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Jackson Carlaw today quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives Party after less than six months in the job. Mr Carlaw said he made the ‘painful decision’ after realising he was not the best person to lead the party in the run-up to next year’s Holyrood election. The politician’s departure, with immediate effect, leaves the Scottish Tories … Read more
The UK Government has today been accused of ‘taking a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook’ after using social media to publicly denounce journalists. Ministers have come under increasing scrutiny from the press during the pandemic for a series of failings which have led to the UK suffering the worst death toll in Europe. The … Read more
Google’s right-wing blacklist: Ex-engineer at tech giant says glitch which blocked some conservative websites from appearing in their search may have exposed a secret internal list which suppresses certain outlets Google on Tuesday morning for several hours did not display conservative news The company says they’re aware of the incident but did not give an … Read more
Google’s right-wing blacklist: Ex-engineer at tech giant says glitch which blocked some conservative websites from appearing in their search may have exposed a secret internal list which suppresses certain outlets Google on Tuesday morning for several hours did not display conservative news The company says they’re aware of the incident but did not give an … Read more
Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m – including £45,000 to play tennis with Boris Johnson and £135,000 for dinner with Theresa May Lubov Chernukhin donated over £335,000 between January and July this year The banker also gave £200,000 to Tory election campaign in November last year She was … Read more
Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m – including £45,000 to play tennis with Boris Johnson and £135,000 for dinner with Theresa May Lubov Chernukhin donated over £335,000 between January and July this year The banker also gave £200,000 to Tory election campaign in November last year She was … Read more
Our top lockdown TV: Boris Johnson’s speech in March is one of the most watched television moments ever with 28.2million viewers – as coronavirus tops list of most-viewed shows in 2020 PM’s lockdown address ranks as one of the most-watched broadcasts in history A speech by the Queen in April also drew audiences of more … Read more
SAGE scientists told the Government a month ago it would not be possible to return to a ‘pre-Covid normality’ without a vaccine or a far better contact tracing system, it emerged today. In a report submitted to ministers on June 22, scientists advising Number 10 said social distancing will need to be in place until … Read more
A long-awaited report on Russian electoral interference will be published within days after an ‘improper’ bid by Boris Johnson to seize control of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog failed. The cross-party committee Intelligence and Security Committee has announced that the assessment – which Mr Johnson has been accused of delaying – will be released before the Commons … Read more
The new chair of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog today accused Boris Johnson of an ‘improper’ bid to seize control after the PM’s favoured candidate was outflanked in a vote. Julian Lewis hit out after No10 kicked him out of the Tory party in revenge for his dramatic ambush of Chris Grayling last night, which saw him … Read more