Have the culture war Conservatives killed off Cameron-style Tories? May 19, 2023 Is the nasty party back?
It’s done: Liz Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister October 20, 2022 Liz Truss has announced her resignation as UK Prime Minister and will become this country’s shortest-ever serving leader. It comes after a sensational collapse of confidence in her premiership from within the Tory party, after her mini-Budget tanked financial markets, she sacked two senior cabinet ministers and she U-turned on her entire economic platform. Truss [...]
Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg: I would refuse to serve in ‘socialist’ Rishi Sunak’s cabinet July 13, 2022 Boris Johnson ally Jacob Rees-Mogg has branded Rishi Sunak a ‘socialist’ and refused to serve in his cabinet should he become PM. The Brexit-backing Conservative MP hit out at the former chancellor’s “disloyalty” to the Prime Minister after he resigned last Tuesday. This comes after Rees-Mogg appeared to brand Sunak a socialist for high taxes [...]
Rishi Sunak announces leadership bid as he vows to ‘lead with integrity’ October 23, 2022 Rishi Sunak has formally launched his bid to be Tory leader and Prime Minister, vowing to “lead with integrity” in a clear attack on Boris Johnson. Sunak, the bookmakers’ favourite to become next UK Prime Minister, said “I want to fix our economy, unite our party and deliver for our country” in the wake of [...]
UK borrowing costs cool after Truss quits as shortest serving PM ever October 20, 2022 UK borrowing costs scaled lower today after Liz Truss exited as the shortest serving prime minister on record at 44 days. Yields on the 10-year gilt dropped around 27 basis points to 3.8 per cent after Truss resigned in the early afternoon. They had been trending higher during early trading. Rates on the 30-year gilt, [...]
Police made almost 2,500 arrests of environmental protestors in past year November 10, 2022 The Police have arrested more than 2,400 activists from environmental groups in the past year, it has been revealed. Almost seven campaigners a day have been detained from Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain groups, between 3 November 2021-2. The figures were obtained by a Freedom of Information Request from City A.M., but [...]
Tory leadership race: Javid drops out as eight candidates announced for first ballot July 12, 2022 Sajid Javid has tonight dropped out of the Conservative party leadership race as the eight contenders for tomorrow’s first vote are announced. Javid struggled to get the endorsements of the 20 MPs necessary to get on the ballot, with the former health secretary saying he now wanted to see the “debate unfold and to see [...]
Just Stop Oil protests should not justify carte blanche powers to the police December 5, 2022 You would need the patience of a saint, or a dyed-in-the-wool eco-warrior, not to have been even slightly irritated by the recent activities of Just Stop Oil protestors. Whether it’s young people throwing soup over some of the world’s most valuable paintings or twenty-eight-year-old Indigo Rumbelow reduced to yelling at a television interviewer, these are [...]
Pound climbing fast: UK assets buoyed by PM Sunak as Sterling hits highest level since mini-Budget October 26, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s appointment as PM has buoyed UK assets this morning and is taking the pound towards the 1.16 level against the US dollar, the highest level since the mini-budget. “Almost all news headlines have centred around the appointment of Rishi Sunak as next Tory leader and Prime Minister. Discussing Sterling this morning with City [...]
Angela Rayner: Labour will call a no-confidence vote if Boris Johnson doesn’t go by Monday July 8, 2022 Labour’s deputy leader has pledged to bring forward a vote of no confidence in the government if the Conservatives don’t immediately remove Boris Johnson. The opposition figure called on the party of government to quickly remove the incumbent “lame duck” of Number 10. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has also said he’d back a [...]