Rishi Sunak is facing a Tory rebellion over his Budget as David Davis breaks cover to warn he will vote against the Chancellor’s spending plans if they include tax hikes Rishi Sunak suggested to Tory MPs this week that tax rises are in the pipeline Chancellor said Government must be ‘honest’ about the challenges UK … Read more
Hospital admissions should be used as an indicator of whether tougher Covid-19 restrictions are needed in England’s hotspots, not counts of new cases, a senior Tory has said. The Government leans towards looking at how infections are going up or down in each of England’s local authorities in order to make decisions on ‘local lockdown’ … Read more
The huge damage to Boris Johnson’s reputation from the coronavirus crisis was laid bare today after another humiliating U-turn. A poll for MailOnline found 39 per cent of the public have a more negative view of the PM due to the shambolic handling of the pandemic. Meanwhile, just 21 per cent said their opinion had … Read more
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs not to name Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape as the suspect agrees ‘not to attend the House of Commons’ while on bail Sir Lindsay Hoyle said it would be ‘wholly inappropriate’ for MPs to name the MP Sir Lindsay said the MP had ‘agreed not to … Read more
Students taking GCSE and A-level exams next summer are facing 50/50 chance they could be scrapped AGAIN with marks awarded on teacher assessments instead, Tory MP warns By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 11:53 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 11:54 BST, 30 August 2020 Students taking GCSE and A-Level exams next summer are facing … Read more
Ministers must block attempts by Home Office lawyers to ‘censor’ mainstream news publications, warns Tory committee chairman Julian Knight wrote to Culture Minister John Whittingdale over proposed laws He also called for ‘tech levy’ on companies such as Facebook to pay news outlets The Home Office has said a ‘publishers’ exemption’ would create ‘loopholes’ By Glen … Read more
An inventor sent a threatening message to a female Tory MP with an ‘anecdote’ about the Samurai sword slaying of a councillor 20 years ago, a court heard. Ian Howgate, 56, allegedly sent an email to the Newbury Conservative MP Laura Farris which spoke of the killing of British politician Andrew Pennington. Mr Howgate sent … Read more
‘Stop copying Nicola Sturgeon!’: Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson not to keep following Scotland’s lead as string of U-turns is sapping confidence in the Government Tory MPs have warned Boris Johnson against U-turning on masks in schools They urged the Prime Minister to ‘stop following Nicola Sturgeon’ Former minister Steve Baker said: ‘It is alarming … Read more
‘Turns out my head injury WAS pretty serious’: Tory MP Johnny Mercer reveals he’s been in hospital for the last four days after canoeing accident left him with a huge black eye Johnny Mercer has revealed he has been in hospital for four days after accident MP for Plymouth Moor View got into difficulties while … Read more
Tory MPs call for human rights laws to be abandoned to help stop flow of migrants crossing the Channel Common Sense Group called for ‘root and branch reform’ of the asylum system They urged the Prime Minister to ban asylum claims from another safe country Group founder Sir John Hayes said the issue should be … Read more