Boris Johnson says new package to fight cost-of-living crisis is coming: ‘No option is off the table’ May 23, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this afternoon that “no option is off the table” to deal with the rising cost of living but added “I’m not attracted, intrinsically, to new taxes” in response to pressure to introduce a windfall levy on oil and gas firms. Johnson insisted there would be further help to deal with [...]
Let’s be honest, new spy powers could kill off how we use Facetime and iMessage December 14, 2023 A new anti-encryption bill quietly introduced to parliament this week could mean the death of iMessage for Brits, writes Matthew Lesh
Prime Minister to chair Cabinet in Sunderland ahead of Downing Street Brexit light show January 30, 2020 Britain will formally leave the European Union tonight at 11pm, more than three and a half years after the historic referendum vote. Boris Johnson will host a cabinet meeting in Sunderland today, visiting the city which first gave indications of the momentous result when its vote to leave was announced in the early hours of [...]
August interest rate cut in doubt despite inflation falling to target June 19, 2024 Inflation dropped to two per cent, prompting champagne corks to go flying in CCHQ. But MPC members might be a bit slower to crack out the fizz.
Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham AFC criticises player for boots with ‘f*** the Tories’ on October 25, 2022 One of the oldest football clubs in the world has criticised one of its players for printing football boots with “f*** the Tories” on. Wrexham AFC, which was sensationally bought by US actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, said the boots “will not be worn tonight, or in any other” fixture, after striker Paul Mullin [...]
Nationwide: House prices fell nearly 2 per cent in 2023 as higher mortgage costs bite December 29, 2023 House prices in the UK fell 1.8 per cent over the course of 2023, according to the latest data from the Nationwide House Price Index.
Kyiv rocked by series of explosions in reported retaliation for Crimea bridge blast October 10, 2022 Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was hit by a number of explosions on Monday morning, as the Kremlin hit back in wake of the alleged sabotage of a bridge in Crimea. The blasts just after 8am in Kyiv hit near its old town and government offices, days after Russia blamed Ukraine for a huge explosion on a [...]
Nusrat Ghani: Boris Johnson orders inquiry over Islamophobia allegations January 24, 2022 The Prime Minister has ordered an inquiry into a Conservative MP’s allegations was fired from a ministerial job as her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable. Boris Johnson has asked the Cabinet Office to conduct an inquiry into the claims from Nusrat Ghani, Downing Street said on Monday. “As he said at the time, the [...]
UK housing model is ‘broken’, says Michael Gove April 3, 2023 The UK’s housing model is “broken”, housing secretary Michael Gove has said. The comments by the senior cabinet minister come in a foreword to a collection of essays by liberal conservative think tank Bright Blue. First reported by the Times newspaper, Mr Gove writes: “We desperately need more homes to bring ownership within reach of [...]
Eon UK boss slams Sunak U-turn on green pledges as a ‘mis-step on many levels’ for UK investment September 20, 2023 A leading energy boss has warned the government against undermining business confidence in the UK by rowing back green pledges.