Chamber boss hits out at City of London for ‘laundromat’ complaints April 28, 2022 The boss of London Chambers of Commerce has hit out at the City of London Corporation today for complaining about London’s ‘laundromat’ label, claiming that questions have “rightly been raised” over the City’s reputation for dirty cash.
Attorney general Suella Braverman not going anywhere despite her call for Boris Johnson to go July 7, 2022 Despite calling for the Prime Minister to quit, Attorney General Suella Braverman says she will continue in her role. The Cabinet minister, who has previously been a staunch supporter of Boris Johnson, told Peston on ITV that he had handled matters “appallingly” in recent days. She said: “The balance has tipped now in favour of [...]
Truss to vow a new era of growth as she tries to steady her premiership October 4, 2022 Liz Truss will tomorrow promise a new era of growth and try to reset her already faltering premiership, just 24 hours after the Tory party descended into all-out civil war at its annual conference. The Prime Minister suffered another damaging day as very public splits emerged within her cabinet, backbench MPs briefed against her and [...]
Conservative MP calls for suspension of face to face surgeries October 16, 2021 After yesterday’s fatal stabbing of Sir David Amess, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has advocated for MPs to stop holding face to face meetings with constituents for the time being. Ellwood, who tried to help the police officer stabbed to death in the 2018 Westminster attack, tweeted this morning: “This is a vital part of our [...]
Sizing up Whitehall: a Labour reshuffle must focus on potential ministers July 3, 2023 In his next reshuffle, Keir Starmer must choose where to position his allies keeping in mind they might become his Cabinet if Labour wins the next elections, writes Eliot Wilson
Sunak’s public popularity falls off a cliff as new poll reveals 24-point drop April 6, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s popularity has taken a mighty blow, with a new poll revealing that his approval rating has fallen by 24 points in the two weeks since his mini-budget. A YouGov poll has revealed that Sunak’s approval rating has dropped to -29 in the two weeks since his economic spring statement, which was widely criticised [...]
Tory leadership race: Tugendhat vows to strip Met of counter-terrorism role July 17, 2022 Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has vowed to break up the Metropolitan Police if elected by taking away the force’s responsibilities for counter-terrorism. Tugendhat said today that he would instead hand these powers to the National Crime Agency (NCA) – the UK’s agency responsible for things like organised crime, economic crime, cyber crime and human [...]
Guardian and FT not welcome: Patel excludes major UK newspapers from trip to Rwanda April 26, 2022 Priti Patel’s Home Office reportedly excluded reporters from some of the UK’s biggest newspapers from joining her on a trip to Rwanda. The Financial Times, Guardian as well as the Mirror were not welcome during Patel’s visit to Kigali earlier this month, when the Home Secretary flew to Africa to sign the much-criticised asylum seekers [...]
Autumn Statement: 110 measures for growth and an election speech from Hunt November 22, 2023 Only seven weeks ago, Jeremy Hunt swore now was not the time for tax cuts. Now he is army Rishi Sunak with a manifesto of economic promises, writes Sascha O'Sullivan
Priti Patel lashes out at Sadiq Khan for looking into legalising cannabis: ‘Better focus on crime in London’ May 12, 2022 Home Secretary Priti Patel this morning hit back at London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to consider whether cannabis should be decriminalised in the UK, saying he has “no powers to legalise drugs”. Patel said Mr Khan’s time would “be better spent” focusing on tackling crime in the capital after he announced he was launching a [...]