Boris Johnson will convene the first meeting of his new look Cabinet in Number 10 this morning after a brutal reshuffle which saw Sajid Javid resign and the PM promote a wave of loyalists. Mr Johnson will sit down with his updated top team at 10am when he will set out the vision for his … Read more
Sajid Javid today wished Boris Johnson a ‘happy Valentine’s Day’ as the relationship between the two former allies grew increasingly bitter. Mr Javid resigned as chancellor yesterday after he refused to bow to demands from Dominic Cummings to sack all of his aides and accept a team of Number 10 advisers. Following his bombshell departure … Read more
The Chinese woman confirmed as Britain’s ninth coronavirus case is feared to have attended a Westminster bus conference yards from Parliament before falling ill 72 hours later, it was revealed today. The virus-carrier was reportedly one of 250 delegates at the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Centre on February 6, whose star speaker was … Read more
Coronavirus in Westminster: Chinese woman went to bus conference attended by 250 people including MPs and chief executives Virus-carrier was one of 250 delegates at the UK Bus Summit at the QEII Centre Boris Johnson ‘s Buses Minister, Baroness Vere of Norbiton, gave keynote speech Were you at the bus conference or have a coronavirus … Read more
So who did pay for Boris Johnson’s winter holiday in the Caribbean? We’re still none the wiser. Mobile phone tycoon David Ross says he ‘facilitated’ the villa where Boris stayed with his girlfriend, but didn’t pick up the £15,000 bill. A spokesman for Mr Ross said: ‘It was a house that was rented but the … Read more
The mystery over who funded Boris Johnson’s New Year Caribbean holiday deepened last night as the luxury villa’s owner told the Daily Mail it was not a freebie. Sarah Richardson, who owns the magnificent home where the Prime Minister stayed on Mustique, confirmed that she and her husband Craig had rented it out – and that … Read more
Andrea Leadsom was yesterday the biggest name to fall in Boris Johnson’s Cabinet purge. Mrs Leadsom, who has twice run for the Tory party leadership and has held a variety of Cabinet and ministerial posts, took her team of advisers for a champagne lunch at the Goring Hotel in Westminster after her dismissal. Prominent Brexiteer … Read more
Julian Smith Julian Smith: Out as Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith’s removal as Northern Ireland Secretary represents a crushing blow for the man who successfully helped restore powersharing at Stormont after three years of deadlock. Mr Smith did what his predecessors failed to do when he steered the devolved assembly back on track in January … Read more
New Attorney General Suella Braverman, the daughter of immigrant parents who built a new life in Britain, has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the Cabinet at the age of just 39. The former barrister has already threatened to ‘take back control’ from interfering judges in politics amid Boris Johnson‘s battle with the judiciary, and will … Read more
A revenge served cold: Boris Johnson axes widely respected Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox after they incurred the wrath of Downing Street Smith ousted as NI Secretary weeks after sealing power-sharing deal in province A short time later Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was also forced out Both are thought to … Read more
Sajid Javid’s decision to quit today is the culmination of a bitter internal battle for control with Dominic Cummings – that the Chancellor ultimately lost. The camps in No10 and No11 have been in a barely-concealed state of war for months, with increasingly brutal briefing. Today’s ultimatum to Mr Javid to sack his closest team … Read more
The mystery over who paid for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ £15,000 New Year trip to the Caribbean rumbled on today after Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross admitted he ‘facilitated’ a luxury villa for the PM but didn’t stump up any of the cash. Mr Johnson declared that his week-long stay in a villa on Mustique with his partner was a … Read more
Julian Smith Julian Smith: Out as Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith’s removal as Northern Ireland Secretary represents a crushing blow for the man who successfully helped restore powersharing at Stormont after three years of deadlock. Mr Smith did what his predecessors failed to do when he steered the devolved assembly back on track in January … Read more