Johnson to “demand” £5bn extra NHS “dividend” each year “Boris Johnson will seize the floor at a meeting of the cabinet today and demand a £5 billion annual cash injection for the health service beginning next year. Allies of the foreign secretary say that he has a “track record of winning” and will not relent […]
General demands more money to ‘keep up’ with Russia ‘Britain must take action now so that the Armed Forces can tackle the threat from Russia, the head of the Army warns today. General Sir Nick Carter will say Britain needs to ‘keep up’ with Vladimir Putin’s growing military strength or see our ability to take […]
Carillion 1) May: We will fine abusive bosses who rip off workers’ pensions “Irresponsible company bosses who “line their own pockets” while failing to protect workers’ pension schemes are to be hit with huge fines, under plans to be announced by Theresa May’s government within weeks. Writing in the Observer after a week which saw […]
“Pathetic” not to mount judicial review over Worboys release declares Boles “Tory former minister Nick Boles tonight tore into Theresa May’s ‘pathetic’ decision not to order a judicial review into the release of ‘vile creature’ John Worboys. He said the Prime Minister should have hired the best lawyer in the country and mounted the legal […]
Macron outlines tough conditions for City access to EU markets… “Britain’s financial sector won’t get full access to the single market unless the UK pays billions to Brussels and follows EU laws forever, Emmanuel Macron has said. At a joint Press conference with Theresa May, the French President spoke warmly about relations between Britain and France, saying they were ‘making a new […]
May works with Macron to ‘conceal Brexit fallout’… “Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May will strive to mask the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU on Anglo-French relations by announcing a flurry of joint defence, economic and cultural initiatives when they meet on Thursday. Spy chiefs from the two countries will discuss efforts […]
Rees-Mogg warns Lords not to block people’s will on Brexit in our ‘Moggcast’… “The House of Lords was warned today by leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg not to try to wreck Brexit or force a second referendum on European Union membership. The high-profile MP who has been tipped as a potential future Tory leader suggested peers would […]
Carillion collapses, and the blame game begins ‘An inquiry into the firm’s collapse may also lead to sanctions against executives if it is found they mishandled the company’s pension fund. Ministers were left scrambling to shore up public services yesterday after the firm, which has 20,000 staff and 450 government contracts, went into liquidation…Amid a […]
Ministers “reluctant” to provide rescue package for Carillion as talks break down “Ministers are facing questions about why hundreds of millions of pounds of work was awarded to a public contractor even after it issued a string of profit warnings. Carillion, which has been handed part of the contract to build HS2 and also oversees […]
Gauke fights to keep Worboys in prison ‘David Gauke has asked lawyers to prepare the case for a judicial review of the decision by the Parole Board, and officials say Gauke will trigger the legal challenge if it has a “reasonable” chance of success. He made the move after four cabinet ministers privately warned him […]
Cameron suggests May used reshuffle to ‘ensure she fights the next election’… “Theresa May used the reshuffle “to help ensure she fights the next election”, senior Conservative sources said as friends of David Cameron suggested that he compared her approach to staying in power to that of Gordon Brown. Mr Cameron was said to believe […]
Downing Street rebukes Hammond over paying to access EU markets “Downing Street has disputed a suggestion by Philip Hammond that the UK could keep paying into the EU budget after Brexit in exchange for British banks getting privileged access to European markets. The Times revealed yesterday that government figures in EU capitals were examining ways to tailor […]
Gove ‘backs rising stars’ for next Tory leadership battle “A future Conservative leadership contest could be a battle between the defence secretary and the new education secretary, Michael Gove has said. The environment secretary foresaw a fight between “tough and gritty” Gavin Williamson, 41, and Damian Hinds, 48, who he says would be the liberal […]
The reshuffle concludes – after failing to live up to the hype ‘Mrs May said: ‘This Government is about building a country fit for the future – one that truly works for everyone with a stronger economy and a fairer society. This reshuffle helps us do just that by bringing fresh talent into Government, boosting […]
Reshuffle 1) Ministers disrupt May’s plans by refusing to move jobs ‘Theresa May’s New Year reshuffle unravelled last night, denting her hopes of putting the disasters of 2017 behind her. She had hoped to use a shake-up of her leadership team to stamp her authority on government. But the plans were torpedoed when senior ministers […]