Rishi Sunak to offer council tax rebates and cuts to protect households from rising energy bills February 3, 2022 The Treasury is preparing a council tax rebate scheme as part of Chancellor Rishi Sunak's plans to ease the pressure on UK households this spring.
When solidarity dissolves, Britain needs to get a grip of immigration rules March 15, 2022 Yesterday, Secretary for Levelling up Michael Gove unveiled the Homes for Ukraine scheme, aimed at welcoming “tens of thousands” of refugees fleeing the war. The scheme seeks to complement the first corridor the government made available for Ukrainians who have relatives in the UK. Discontent inside and outside Westminster has been rife, with Downing Street [...]
Boris Johnson prepares to announce new ministers in day two of reshuffle : CityAM September 16, 2021 Boris Johnson will today announce a swathe of ministerial appointments in day two of his reshuffle, with Penny Mordaunt this morning being moved into a new role as trade minister. Johnson will fill dozens of ministerial roles that sit under the secretary of state in each department, after a dramatic day of changes in the [...]
Revealed: £1.7bn worth of Covid-related contracts went to 47 Tory-referred companies November 16, 2021 A leaked list today shows that dozens of firms were given contracts worth a total of £1.7bn after being referred by Tory party insiders, even though the Government has insisted fast-tracked offers to supply PPE went through the same due diligence as any other route. The list shows that former health secretary Matt Hancock referred [...]
Key Johnson aide and Dominic Cummings ally quits No 10 February 20, 2021 Oliver Lewis, the head of Boris Johnson’s ‘Union Unit’, has quit just two weeks into the job. Lewis resigned followed claims he had been accused by the Prime Minister and his fiancée of briefing against Michael Gove, the Times reported. The aide was only given his new role two weeks ago. The so-called ‘Union Unit’ [...]
Bye Boris: NI Secretary Brandon Lewis, Treasury minister Helen Whately and Security minister Damian Hinds flee No 10 July 7, 2022 Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has resigned around 7am from the Cabinet, telling the Prime Minister that Government requires “honesty, integrity and mutual respect”. Minutes later, Treasury minister Helen Whately has resigned, telling Boris Johnson there “are only so many times you can apologise and move on”. And only moments ago, Security minister Damian Hinds [...]
Schools across the country have forgotten how to teach kids to aspire to be better December 8, 2021 Omicron, the new Covid variant, has had an unexpected victim: the long-awaited White Paper on levelling up. Boris Johnson’s plans to put his 2019 election pledge into reality will not be published until New Year, to give the government more time to focus on containing Covid. The document, set to span industry, skills and transport, [...]
To turf Boris Johnson out, Keir Starmer needs to rebrand his Labour Party June 7, 2022 It must have hurt, not just being booed by those liberal lefty lawyers who turned up to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, but being compared to Jeremy Corbyn – the very same man that Boris Johnson squashed into political oblivion in 2019. This is not the historical alignment with Winston Churchill he has worked all [...]
Energy body urges government to greenlight more gas projects to ensure supply security June 12, 2022 An energy industry body has slammed the government’s rejection of two proposed onshore projects, describing its approach as inconsistent.
McKinsey wins £3m govt contract: fights off competition from EY, Bain and Boston Consulting – CityAM : CityAM August 23, 2021 McKinsey & Company has won a contract worth up to £3m to consult the government on digital, data and technology services ahead of the annual spending review, according to reports. The firm fought off competition from EY, Bain and Boston Consulting Group, according to reports, which suggest that the contract, valued at £53,571 per day, [...]