Sam Gyimah suggests Labour rival Emma Dent Coad ‘part of cladding conversations’ that led to Grenfell Tower tragedy November 11, 2019 Former Conservative minister-turned Liberal Democrat candidate Sam Gyimah has suggested his Labour rival was partly responsible for decisions that led to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Gyimah, who was prisons minister under Theresa May at the time of the 2017 fire that killed more than 70 people, told City A.M. it was a “deeply complex issue”, [...]
Boris Johnson threatens rebel MPs over Brexit vote September 2, 2019 The Prime Minister has threatened to sack dozens of Conservative MPs if they vote against the government this week. MPs return to Westminster tomorrow and are poised for a showdown over Brexit, after Boris Johnson pushed for parliament to be prorogued for five weeks in the run-up to the Brexit Halloween deadline. It is widely [...]
Brace yourself, this is going to get ugly September 4, 2019 Jacob Rees-Mogg described last night’s successful attempt by MPs to seize control of today’s parliamentary activity as “constitutionally improper” – which is as close as he gets to a foul-mouthed outburst. As leader of the House of Commons it is his job to navigate legislation through parliament, but he has been temporarily sidelined in favour [...]
It’s not just that Corbyn hates capitalism — he doesn’t even understand it December 10, 2019 It’S not exactly news that those at the top of the Labour party dislike capitalism. But what’s less often pointed out is how little they actually understand about it. Last week, on my Twitter account, I published something of a demolition of Labour’s claim to save every household £6,700 a year. After only a cursory [...]
Britain needs a ‘national’ health service, not a ‘nationalised’ one December 11, 2019 Throughout this election campaign, the Labour party has returned time and time again to the issue of NHS “privatisation”. This won’t have come as a surprise to anyone. Indeed, it is now standard fare during elections for the argument to be put that the government of the day is pursuing “backdoor” or “creeping” privatisation. But [...]
Labour could campaign against its own Brexit deal in a second referendum July 8, 2019 Labour could campaign against its own Brexit deal in a future EU referendum if it bows to demands by trade unions. Affiliated workers’ groups have thrashed out a vision on what they believe Jeremy Corbyn should do if he wins power before the UK leaves the EU. Labour has so far only committed to campaigning [...]
General Election 2019: City urges rethink over Labour’s ‘hostile’ manifesto November 21, 2019 City figures have urged Labour to reconsider its combative position towards business and the City after Jeremy Corbyn revelled in the “hostility” his new manifesto would bring. Corbyn unveiled his “radical” vision for a Labour government this morning, with a document setting out the details of how the party would pay for its spending spree, [...]
General Election 2019: Boris Johnson urges UK to ‘let healing begin’ December 13, 2019 This was a live blog, thank you for following along Read more: UK stocks and sterling surge as Tories triumph at pollsRead more: Election live: Who were the big MP casualties?Read more: UK housebuilders rejoice as shares rise after Tory win 04.30pm: Over and out! That’s it for today – we’re off to get some [...]
PM calls for parliament to face ‘day of reckoning’ through no confidence vote September 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has thrown the gauntlet down to parliament, telling Labour and all the other opposition parties to put down a vote of no confidence in him, to force an election. The Prime Minister called for parliament to face its “day of reckoning”, as Labour MPs shouted “resign” and “you should be in jail”. Johnson [...]
Commons to grill Boris Johnson over ‘final offer’ on Brexit October 3, 2019 The Prime Minister will face a grilling in the Commons today, after the government published its “final offer” to Brussels yesterday. Boris Johnson, who also confirmed plans to prorogue parliament for a second time in order to bring forward a Queen’s Speech, enjoyed rapturous applause in front of the party faithful after his conference speech [...]