MP Mark Garnier to be investigated by Cabinet Office over sexual harassment claims October 29, 2017 An MP will be investigated after claims of sexual harassment were made against him in a Sunday paper. The Cabinet Office will look into the claims against Mark Garnier, the parliamentary under secretary of state for international trade and MP for Wyre Forest, said health secretary Jeremy Hunt during an appearance on the BBC’s Andrew [...]
Autumn Budget: Tories rally behind “Tigger” Hammond despite OBR’s downgrades, stamp duty warnings November 22, 2017 Conservative MPs have rallied behind Philip Hammond after his long-awaited Autumn Budget. Despite having to admit to a number of economic downgrades, the chancellor put a brave face on things and managed more than a few jokes including a cough sweet gag with the Prime Minister, a dig at Cabinet colleague Michael Gove for his [...]
Autumn Budget 2017: Pressure piles on chancellor Philip Hammond to boost the Tories, save his own job and keep Theresa May in place November 22, 2017 Philip Hammond is facing one of the most challenging days since he became chancellor: unveil a radical, game-changing, vote-winning Budget with enough gimmes to appeal to the youth, while not spending money he doesn’t have or putting up taxes and alienating the party’s core voter. He must tread a tightrope today – one misstep either [...]
Brexit: 60 Conservative MPs including Michael Gove and Iain Duncan Smith call on Theresa May to pull UK from Single Market November 19, 2016 A group of 60 pro-Brexit Conservative MPs has demanded Prime Minister Theresa May pulls Britain out of the Single Market. The ministers, which include seven former cabinet members, have put their names to the "hard Brexit" demand through the Sunday Telegraph, amid concerns that Remain figures in the cabinet are watering down the government's Brexit position. [...]
Odds on foreign secretary Boris Johnson to leave Cabinet jump after letter repeats £350m Brexit-NHS claim September 18, 2017 Boris Johnson is now the most likely member of the Cabinet to leave their post, according to bookies Paddy Power, following his unapproved Brexit intervention this weekend. The foreign secretary is thought to be in hot water after penning a controversial letter in the Telegraph this Saturday, which repeated his claim made during the referendum [...]
Let’s ‘take back control’ of immigration – and increase it November 3, 2017 Does “taking back control” of our borders mean reducing immigration? That’s a question that hasn’t been asked much over the last 16 months, even as Leavers and Remainers have locked horns over a host of other Brexit-related issues. In fact, when it comes to migration there seems to be a disconnect between what the two [...]
Westminster bloodbath as Michael Gove, Nicky Morgan and John Whittingdale sacked by Theresa May July 14, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May is taking no prisoners as she makes a slew of high-profile sackings, marking a massive political shift in the new government. After a string of cabinet placements last night, May started the morning by sacking pro-Brexit campaigner and former justice secretary Michael Gove. Gove had campaigned alongside Boris Johnson to leave [...]
Brexit talks: William Hague joins calls for Theresa May’s Conservatives to prioritise the UK economy over immigration June 13, 2017 Former Tory leader William Hague has urged Prime Minister Theresa May to prioritise the economy over immigration in upcoming Brexit negotiations. Hague backed the ‘Remain’ campaign in the EU referendum, but is seen as a relatively unifying figure when it comes to Brexit. Read more: Gove: Brexit plans must reflect Remainer fears after Tory election [...]
Michael Gove ditches Boris Johnson and enters the race to succeed David Cameron June 30, 2016 Michael Gove has this morning announced he will stand in the Conservative leadership race to succeed David Cameron as prime minister. Gove, who headed up the Vote Leave campaign, was widely expected to throw his support behind Boris Johnson in a joint bid, but has now sought to distance himself from his colleague. In a statement this [...]
Conservative leadership candidates Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom attack frontrunner Theresa May July 3, 2016 Conservative leadership contenders Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom have attacked their rival Theresa May this morning, saying the next prime minister should be somebody who campaigned for Brexit. As a new poll showed May was the top choice to succeed David Cameron, with the backing of 60 per cent of Conservative supporters, the two remained [...]