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Labour Insist Claims They Have Failed To Grip The Whole Country Don't Stand Up, But Admit There's Work To Do

07 May Political parties

Labour Insist Claims They Have Failed To Grip The Whole Country Don't Stand Up, But Admit There's Work To Do

Labour MPs and officials have dismissed suggestions that the party has failed to get a grip on support across the country, but privately admit there is still a way to go if they want to make serious gains at the next general election.

Tory MPs Say There's Not Much Chance Of A Mass Rebellion Over Partygate Vote

20 Apr Political parties

Tory MPs Say There's Not Much Chance Of A Mass Rebellion Over Partygate Vote

Conservatives are playing down the prospect of a large rebellion on a vote on whether Boris Johnson should face an investigation into claims he misled parliament over parties held in Downing Street and Whitehall during lockdown.

Downing Street Refuses To Say Whether Staff With Partygate Police Fines Broke The Law

30 Mar Political parties

Downing Street Refuses To Say Whether Staff With Partygate Police Fines Broke The Law

Downing Street has refused to endorse Justice Secretary Dominic Raab's view that government staff who receive a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) from the Metropolitan Police over parties in Whitehall and Downing Street during lockdown broke the law.

Boris Johnson Does Not Believe He Misled The Commons Over Partygate And Will Not Correct The Record

29 Mar Political parties

Boris Johnson Does Not Believe He Misled The Commons Over Partygate And Will Not Correct The Record

The Prime Minister does not believe he misled MPs when he told the Commons in December that “all guidance was followed completely" in Downing Street during lockdown, a No 10 spokesperson has confirmed.

Conservative MPs Say More Action Might Be Needed After Spring Statement To Tackle Cost Of Living Crisis

23 Mar Economy

Conservative MPs Say More Action Might Be Needed After Spring Statement To Tackle Cost Of Living Crisis

Conservative MPs say they are cautiously optimistic Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement will ease the strain of the cost of living crisis, but have urged the Chancellor to “keep his eye on the prize” as inflation spirals.

Oligarchs Alisher Usmanov And Igor Shuvalov Added To UK Sanctions List

03 Mar Economy

Oligarchs Alisher Usmanov And Igor Shuvalov Added To UK Sanctions List

Billionaire Everton Football Club sponsor Alisher Usmanov and Russian politician Igor Shuvalov have been added to the list of oligarchs being sanctioned by the UK government.

Keir Starmer Calls For UK Ban On Russian State-Controlled TV Network Amid Calls For Tougher Sanctions

22 Feb Foreign affairs

Keir Starmer Calls For UK Ban On Russian State-Controlled TV Network Amid Calls For Tougher Sanctions

Keir Starmer has called for the Russian state-controlled television network, Russia Today, to have its UK operation shut down in response to the advance of Russian troops into south-eastern Ukraine on Monday.

Liz Truss Leadership 'Schmooze Operation' Is In Full Swing As Boris Johnson's Popularity Plummets

17 Jan Political parties

Liz Truss Leadership "Schmooze Operation" Is In Full Swing As Boris Johnson's Popularity Plummets

As the Tory party continues to plummet in the polls, covert and tactical “schmooze operations” have been gaining pace in Westminster, with senior cabinet ministers including Liz Truss believed to be actively working to win the support of party influencers who would back them in a leadership challenge.

Furious Tory Rebels Condemn 'Shambolic' Vote To Overturn MP Suspension And Rewrite Standards Rules

03 Nov 2021 Political parties

Furious Tory Rebels Condemn "Shambolic" Vote To Overturn MP Suspension And Rewrite Standards Rules

Tory rebels have expressed significant unease over their party voting in favour of reforming parliament’s standards watchdog as part of a wider effort to prevent Conservative MP Owen Paterson from facing a 30-day suspension from the Commons.

Oxfam Calls For The Developing World To Get Covid Vaccines Before Brits Receive Third Jabs

04 Sep 2021 Coronavirus

Oxfam Calls For The Developing World To Get Covid Vaccines Before Brits Receive Third Jabs

Exclusive: Oxfam UK has called for vulnerable people and health practitioners in the global south to be prioritised for a Covid-19 vaccine above healthy British adults receiving a third jab.