Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive as MPs spark outrage and Downing Street refuses to back down – but poll shows 71% of voters support the footballer’s campaign Downing Street said it would not back down on the free school meals campaign Two Tory MPs criticised for controversial remarks about Marcus … Read more
In the missive penned by Norfolk MP Jerome Mayhew (above) they urging the opposition politicians to support moves to get the virus ‘under control’ in Manchester to avoid the ‘pain’ of a national lockdown Tory backbenchers are embroiled in a bruising north v south coronavirus civil war today after MPs urged Greater Manchester to accept … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Can Nick Candy get the Tories to cough up the sweets? By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 02:03 BST, 12 October 2020 Property developer Nick Candy is the more flamboyant half of the infamous Candy brothers duo Property developer Nick Candy is the more … Read more
Rebel Tories could join forces with Labour in a bid to put an end to Boris Johnson’s 10pm Covid curfew, according to reports. The group, made up of dozens of Conservative MPs, reportedly want to call last orders on the unpopular pub curfew – which has resulted in numerous mass gatherings at kick-out time as … Read more
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Boris is the only man for the job – and Tories must not forget this By Mail on Sunday Comment Published: 08:09 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 08:09 BST, 4 October 2020 Nobody voted for Boris Johnson as Tory Party leader or as Prime Minister because they thought he was … Read more
Senior Tories plot for ‘Parliamentary lock’ to stop Boris Johnson imposing limits on the public’s freedom without scrutiny Tory MPs unhappy with new restrictions like the Rule of Six are planning a revolt A new amendment could force ministers to put measures to a vote by MPs first The MP leading the charge says ministers … Read more
Getting office workers back to their desks should be as big a priority as getting children back to the classroom, senior Tories warned last night. Boris Johnson yesterday led a Government push to ensure all school children return to class next week, saying it was ‘vitally important’ that months of patchy home learning finally came to … Read more
Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings’s ‘star wars’ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings’s ‘star wars’ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities – as a ‘proxy protest’ against his Downing Street operation. Mr Cummings, Boris … Read more
Boris Johnson was last night facing calls to delay this week’s GCSE results as the exam fiasco worsened. He is facing growing anger from his own party over the ‘huge mess’ surrounding the A-level results of millions of teenagers. Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE system, said Thursday’s results announcement should be delayed by two … Read more
A Tory MP has been kicked out of the Tory party tonight for ‘working with Labour and the opposition’ after he beat Boris Johnson’s pick Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the … Read more