Chris Pincher has Conservative whip suspended
It is alleged that Chris Pincher has had the Conservative whip removed. This afternoon The Telegraph and the BBC reported that Downing Street sources say the decision to remove the whip from the MP has been made. The former publication says Kelly Tolhurst has been appointed as Pincher’s replacement in the whips’ office. This morning […]
PMQs: One side ‘out of touch’, the other ‘champagne socialists’
During prime minister’s questions, deputy PM Dominic Raab and deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner held no punches in a feisty battle at the dispatch box. Rayner lauded Labour’s victory and the Conservative losses in last week’s by election, saying “it’s no wonder that the prime minister has fled the country”. The deputy leader of the […]
Labour proposes motion to put PM into ‘special measures’
In the second opposition day debate, MPs were discussing the PM’s Advisor on ministerial interests after Lord Geidt’s resignation last week. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner started the debate by forwarding a motion to “put the prime minister into special measures” and allow the public administration and constitutional affairs committee to appoint a new independent […]
£4bn ‘unusable’ PPE to be burnt ‘for power’ as modern slavery probe ongoing
The Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) lost 75 per cent of the £12 billion it spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) in the first year of the pandemic to inflated prices and kit that did not meet requirements. This included £4 billion of PPE that will not be used in the NHS and […]
Rees-Mogg rejects claims of ‘suspicious’ Covid contracts
During cabinet questions, deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner and government efficiency minister Jacob Rees-Mogg clashed on what Rayner called “suspicious” PPE contracts during the pandemic. Rees-Mogg told the House of Commons that “these charges made by the Socialists are completely false”. The former leader of the House explained that the government “delivered” on calls at […]
Paymaster General: ‘The prime minister enhances the role of his office’
The opposition day debate topic on Tuesday was on the proposed changes to the ministerial code by the prime minister. Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner shared her concerns for the UK democracy, telling the House of Commons that the proposal was “cherry picked” from the recommendations that “suited him”. Paymaster general defended Boris Johnson, explaining […]
Raab says debate over Johnson’s leadership is ‘over’
Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab has suggested that the debate over Boris Johnson’s leadership is “over” following the latter’s victory in yesterday night’s vote of no confidence. 211 (around 58 per cent) MPs voted in favour of keeping Johnson at the helm, while 148 (around 41 per cent) voted to oust him. Raab told Sky […]
Starmer and Rayner vow to resign if issued Covid fines
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to resign if he is issued with a fine for breaching Covid rules. However he has maintained that it was “absolutely clear” that he broke no laws and that he is “here to stay” stating: “I simply had something to eat while working late in the evening, as […]
Speaker denies threatening press freedom over Rayner story
Mail on Sunday editor David Dillon has refused to meet with Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, regarding last weekend’s controversial article on deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner. During this morning’s broadcast round, justice secretary Dominic Raab refused to criticise Dillon’s boycott of the proposed Speaker meeting. However Raab denounced the Mail’s initial article as terrible”, […]
Rayner: ‘Johnson position untenable if penalised over Partygate’ as Met issues fines
Boris Johnson’s position as prime minister is “untenable” if he is fined over Partygate, according to Angela Rayner. Prior to the first tranche of fines announced by the Metropolitan Police this morning as part of Operation Hillman, Labour’s deputy leader told Sky News: “If the prime minister is fined for breaking his own rules, then I think […]
