Fifth business secretary in a decade after bruising reshuffle February 13, 2020 The business community will today start building ties with its fifth secretary of state in a decade, after yesterday’s bruising reshuffle saw Andrea Leadsom one of the first to be sacked. Leadsom, who was widely expected to leave Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, is being replaced by former international development secretary Alok Sharma. Although she was not [...]
Lose five pounds for the government? It’s thanks to the government I gained it in the first place July 29, 2020 I cannot be the only person who has gained five pounds during lockdown. I am still far from overweight (the NHS BMI calculator helpfully tells me that I am in the optimum range for my age and height), but the government’s sudden fixation on slimming down the nation has not exactly been great for my [...]
Johnson’s reshuffle is about more than just jobs – the party is looking for the PM’s philosophy January 23, 2020 As Labour continues the post-election round of self-flagellation in search of a new leader and direction, most returning Tory MPs have only one thing on their mind: the impending reshuffle. Tipped to happen in the first two weeks of February, the only questions are who is likely to get the heave-ho, and whether Dom Cummings’ [...]
Government’s halted Brexit ad campaign cost taxpayers £5m November 27, 2019 Boris Johnson’s ad campaign urging people and businesses to prepare for leaving the EU on 31 October cost taxpayers almost £5m in just a month. The government unveiled a £100m “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign at the end of August, promising an advertising blitz across billboards, TV and radio, as well as a revamped website. [...]
FTSE 100 dragged down by coronavirus oil crash April 20, 2020 The FTSE 100 has turned lower as a slump in oil prices hits energy companies and investor sentiment sours with coronavirus battering the economy. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.8 per cent at 5,743 points in early afternoon trading. It spent much of the morning in the green before plunging oil prices spread gloom over [...]
Former justice secretary David Gauke says Tory election victory would be ‘bad outcome’ November 13, 2019 Former justice secretary David Gauke has said a Conservative victory at the upcoming election would be bad for the country. Gauke – who is preparing to stand as an independent candidate in the vote on 12 December – said a majority led by Boris Johnson would result in a “very hard Brexit”. Read more: In [...]
Sajid Javid appoints EY Brexit guru Mats Persson as chief of staff September 2, 2019 EY’s Brexit strategy leader has left the accountants to serve in Downing Street as Sajid Javid’s new chief of staff, City A.M. understands. Mats Persson, who was once David Cameron’s main adviser on EU affairs, left the Big Four accountancy firm last week, EY has confirmed. Read more: Boris threatens rebel MPs with the sack [...]
Boris Johnson lands in UK as MPs prepare to grill him in parliament September 25, 2019 Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane has touched down in London just over an hour before MPs are set to return to the House of Commons after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling. Read more: Prime Minister flies into Brexit storm as Supreme Court rules prorogation unlawful The Prime Minister cut short his New York trip to face [...]
Gove ‘to offer free British passports’ to 3m EU nationals living in UK at time of Brexit vote May 27, 2019 Environment secretary Michael Gove will pledge next week to offer free British passports to the 3m EU nationals who were living in the UK at the time of the Brexit referendum in 2016. The pledge underlines Gove’s entry into the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May later this summer after she steps down next [...]
Michael Gove questions deliverability of “flawed” customs partnership proposal May 13, 2018 Michael Gove has become the latest minister to criticise Theresa May’s proposals for a customs partnership, saying the arrangement has “flaws” and “needs to be tested”. While refusing to denounce the customs partnership as “crazy'” as foreign secretary Boris Johnson did last week, Gove did tell the Andrew Marr show: “Because it is novel, because [...]