Tory coup that only lasted for two hours! ‘Hardman of Brexit’ Steve Baker tells Boris Johnson to end lockdown or face revolt – before tweeting his ‘full support’ by the end of the day Former minister Steve Baker had warned long lockdown could see PM toppled Called for ‘guarantee’ that lockdown measures will not be … Read more
Tory coup that only lasted for two hours! ‘Hardman of Brexit’ Steve Baker tells Boris Johnson to end lockdown or face revolt – before tweeting his ‘full support’ by the end of the day Former minister Steve Baker had warned long lockdown could see PM toppled Called for ‘guarantee’ that lockdown measures will not be … Read more
Few Prime Ministers actually manage to change the countries they govern. In the past 80 years, only Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair could claim to have done so – Wilson and Blair very much for the worse. Now, thanks to his achievement of a negotiated departure from the EU, … Read more
Wonder of wonders, the deal is done! After all the squabbling and shouting — and despite the predictions of No Deal disaster — Boris Johnson has his trade agreement with the European Union, and we can get on with our lives. What a long, arduous, unedifying journey it has been, with so many twists and … Read more
Tories hail U-turn on ‘mutant algorithm’ that sparked fears of planning free-for-all in the shires as Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says shift WON’T wreck target of building 300,000 new homes a year Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North … Read more
Tory revolt forces U-turn on homes plan for the Shires: Controversial formula that MPs feared would have led to fields in the south being concreted over gets scrapped Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North Conservative MPs have criticised … Read more
Boris Johnson issued a stark warning today that he is near the ‘limits’ on Brexit and could ‘draw stumps’ at a showdown with Ursula von der Leyen. The PM said he would ‘do my best’ to resolve the impasse when he meets the EU commission president face-to-face in the coming days. But he tried to … Read more
More than four years ago, Britain voted to take back control. Last night Boris Johnson decided he’d have to do it in person. Wary of the tactics used to humiliate Theresa May, the Prime Minister has been reluctant to travel to Brussels. His predecessor was frequently invited to EU events, only for the bloc’s leaders to … Read more
More than four years ago, Britain voted to take back control. Last night Boris Johnson decided he’d have to do it in person. Wary of the tactics used to humiliate Theresa May, the Prime Minister has been reluctant to travel to Brussels. His predecessor was frequently invited to EU events, only for the bloc’s leaders to … Read more
Jeremy Irons transformed into former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to shoot new Netflix film Munich at Rochdale Town Hall, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday. The upcoming movie is adapted from Robert Harris’ critically-acclaimed 2017 spy thriller of the same name and is slated for release in 2021. Harris’ 12th thriller novel documents former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s notorious ‘peace for … Read more