Lords bid to derail Boris Johnson’s ‘delusional’ law to block early release for terrorists

Lords mount last-ditch bid to derail Boris Johnson’s ‘delusional’ law to block terrorists from being freed early saying the Government must also increase funding for deradicalisation in prisons if it is to work Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill in Lords today Will stop automatic release of prisoners after serving half their sentence  But … Read more

Boris Johnson will spend more than Tony Blair if Chancellor’s Budget pushes figure above £1trillion

Boris Johnson will spend more than Tony Blair if Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget pushes figure above £1trillion, analysis shows Boris Johnson will splurge more than Tony Blair did during his decade in power Government expenditure set to rise to 40 per cent of gross domestic product Increase would lift annual expenditure above £1trillion within four … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘SCRAPS plan to slash pension tax relief in next month’s Budget’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘SCRAPS plan to slash pension tax relief in next month’s Budget’ after backlash from Tory MPs The proposal to cut pension tax relief from 40 to 20 per cent had been mooted  MPs have signalled they will not swallow such swingeing pension tax relief cuts  David Davis branded the proposals an ‘economic … Read more

David Davis says Huawei could devastate security co-operation with US

‘We are handing the keys to large parts of the country over to China’: David Davis says Huawei could devastate security co-operation with US and be worst decision by a British PM Pressure is growing on the Prime Minister to reverse decision to enlist Huawei David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, today urged Number 10 … Read more

David Davis warns slashing pension tax relief at the Budget would be a ‘moral disgrace’

David Davis warns slashing pension tax relief would be a ‘moral disgrace’ as Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to axe plan from Budget Treasury is thought to be planning to cut pensions tax relief to 20 per cent for all Move would hit savers hard and Boris Johnson urged not to go ahead with it … Read more

Boris Johnson’s aides told to keep briefing memos for PM to two pages or less

Boris Johnson’s aides told to keep briefing memos to two pages or less ‘otherwise the PM won’t read them’ Aides to PM have apparently been told to keep memos for Boris Johnson short All briefing memos must be ‘no more than four pages’ but two pages ‘preferable’ Dominic Cummings blocks long briefings from going in … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘has confirmed plan to sell off Channel 4’ after boycotting ‘left-wing’ broadcaster

Boris Johnson ‘has confirmed plan to sell off Channel 4’ after boycotting the ‘left-wing’ broadcaster, senior Tory MPs claim PM has boycotted the channel since head of news said he was a ‘proven liar’ Senior MPs say he has privately confirmed the decision to sell the broadcaster He was replaced by an ice sculpture in … Read more

Environment Secretary George Eustice refuses to rule out importing US chlorinated chicken

Environment Secretary George Eustice refuses to rule out importing chlorinated chicken under US trade deal, claiming ‘lactic acid washes’ are now used instead Environment Secretary said the UK would not reduce animal welfare standards But he refused to categorically rule out import of US chlorine-washed chicken  Issue is likely to be brought up during Brexit … Read more

Police watchdog delays decision to investigate Boris Johnson’s relationship with Jennifer Arcuri

Police watchdog delays decision to investigate Boris Johnson’s relationship with Jennifer Arcuri, blaming global hunt for witnesses The IOPC confirmed it was pushing back the investigation until after the election Watchdog confirmed it was doing a ‘scoping exercise’ to track down witnesses Move means that possible damaging headlines will be after election campaign By Sophie Law … Read more

New poll reveals that more than half of Brits want the BBC licence fee abolished 

A new poll has revealed that more than half of Brits want the BBC licence fee to be abolished. Data collected from 2,005 adults across the country also found that the majority of people (79 per cent) believe the corporation should pay for over-75s licences. It comes amidst debate over the future of the fee, … Read more