Johnson is in charge of the country ‘Barely six weeks ago Boris Johnson’s political career lay in tatters, his move for the party leadership abandoned after he was ditched by his closest allies. Yesterday he emerged victorious: not only politically rehabilitated but running the country. Downing Street said that Mr Johnson, who was installed last month […]
May tells Fox and Johnson to end foreign policy power struggle “Theresa May is “distinctly unimpressed” by the turf war that has erupted between Liam Fox and Boris Johnson over control of the Foreign Office, according to No 10 sources, in what constitutes the first major row in her government. Tensions within the administration were […]
Tory MPs demand Brexit deadline “Theresa May is facing an ‘autumn ambush’ from Eurosceptic Tory MPs who fear that the UK is heading for ‘Brexit Lite’. Sceptics plan to launch at least two cross-party groups to pressure the Prime Minister into announcing a strict timetable for leaving the European Union, amid unease among Tory Brexiteers […]
Hammond pledges to keep paying for EU funded projects until 2020 “Chancellor Philip Hammond is promising to replace European Union funding for farmers, scientists and other projects after a British exit from the bloc. In a move which could cost up to £4.5bn a year, the Treasury will guarantee to back any EU-funded projects signed before […]
Pickles claims political correctness let electoral fraud flourish “A culture of political correctness has led to a blind eye being turned to widespread voting fraud in Muslim communities, a devastating government report reveals today. Ex-Cabinet minister Sir Eric Pickles lambasts the police, election watchdogs and town halls for ignoring evidence of electoral abuse because of ‘over-sensitivities […]
May ‘rules out early election’ despite Labour’s risk of losing 50 seats “But despite inheriting predecessor David Cameron’s wafer thin majority of just 12, Mrs May has already ruled out the move. A poll of Tory activists this week by the ConHome website also revealed only one in five back an early election, and 75% […]
May ‘opens dialogue’ with Putin… ‘Vladimir Putin and Theresa May have spoken for the first time since she took office and both expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of Russian-British relations. The announcement by the Kremlin could herald the start of improved relations between the two countries that have been strained since the 2006 poisoning […]
A victory for Corbyn’s allies in the High Court. Which means an extension for Labour’s leadership contest. The Party’s decline continues. “The Labour leader’s allies scored a victory in the High Court yesterday when a judge backed a challenge to allow 130,000 new members who have joined the party since January to vote in the […]
Brexit 1) Villiers calls for points-based immigration system “Britain must adopt an Australian-style points system to control immigration by 2020 or risk a backlash from Brexit voters, the outgoing Northern Ireland secretary has warned. In her first interview since being sacked from the cabinet, Theresa Villiers says that the country voted to put an end […]
May expected to reintroduce grammar schools… ‘Theresa May is planning to launch a new generation of grammar schools by scrapping the ban on them imposed almost 20 years ago, The Telegraph has learnt. In a move that will be cheered by Tory grassroots, the Prime Minister intends to pave the way for a new wave […]
May mulls measures to soften Brexit blow “The governor of the Bank of England made clear this week there was a limit to what monetary policy could do to cushion the blow of the Brexit vote. The government needed to act as well… Over to the government — and as Theresa May and her ministers consider […]
Hammond under pressure to slash tax and delay VAT “The chancellor is facing growing pressure to unleash a package of tax cuts to boost the economy, as he said that he would take “any necessary steps” to avoid a damaging downturn. Philip Hammond has already been urged to cut VAT, bring forward a major investment […]
Interest rates expected to be cut today ‘At noon [today] the Bank of England is widely expected to cut its base rate from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent, a new historic low, in order to help the overall economy deal with the post-Brexit vote economic shock. But what will this move by the Bank mean […]
Honours 1): Cameron “in retreat” over peerage for Spencer “David Cameron is set to abandon his battle to secure a peerage for a Tory donor who gave £4 million to the party. With the row over his resignation honours list intensifying, it is understood that the former prime minister will not seek to push through a place […]
Treasury minister may resign over Hinkley Point delay “A junior Treasury minister is considering whether to quit the government over the decision to review the decision to build a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, it was reported last night. Jim O’Neill, a former Goldman Sachs executive brought into government by ex-Chancellor George Osborne, has […]