Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on crunch vote TODAY on extending Covid powers until SEPTEMBER

Boris Johnson will face the wrath of his own lockdown-sceptic backbenchers today as he pushes through an extension of lockdown laws until the autumn. A hardcore of Conservative MPs is expected to rebel against Government plans to extend emergency powers to the end of September, despite the lockdown officially ending in June.  Politicians in the … Read more

Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on reopening schools in England

Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on schools after Nicola Sturgeon declares they will reopen in Scotland WEEKS before the ‘earliest possible’ date in England – as ministers blame higher Covid case rate Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday Scottish schools to reopen from Feb 22 Move put pressure on Boris Johnson to bring forward reopening date in … Read more

Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on reopening schools

Boris Johnson faces Tory revolt on schools after Nicola Sturgeon declares they will reopen in Scotland WEEKS before the ‘earliest possible’ date in England – as ministers blame higher Covid case rate Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday Scottish schools to reopen from Feb 22 Move put pressure on Boris Johnson to bring forward reopening date in … Read more

Investor pay revolt blocks hike for boss of WH Smith Carl Cowling

WH Smith boss Carl Cowling has latest pay rise blocked after a third of shareholders refused to approve it By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 January 2021 WH Smith has suffered an investor revolt as a third of shareholders refused to approve its … Read more

Boris Johnson faces huge Tory revolt over China human rights row

Boris Johnson is facing a knife-edge vote today as dozens of his MPs back action against Beijing over human rights abuses. The PM is braced for a major revolt as Tories join calls to let British courts decide if the communist state is committing genocide against its Uighur Muslim minority. Up to 50 MPs including former … Read more

Boris Johnson huge Tory revolt over China human rights row

Boris Johnson faces huge Tory revolt with up to 50 MPs threatening to rebel in crunch vote TODAY calling for legal ban on trade deals with China over human rights abuses Dozens of Tory MPs demanding action against Beijing over human rights abuses  Amendment to Trade Bill would block trade deals with states guilty of … Read more

Australian Open: Tennis stars REVOLT against Naomi Osaka’s Adelaide quarantine

A ‘revolt’ has broken out among tennis stars after Naomi Osaka was pictured training in Adelaide ahead of the Australian Open, while other competitors remain locked in their Melbourne hotel rooms.  There are 72 tennis players in hard quarantine in Victoria ahead of the tournament, scheduled to start on February 8, after six people on three … Read more

Boris Johnson faces revolt from Tory MPs over alleged human rights abuses in China 

Boris Johnson faces revolt from Tory MPs over alleged human rights abuses in China Dozens of Tory MPs demanding action against Beijing over human rights abuses  PM under pressure to let British courts decide if China is committing genocide against its Uighar Muslim minority  More than 30 MPs expected to back amendment to Trade Deal … Read more

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces a revolt from Icelandic farmers over salmon rivers

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces a revolt from Icelandic farmers after he splashed £36million on salmon rivers to secure fishing rights Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought up tracts of pristine wilderness to secure fishing rights  The billionaire, 68, has spent £36.2 million on farms in Iceland since 2016 He is Britain’s fifth-richest person and he … Read more

Top Tories revolt against naming and shaming in expenses probes

Top Tories revolt against naming and shaming in expenses probes over fears it will ‘weaponise’ Westminster’s complaints system and deny politicians natural justice By Brendan Carlin Political Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:58 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 01:58 GMT, 3 January 2021 Plans to name and shame MPs embroiled in sleaze probes … Read more