The BBC is failing to report Downing Street’s refusal to say if the prime minister thinks black people have lower than average IQ, or if he agrees with eugenics. A “tense briefing with the media” this morning (Monday) saw the PM’s deputy official spokesman repeatedly decline to distance Johnson from the highly controversial views of […]
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Chancellor Sajid Javid has sensationally quit after the prime minster ordered a cull of all of his Treasury advisors at the start of Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle. Javid’s resignation – just three weeks before the budget – is the biggest shock of a day that has seen other leading Tories lose their cabinet posts in […]
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The prime minister has given England’s controversial high speed rail link the “green signal” despite widespread concerns from environmentalists and politicians about the £106 billion HS2 project. Boris Johnson told the House of Commons he is committed to the two sections of the project that will link Birmingham with London, Manchester and Leeds, and announced […]
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The prime minister’s plan to seize control of the NHS has sparked fears of privatisation among opponents, while his core support has been rocked by revelations of a double whammy mansion tax and raid on private pensions. Boris Johnson’s “shock plans to impose a ‘mansion tax’ on owners of expensive homes” will “infuriate” Tory grassroots […]
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When the British government resolved to have Huawei contribute to the development of its 5G network, everyone expected loud protests from the US. But at the time, the UK Huawei decision earned little outrage, at least in public. This morning, the Financial Times reports that things were quite different behind the scenes. By all accounts, […]
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The prime minister has come under a scathing attack by a former energy minister and president of the COP 26 UN climate summit who said Boris Johnson admits “he doesn’t really get” climate change and can’t be trusted on the issue. Claire Perry O’Neill – who was sacked from her COP26 role last week by […]
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Boris Johnson has promised “fundamental changes to the system for dealing with those convicted of terrorism offences” following the latest terror attack on London’s streets by a known and convicted offender. Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by counterterrorism officers in Streatham yesterday (Sunday) after stabbing two people in a knife attack, just days after […]
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The prime minister will set out the United Kingdom’s hardline negotiating position with the European Union in a speech tomorrow (Monday), ruling out any alignment with, or concessions to Brussels as he seeks a deal “as least as ambitious” as that struck by Canada with the EU – a deal achieved after seven years of […]
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Boris Johnson has warned ministers to focus on their jobs instead of the television cameras to ‘get policy done’ – or get the sack. The PM’s threat comes as the Conservative party chairman James Cleverly confirmed the government has plans to move the House of Lords to York as part of wide-scale reforms to “level-up” […]
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Downing Street has confirmed the United Kingdom will not automatically deport European Union citizens who have not signed up to the settled status scheme. Guy Verhofstadt, the EU’s Brexit co-ordinator said the UK government had given assurances that EU citizens who miss the 30 June 2021 deadline will still be able to make an application […]
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