Boris Johnson accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘talking rubbish’ in resignation row latest June 12, 2023 Boris Johnson accused Rishi Sunak of “talking rubbish” as the row over his resignation and peerages list became a public slanging match. It came after Sunak laid into his predecessor as prime minister Boris Johnson claiming he “asked me to do something I wasn’t prepared to do” over his peerages list. Johnson’s camp accused the [...]
Liz Truss to jet off to New York for her first UN General Assembly September 19, 2022 Liz Truss will tonight fly to New York to attend her first United Nations General Assembly session as Prime Minister, just hours after attending the Queen’s committal service at Windsor Castle. Truss will hold a series of bilateral meetings with other world leaders at the diplomatic gathering, including with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday. [...]
Britain’s EU summit is Starmer’s chance to prove he champions the City July 18, 2024 Britain's EU summit is a welcome step, but the City and its industries must be at the forefront, writes Michael Cole-Fontayn.
PMQs sketch: Raac city, b*tch September 6, 2023 If there was ever an evocative symbol of so-called Broken Britain, it is the image of school children turning up on the first day of term to a building at risk of crumbling.
Election 2024: Reform UK will overtake Tories in polls, Ipsos boss predicts June 9, 2024 Reform UK is likely to overtake the Conservative Party in at least some polls in a so-called ‘crossover moment’, the boss of a polling firm has predicted.
Prime Minister has ‘full confidence’ in Jenrick over £1bn housing row June 25, 2020 The Prime Minister has said he has “full confidence” in Robert Jenrick, as the housing secretary faces calls to resign over accusations he was part of a “cash for favours” scandal involving a £1bn property development. Downing Street this morning said the housing secretary still had the support of Boris Johnson after documents released yesterday [...]
Sunak to challenge Biden over US green subsidy package at upcoming talks March 13, 2023 The UK and US will “work through” concerns about green subsidies, Rishi Sunak revealed ahead of talks with President Joe Biden.
Sunak accused of acting ‘like A-list celeb’ by flying to Blackpool instead of £257 strike-affected train ride January 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak has been criticised for using a jet to travel to Blackpool as he opts for flights around Britain rather than trains. The Prime Minister took an RAF jet from Northolt to Blackpool as he carried out a series of visits in northern England linked to an announcement on new levelling up funding. Labour [...]
Starmer hits out at ‘desperate’ Tories as he rules out tax raid on family homes June 15, 2024 “There was never a policy so it doesn’t need ruling out, but let’s rule it out in case anybody pretends that it was,” Labour's leader said on Saturday.
Sunak appoints UK Music chief as his new director of strategy August 31, 2023 UK Music chief executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin is to step down from his role to become Rishi Sunak’s new director of strategy.