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Geoffrey Cox has agreed to two more weeks of work for the British Virgin Islands this month while the Commons is sitting, according to reports. The former attorney general is under fire for spending weeks working as a high-ranking lawyer in the Caribbean while Parliament has been sitting, apparently with the approval of the Tory … Read more
‘How does he find time to be an MP? Tory Geoffrey Cox’s £1m legal earnings are condemned by Labour as PM says second jobs will be ‘looked at’ with calls for consultancies to be banned Politicians are pointing fingers at each other over their paid sidelines Comes after bitter row over Boris Johnson’s abortive bid … Read more
Britain must be punished for Brexit to show other EU states that ‘leaving is more damaging than remaining’, France’s prime minister has said in a furious letter. In what is a further escalation of Britain’s ongoing row with it’s Channel neighbour over fishing rights, Jean Castex wrote to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen … Read more
Ministers today insisted France will get £54million of funding for the Channel migrant operation – blaming ‘administrative’ issues for the delay. Despite Priti Patel threatening to withhold the money unless Paris stepped up efforts to limit the flow, security minister Damian Hinds said it will be paid ‘in the coming weeks. He denied there was … Read more
Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries was today questioned whether the BBC will still exist in a decade – as she accused the broadcaster of nepotism and elitism. The Culture Secretary demanded change at the organisation, saying its staff needed to reflect a wider demographic than just people ‘whose mum and dads work there’. Speaking at a … Read more
A Labour MP accused of conning a local council out of £64,000 in housing benefits ‘acted dishonestly’ to make personal gain and ‘jump the queue’ on the social housing register, a court heard today. Apsana Begum, 31, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse in east London, claimed she was living in ‘overcrowded conditions’ with her family when … Read more
Sajid Javid says school ‘bubbles’ will be scrapped from July 19 ‘Freedom Day’ despite Boris Johnson suggesting the change will not be made until September as parents, pupils and teachers face uncertainty Sajid Javid said school ‘bubbles’ will be scrapped from ‘Freedom Day’ on July 19 Boris Johnson previously suggested change will not be made … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘is pushing for the City of London to be excluded from new global tax crackdown’ despite leading G7 efforts to make big firms pay more G7 finance ministers agreed plan last weekend to introduce global tax changes Plan designed to make big firms pay their fair share of tax where they operate But … Read more
The honeymoon is over! Boris and Carrie Johnson are back at work after spending weekend away on a ‘mini moon’ at Chequers after postponing longer break until next year The couple escaped to Chequers in Buckinghamshire for a couple of days They married on Saturday in a surprise ceremony at Westminster Cathedral Spokesman: ‘The PM … Read more
She’s back! PM’s sidelined spokeswoman Allegra Stratton is FINALLY seen on screen telling how the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will ‘protect the planet’ She lost her job representing Boris Johnson on live television in reshuffle But re-emerged today in film showing how ministers are going to save the planet Ex-ITV and BBC reporter presented a … Read more