Old, new, borrowed and true blue: Former Cabinet Minister and TV presenter Esther McVey marries fellow Tory MP Philip Davies in Westminster ceremony The couple tied the knot in Parliament’s historic St Mary Undercroft chapel However they had to uninvite dozens of guests in order to meet Covid rules The scaled-down ceremony also involved ditching … Read more
Tory peer Lord McColl blames FAT PEOPLE for the UK’s high coronavirus death toll saying it is ‘despicable’ to blame politicians for the more than 41,000 dead Former surgeon 87, said UK’s high Covid-19 death rate not Government’s fault He said attaching blame to Boris Johnson ‘s administration was ‘despicable’ Said obesity, population density and … Read more
Tory MP David Morris is ordered to apologise after lobbying for Russian’s company after £10k donation Tory MP David Morris accepted £10k donation from energy firm Aquind last year Shortly after, he asked a question in the Commons that ‘sought to benefit’ the company Inquiry ruled the MP had inadvertently breached the code of conduct By John … Read more
Boris Johnson caved in to Tory rebels tonight over his controversial plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal in breach of international law, agreeing to give MPs more power to prevent it being used. No10 has agreed to amend the Internal Market Act to give the Commons an effective power of veto to … Read more
Boris Johnson has agreed a compromise deal with Tory rebels over his controversial plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal, it was claimed today. The Prime Minister met with Conservative backbenchers who are concerned about his proposals to override the Withdrawal Agreement in his House of Commons office this afternoon. The BBC … Read more
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland today hinted the Government could strike a compromise with Tory rebels over its plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal. Ministers have admitted Boris Johnson’s proposals to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement would break international law, sparking a rebellion by Conservative backbenchers. The rebels want Parliament to … Read more
A senior Tory MP revealed today he will refuse to take part in ‘unconscious bias’ training for MPs arranged in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Ben Bradley, a vice-chairman of the party under Theresa May, lashed out at a ‘metropolitan groupthink that is intolerant to any diversity of views’ and said he … Read more
Boris Johnson is scrambling to find a way to defuse a mounting Tory revolt on new Brexit laws today. The Internal Market Bill cleared its first hurdle in the Commons last night, but is facing a serious challenge next week when amendments are considered. A string of senior Conservatives – including former PM Theresa May … Read more
The controversial Internal Markets bill has passed its first two House of Commons hurdles this evening as the Labour bid to get it thrown out failed – despite fears over it breaking international law. Boris Johnson has said the legislation was necessary to prevent the EU taking an ‘extreme and unreasonable’ interpretation of the provisions … Read more
Former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox today joined a growing Tory revolt against Boris Johnson’s plan to break the Brexit divorce terms. Mr Cox, an eminent QC and staunch Eurosceptic, branded the idea of breaching international law ‘unconscionable’ as the PM faces a crucial first test on the legislation. MPs are due to vote on the Internal … Read more