SNP claims Scots independence referendum could happen in October next year

SNP claims Sturgeon’s Scottish independence referendum could happen in October next year – despite ministers warning she should wait until at least 2039 after ‘once-in-a-generation’ contest Nicola Sturgeon has launched a White Paper setting out independence bid  She accused Boris Johnson of failing to respect democracy by refusing poll call Ms Sturgeon accused of focusing … Read more

Boris faces test of Tory MPs’ support at PMQs

Defiant Boris Johnson swiped that Tory critics do not like the ‘big and remarkable’ things his government is doing as MPs lined up behind him at PMQs. The premier was given a solid reception with cheers as he arrived in the Commons for the regular session – the first opportunity to take the temperature in the chamber … Read more

Boris Johnson’s fightback: Rebels who try to unseat him will face the axe and tax cuts are pledged

Serial rebels who continue to agitate against Boris Johnson could be kicked out of the party as he prepares to launch a fightback to shore up his damaged leadership. The Prime Minister is expected to embark on a policy blitz in the coming days, including measures to extend the right to buy to housing association … Read more

Priti Patel warns Tory party plotters to ‘forget’ trying to oust Boris Johnson and dismisses rebels

Allies of Boris Johnson have accused MPs trying to topple him of being ‘self-indulgent, narcissistic and contemptuous’ – as Priti Patel led Cabinet ministers in rallying around the PM and told plotters to ‘forget it’. Tory rebels think they could get enough support for a confidence vote next week, and the Prime Minister is said to be increasingly … Read more

Partygate: Boris Johnson faces further grilling by Labour grandees

Harriet Harman will lead new probe into Partygate scandal that could lead to judgement day for Boris Johnson The privileges committee will investigate whether Boris Johnson lied to MPs The committee can determine if the PM knowingly misled the Commons  If found in contempt of Parliament, the PM could be suspended or even expelled The … Read more

Party photos casts doubt over Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fines’, Tory MP says

Party photos casts doubt over Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fines as they are shown ‘having a snack while doing their best for the country’, Tory MP says A Tory MP is saying that the Sue Gray report’s pictured vindicate the PM Marco Longhi said that Boris and Rishi should not have been given fines … Read more

Boris Johnson partygate: Read the Sue Gray report in full 

Read the Sue Gray report in FULL: The findings from Partygate probe into 12 Downing Street bashes including photos of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak at rule-breaking dos By Mailonline Published: 13:08 BST, 25 May 2022 | Updated: 13:56 BST, 25 May 2022 Advertisement An official inquiry into the partygate scandal today said that the ‘senior … Read more

Backbench Tory MPs circle Boris Johnson as coup rumours persist on eve of Sue Gray’s Partygate probe

‘It’s not just the events, it’s the fact he’s not been straightforward about it’: Anti-Boris Johnson plotters sharpen their knives as they hint at using Partygate to execute coup Backbench Tory MPs circle around Boris Johnson over latest Partygate pictures Former chief whip Mark Harper and senior Tory Tom Tugendhat have spoken out  Tory critics, … Read more

DANIEL JOHNSON : Rise of the Left, and blunders Down Under that Boris Johnson must learn from

Back in December 2020, Brexit talks were stalling and an ‘Australia-style’ no-deal between Britain and the EU loomed. That was when Boris Johnson was overheard whistling the Aussie ballad Waltzing Matilda in the corridors of No 10. In the event, of course, a deal was signed – and the Prime Minister focused his attentions elsewhere … Read more

Sue Gray asked for meeting with Boris Johnson to update him on Partygate report, sources say

A ‘secret’ meeting between Boris Johnson and Sue Gray was requested by her and did not discuss her detailed findings about Partygate, Whitehall sources said last night. A senior official told the Daily Mail that an ‘email trail’ would demolish Opposition claims that the Prime Minister had demanded the meeting in order to ‘fix’ Miss … Read more