “glad we haven’t lost a very important ally.” His praise comes after Boris Johnson narrowly escaped being removed as leader with a slimmer margin of the vote then his predecessor Theresa May had in [...]
No looting, Putin? Ukrainian woman spots her own belongings loaded on a Russian tank June 7, 2022 A Ukrainian woman from Popasna says she spotted her belongings loaded on a Russian tank in a photo taken by Reuters. Watch the full video report.
Watch as Putin warns Russia will retaliate if West sends long-range missiles June 7, 2022 President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, the TASS news agency. Watch the full video report.
Wounded Boris Johnson to call emergency Cabinet meeting as Tory rebels refuse to back down after worse-than-May vote June 7, 2022 It is understood Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to call his Cabinet together this morning as the embattled Tory leader seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising confidence ballot firmly behind him. The Prime Minister insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite 148 of his own MPs voting to oust him [...]
Efforts underway to remove Boris Johnson from No 10 via vote of no confidence in House of Commons June 7, 2022 The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, said this morning that his party will put forward a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News, Sir Ed said: “I think there should be a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister in the House [...]
Boris Johnson is an ‘arrogant liar who is mortally wounded’ despite surviving Tory vote, says Rayner June 7, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson is an “arrogant, dismissive liar who is mortally wounded” after surviving last night’s Tory confidence vote, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said this morning. Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News this a.m., Rayner said: “No I don’t want Boris Johnson to stay in post because as you know many of [...]
Morning after bruising vote: Tory grandee William Hague tells damaged Boris Johnson to exit No 10 now June 7, 2022 Boris Johnson has experienced such a “level of rejection”, more than any of his predecessors, and should quit the premiership immediately, former Conservative leader William Hague said this morning. “While Johnson has survived the night, the damage done to his premiership is severe,” Lord Hague wrote in The Times. Tory MPs voted by 211 to [...]
Boris Johnson gives diners at son’s restaurant in Hackney the finger and takes off after being booed June 7, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reportedly booed at the London restaurant that his son Theo works in on Friday. In response, the Tory leader reportedly ‘flicked his finger’ at fellow dinners and left the establishment. Johnson visited Morito in Hackney during lunch time yesterday when he faced a ‘severe unwelcome’, according to various media, including [...]
Boris Johnson clings on – but with no vision for his premiership, it may not last June 6, 2022 So he’s still there. Now what? That’s the question for Boris Johnson and in truth the rest of the Conservative party. It’s usually the case that a no confidence vote, no matter how easily it is sailed through, is the beginning of the end for a leader. As we know, however, Boris is no usual [...]
Private equity firm set to finalise £200m deal to take over government contracts Amey Plc June 6, 2022 The London private equity firm that currently employs ex-Tory minister Philip Hammond is seeking to a finalise a deal to takeover one of Britain’s biggest civil engineering firms, Amey Plc. Buckthorn Partners, which took on Lord Hammond as a partner in 2020, has teamed up with US private equity firm One Equity Partners to buy [...]
