Suella Braverman, 40, who is expecting her second child at the beginning of next month, is the inspiration behind the Ministerial and Other Maternity Allowances Bill, which seeks to update the treatment of pregnant Cabinet ministers The government has caved into a Lords revolt over a new law allowing ministers to go on paid maternity … Read more
Keir Starmer U-turns on EU freedom of movement saying he WON’T try to bring it back because the ‘British people would expect us to make Brexit work’ if Labour wins the next election He ran for Labour leadership vowing to bring back freedom of movement But today he said a Labour Government elected in 2024 … Read more
As class warriors go, you’d struggle to find one more devout than Tony Woodley, the former leader of the UK’s Left-wing trade union Unite. He’s repeatedly claimed to have nothing but contempt for the Lords, where 92 hereditary peers still have the power to pass laws. And so it came as no surprise in 2018 … Read more
The Government performed a dramatic U-turn over its heavily-delayed coronavirus tracking app today and agreed to use an existing system developed by tech giants instead. Ministers are expected to set out this afternoon that they are scrapping custom-made software for the NHSX app and use a system already developed by Apple and Google. The phone … Read more
No more U-turns! Angry Tories give Boris Johnson a roasting over his failure to scrap the two-metre rule and a series of embarrassing climbdowns The PM has been accused of not listening to MPs, which has resulted in U-turns Mr Johnson is also under pressure to scrap the two-metre social distancing rule He received criticism … Read more
Virgin Money customers who had their credit card suspended will be able to use them again from tomorrow after bank’s U-turn Customers will be able to use their credit cards again from Saturday 9 May Their previous credit limits will also be reinstated, Virgin Money said The bank has apologised as the suspension attracted strong … Read more
Wetherspoons boss forced into U-turn after telling staff to go and get a job at Tesco because he couldn’t afford to pay them By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 25 March 2020 Wetherspoons was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over staff pay after close … Read more