Cabinet minister Therese Coffey hints taxes should be CUT in the Budget

Rishi Sunak has given a stark warning that tax rises are in the pipeline as he desperately tries to reassure angry Tories that they will not turn into a ‘horror show’. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. Mr … Read more

Downing Street plans new digital ID cards for British citizens

Downing Street plans new digital ID cards for British citizens as Dominic Cummings bids to transform Government’s use of data despite privacy fears People to get online identity that can be used for daily activities like proof of age It comes after issues emerged identifying people during the Covid-19 pandemic Some – such as Tony … Read more

Downing Street plans new digital ID cards for British citizens

Downing Street plans new digital ID cards for British citizens as Dominic Cummings bids to transform Government’s use of data despite privacy fears People to get online identity that can be used for daily activities like proof of age It comes after issues emerged identifying people during the Covid-19 pandemic Some – such as Tony … Read more

Boris Johnson joins LinkedIn after rubbishing quit rumours

Boris Johnson has joined jobs network LinkedIn – just a week after rubbishing rumours that he would be leaving Downing Street in six months.   Announcing his new profile on the professional networking site, the PM said he was using the platform to ‘connect more directly’ with British businesses. The new profile lists the PM’s previous … Read more

NORMAN LAMONT advises Rishi Sunak on lockdown funding

The job of Chancellor of the Exchequer is always one of the most difficult in Government, as I know from personal experience.  During my spell at the Treasury in the early 1990s, I had to grapple with a series of momentous problems – the advent of recession, rising inflation and the impact of Black Wednesday, … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘tries to recruit Riz Lateef to front government’s daily press conferences’

‘Get me Riz Lateef!’: Boris Johnson ‘tries to recruit BBC London newsreader to front government’s daily press conferences due to begin in the autumn Boris Johnson’s ‘first choice to front the government daily briefings is Riz Lateef’ PM is familiar with BBC presenter Lateef from his time as the Mayor of London Lateef is thought … Read more

Boris Johnson faces collision course with defiant unions as he launches back-to-work drive

Boris Johnson was on a collision course with the unions last night as he prepared a fresh push next week to get all civil servants back to their desks to ‘set an example’. Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister was determined to get ‘every’ official back to demonstrate a safe return to work is possible. … Read more

Boris Johnson faces collision course with defiant unions as he launches back-to-work drive

Boris Johnson was on a collision course with the unions last night as he prepared a fresh push next week to get all civil servants back to their desks to ‘set an example’. Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister was determined to get ‘every’ official back to demonstrate a safe return to work is possible. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Delayed action plan ‘may have cost 40k lives’

One of Britain’s most experienced scientists who has advised four Prime Ministers on health strategy has slammed the Government for causing the covid-19 death toll to rise unnecessarily. Sir David King, who was chief scientific adviser from 2000 and worked with Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, says Boris Johnson has got … Read more

Trafford ‘will be RELEASED from tough North West lockdown rules’

Trafford ‘will be RELEASED from tough North West lockdown rules’ amid fears Number 10 could hit Birmingham with stricter measures to control Covid-19 outbreak Everyone in Greater Manchester was banned from meeting other households Local health chief claimed Trafford will be exempt from rules as of next week Matt Hancock chaired a meeting yesterday to … Read more