Spending spree could come at a heavy cost February 24, 2020 From the briefings that have been emerging from Downing Street and the Treasury in recent weeks, it is sometimes difficult to remember which party won the last election. Ahead of the Budget, there are reports we could be set for a spending boom to rival Gordon Brown’s pre-election giveaway in 2001 — the very height [...]
PMQS: Corbyn raises Darius Guppy call as he grills Johnson over Jamaican deportees February 12, 2020 Jeremy Corbyn provoked gasps of disbelief in the Commons today, as he appeared to compare the Prime Minister to one of the criminals being deported to Jamaica. Speaking during his weekly clash with Boris Johnson, the outgoing Labour leader raised the case of a young black boy who came to the UK aged five and [...]
Brexit Day: What the biggest Leavers and Remainers had to say January 31, 2020 As the UK prepares to bring an end to its 47-year membership of the EU tonight at 11pm, here is how some of the major players reacted to Brexit Day today. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Johnson, who will release a video statement tonight, said: “Our job as the government – my job – is [...]
Yes, you read that right: Croydon is named a London borough of culture February 11, 2020 The annual London Borough of Culture award is coming to the birthplace of grime superstar Stormzy in 2023. Croydon was named by mayor of London Sadiq Khan as the London Borough of Culture for 2023 today, while Lewisham got the nod for 2021. The South London boroughs will each receive £1.35m to organise year-long programmes [...]
Levelling up does not require cutting down February 10, 2020 Towards the end of last year, this column suggested that 2020 “could be the year when the voice of the provinces is heard more clearly than the roar of the metropolis”. We recognised that the seizure by the Tories of scores of formerly safe Labour seats would mean a recalibration of Conservative priorities, indeed — [...]
Who will the PM hire as the press conference spokesperson? July 29, 2020 The Prime Minister today launched a search for a spokesperson to host White House-style daily televised press briefings, in a bid to boost government transparency during the pandemic. An advert for the job posted on the Conservative’s Linkedin page suggested that the successful candidate will be a well-known figure on the political circuit, and assured [...]
Downing Street calls today ‘first day of election’ despite failure to pull trigger September 5, 2019 Downing Street has called today the “first day of the election campaign” despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to trigger a snap election in parliament last night. Johnson’s office told Sky News that the PM will begin his campaign to win an election today after opposition MPs resisted his call for a 15 October vote. [...]
Pharmaceutical industry is ‘under threat’ from Labour, says ex-Labour health minister Ara Darzi December 1, 2019 Britain’s pharmaceutical industry is “under threat” from a Jeremy Corbyn government, according to a former Labour health minister. Baron Ara Darzi criticised Corbyn’s plan to set-up a state-owned and state-regulated pharmaceutical company to prevent drug price hikes as “a blunderbuss remedy” and “reckless”. Read more: Trade discussions released by Corbyn are ‘not out of the [...]
Boris Johnson expects a ‘tough election’ October 30, 2019 Boris Johnson has said he is prepared to fight a “tough” election after parliament agreed to a 12 December snap poll yesterday. Opposition parties granted the Prime Minister a general election after voting against previous attempts on several occasions. Read more: It’s on: Christmas election to decide fate of Brexit…maybe The bill, setting out the [...]
Tony Blair: Both UK parties are ‘peddling fantasies’ ahead of General Election November 25, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are both “peddling fantasies” ahead of the upcoming General Election, Tony Blair will say today. At an event in London, the former Prime Minister is set to criticise the country’s two main parties for offering a stark choice, aiming to win over voters “on the basis [...]