Westminster must relax its grip on the purse string to fix regional inequalities February 2, 2022 Last week, Michael Gove visited Wolverhampton as he prepared to release the levelling up white paper out today. The central aim of this government has been to re-energise regions across the country to ensure investment and opportunities are shared widely. In the West Midlands, we have already begun the journey to create more opportunities and [...]
Industry pressures Government to back onshore wind planning reforms November 1, 2022 Industry groups and think tanks have urged new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to uphold planning reforms to boost onshore wind developments.
Cummings claims Rishi Sunak raised concerns about PM’s Covid response June 21, 2021 Rishi Sunak allegedly shared concerns about Boris Johnson’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic while the Prime Minister delayed implementing a second lockdown, according to Dominic Cummings. The former powerful Number 10 aide told people on his subscription Substack page that the chancellor was not the lockdown-sceptic he was made out to be and that “Sunak’s [...]
Indian variant is ’40 per cent more transmissible’, Hancock says June 6, 2021 Matt Hancock has said he believes the Indian variant of Covid is 40 per cent more transmissible, but that the link between Covid cases and hospitalisations has been “severed”. The health secretary said it was “too early to make a final decision” on whether the 21 June shedding of Covid restrictions will go ahead. Hancock [...]
‘Ferocious’ row blazing in Whitehall over Australia trade deal May 18, 2021 Ministers are divided over whether to sign off a trade deal with Australia after the department of agriculture and the department of internal trade could not come to an agreement on the terms. Ministers were battling over whether to grant tariff-free access to Australian farmers, the Financial Times reported, a move that could spark backlash [...]
David Cameron criticises ‘appalling’ behaviour of Boris Johnson and Michael Gove during Brexit campaign September 14, 2019 David Cameron has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Michael Gove of behaving “appallingly” during the 2016 EU referendum campaign. Speaking to the Times ahead of the release of his memoir, Cameron criticised the prominent figures of the Leave campaign and other Tory members for “trashing the government”. “Over the issue of whether or not [...]
‘Get ready’: Michael Gove to launch £100m no-deal Brexit ad campaign August 30, 2019 Michael Gove, the minister in charge of preparing for a no-deal Brexit, is set to launch a £100m advertising campaign urging people and businesses to “Get ready” for Britain leaving the EU without a deal on 31 October. The campaign, which has been described as the biggest advertising drive since the Second World War, will [...]
Number of Brits on furlough falls by 1.3m to lowest level this year June 3, 2021 Furlough numbers have dropped to their lowest level this year, as those needing the scheme fell to 3.4m. Official figures published today showed that 1.3m fewer employees accessed furlough across March and April, with the biggest falls in workers aged 24 and under. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 11.5m employees have been [...]
David Cameron was paid £7.2m by Greensill Capital before collapse August 9, 2021 David Cameron was paid a total of £7.2m over a number of years by failed supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital before it went bust in March. Documents, uncovered by the BBC Panorama, have revealed this included £3.3m he received after selling his Greensill share options in 2019. Cameron has said in the past that [...]
AS IT HAPPENED – LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson clings on as Tory rebellion gathers pace July 6, 2022 The prime minister is under increasing pressure to quit amid a series of high-profile cabinet resignations over the last 48 hours. Over the course of Wednesday’s drama, we followed all the latest news, opinion and analysis from Westminster on ourCity AM’s live blog. From resignations and letters of support, to the latest policy changes and [...]