Former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers Arthur Scargill has been spotted on the picket line for a second day – standing in solidarity with Mick Lynch’s mass rail strikes. The far left firebrand was previously seen with strikers from The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) at Westgate Train Station … Read more
Defiant Boris Johnson swiped that Tory critics do not like the ‘big and remarkable’ things his government is doing as MPs lined up behind him at PMQs. The premier was given a solid reception with cheers as he arrived in the Commons for the regular session – the first opportunity to take the temperature in the chamber … Read more
‘It’s not just the events, it’s the fact he’s not been straightforward about it’: Anti-Boris Johnson plotters sharpen their knives as they hint at using Partygate to execute coup Backbench Tory MPs circle around Boris Johnson over latest Partygate pictures Former chief whip Mark Harper and senior Tory Tom Tugendhat have spoken out Tory critics, … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Edward Leigh is silent on Pope’s ‘Putin altar boy’ jibe By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:52 BST, 23 May 2022 | Updated: 02:25 BST, 23 May 2022 Good Catholics like to take their lead from the Pope. So one might have expected Tory grandee Sir Edward Leigh to have publicly … Read more
Blundering MP gets name of her town’s football club wrong twice in Parliamentary tribute Tory MP Sarah Atherton congratulated Wrexham AFC in speech in the Commons She called Wrexham Association Football Club ‘Wrexham Athletic FC’ twice Ms Atherton was debating Wrexham’s bid for the UK City of Culture 2025 title By Lizzie May For Mailonline … Read more
‘A bizarre decision while everybody else is struggling’: MPs slam the BBC for handing staff a 5.2 per cent taxpayer-funded pay rise The BBC has been criticised by MPs for giving staff a 5.2 per cent pay rise It came as frontline public sector workers are getting no more than 3 per cent Sir John … Read more
‘Don’t punish us for mistakes at Westminster’: Tory council candidates style themselves as ‘local Conservatives’ in bid to keep a distance from Boris’s Partygate woes Leaflets urge voters to not ‘punish’ local Tories for ‘mistakes in Westminster’ Re-branding efforts of Tory hopefuls emerge ahead of tomorrow’s council polls Conservatives fear a local elections bloodbath in … Read more
Rishi’s popularity with Tory activists slumps amid cost-of-living crisis and backlash at mini-Budget… while Ben Wallace stays top Rishi Sunak has slipped down the Cabinet rankings among the Tory grass roots Regular ConservativeHome survey of readers is closely watched by ministers Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is top amid plaudits for his Ukraine response By James … Read more
Labour councillors are slammed for ‘vanity gone mad’ plan to name rooms in £50million taxpayer-funded arena after THEMSELVES Labour councillors planed to name rooms at the Swansea arena after their own The move was called ‘vanity gone mad’ by the leader of the Swansea Tories The plans have now been paused as the £50million Swansea … Read more
Peloton-riding top civil servant lands £20,000 bonus as top mandarins share £400,000 pot on top of their salaries while working from home Sarah Healey was among top mandarins who shared out £400,000 in bonuses Last year she advocated WFH so she could continue using her Peloton bike Tory MP Philip Davies said the payment was ‘completely … Read more
Labour is accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ for calling on the Tories to return £2million in Russian-linked donations but refusing to do the same Labour accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for not saying if Russia-linked £1m will be returned It received it from hedge fund tycoon with business connections with Russia Labour claimed such donors gave Tories £1.93m … Read more
New rules for schools to BAN woke teachers from ‘left-wing brainwashing’ pupils over topics such as Black Lives Matter, Israel and Palestine, and the British Empire Education Secretary said new rules forbid ‘promoting contested theories as fact’ Teachers will not be able to give one-sided accounts of historic national heroes These include Winston Churchill, who … Read more
Desperate Boris brings in election guru Sir Lynton Crosby for ‘strategic advice’ as snap poll finds TWO THIRDS of Britons do not accept his Partygate apology Boris Johnson told Tory MPs he is bringing in the election guru Lynton Crosby Mr Johnson said he will be getting regular ‘strategic advice’ from Sir Lynton Move part … Read more