Partygate: Downing Street staff threw boozy bash while Boris Johnson was fighting Covid in hospital June 6, 2022 DOWNING Street staff threw a booze-fuelled party while the Prime Minister was in hospital undergoing lifesaving Covid-treatment, a whistleblower claimed today. The Number 10 insider said a culture of “invincibility” led to civil-servants repeatedly thinking they were above the rules. The insider explained how staff held a party in the garden of Number 10 in [...]
No confidence vote happening TODAY: Make-or-break Monday for Boris Johnson as PM faces Tory leadership test at 6pm June 6, 2022 More than 30 Tory MPs have publicly urged the Prime Minister to resign amid the fallout from revelations about Downing Street parties held during lockdown. As a result, a confidence vote in the Prime Minister will he held between 6pm and 8pm today as allies of Boris Johnson appeared braced for a test of his [...]
Russian Army bombs Kyiv as Putin issues final warning to Ukraine over US weapons while Lavrov struggles to fly June 6, 2022 Russia issued another firm warning over the use of Western military supplies by Ukraine while it launched fresh strikes on Kyiv as Vladimir Putin stated that any Western deliveries of longer-range rocket systems would prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven’t yet struck”. The Russian leader’s threat of military escalation did not specify what [...]
PM ‘set for’ no confidence vote as soon as this week as Westminster buzzes with Boris speculation June 5, 2022 SPECULATION that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a confidence vote this week has increased after polling suggested the Conservatives could lose a key by-election at the end of this month. A host of reports over the weekend suggested that more than sixty Tory MPs had submitted letters to the party’s backbench chairman, Sir [...]
Lots of luck on moon trip: Biden jibes Musk on ‘super bad feeling’ about economy June 4, 2022 President Joe Biden has scorned Tesla founder Elon Musk after the tech boss cited a “super bad feeling” about the economy amid plans to slash jobs. Speaking on Friday, the US President pointed out that while the electric carmaker said it needed to axe one in 10 jobs, rival Ford was “overwhelmingly” increasing investment. “While [...]
Back to work: Musk tells Tesla staff to return to offices or face the sack June 1, 2022 Elon Musk has weighed in on the working from home debate, urging Tesla staff to get back to the office.
Raab: Number of no confidence letters submitted “pretty far off” 54 needed to trigger Boris vote June 1, 2022 Press Association The Deputy Prime Minister has said he believes the number of letters which have been submitted to Sir Graham Brady is “pretty far off” the required amount needed to trigger a confidence vote. Speaking to Times Radio, Dominic Raab said: “First of all, you said that there were 30 MPs who have been [...]
Boris Johnson’s political life getting more difficult by the hour as letters of no confidence from Tory MPs pile up fast May 31, 2022 Tory whips are said to be discussing how to fight back if rebels trigger an all-important confidence vote as letters of no confidence in prime minister Boris Johnson are piling up fast. A steady stream of Tories have backed a ballot to decide the PM’s future, or called for Mr Johnson to step down, with [...]
Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank thrown out of SWIFT while EU moves to ban 90 per cent of Russian oil May 31, 2022 Most Russian oil imports into the EU will be blocked by year-end as part of new sanctions on Moscow, European leaders agreed late last night. The compromise was made at a two-day summit focused on helping Ukraine with a long-delayed package of new financial support. The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing [...]
Leaders right to call on government to reset relationship with London May 30, 2022 Londoners are not typically known for their patience, but in truth the leaders of this city have shown a remarkable ability in recent years to bite their tongue amid unprecedented attacks on the capital. That patience appears finally to have worn thin, at least judging from last night’s speeches at the Mansion House from both [...]
