Truss to step back into political limelight before ‘hawkish’ China speech The fleeting prime minister will head to Japan for a speech later this month. The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
Dominic Raab: Timeline of bullying claims against deputy prime minister Official inquiry hands report to prime minister The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
Appointing new Tory party chair proving a tough task for Sunak Next head of CCHQ will be vital figure as general election looms but prospect of plotting ‘narrow path’ to victory is daunting The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023
The BBC has a long history of failed attempts to rid it of political influence Most people probably don’t know who the BBC’s chairman is, or even that the BBC has a chairman. Yet this normally obscure figure has recently hit the headlines. Richard Sharp, BBC chairman since February 2021, is a former banker and a major donor to the Conservative party. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023
The six key things from Piers Morgan's interview with Rishi Sunak From his questions about his marriage to quizzing Mr Sunak on Boris Johnson - Piers Morgan didn't hold back with the Prime Minister on Talk TV Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023
Rishi Sunak says he won't 'unleash a torpedo' at Boris Johnson for 'acting like PM' The jet-setting former Tory leader has been active on the world stage in recent weeks, meeting politicians in Ukraine and the US despite holding no role in government, but Mr Sunak told Piers Morgan he doesn't have an issue with it Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023
Tucker Carlson calls Boris Johnson a ‘coward’ after ex-British PM scorns GOP for being ‘scared’ of Fox host ‘We watched during Covid as he transitioned into a terrified old woman’ The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
The 5 key takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s interview with Piers Morgan Rishi Sunak chatted about a range of topics, including the war in Ukraine, industrial action and nurses’ pay The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Spirits of Downing St present and past submit to TalkTV’s finest inquisitors Sunak v Morgan and Johnson v Dorries delivered a double whammy of political insight and revelation The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
UK to perform worst of major economies in 2023, says IMF – here’s how to achieve long-term growth The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has produced another dismal forecast for the UK economy. The IMF expects it to contract by 0.6% in 2023, whereas all other major economies are expected to grow – including sanctions-hit Russia. Meanwhile the Bank of England expects the UK economy will be no larger… The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023
Meet the Labour candidate hoping to oust Boris Johnson at the next election Labour councillor Danny Beales, who grew up in Uxbridge and South Ruislip before being made homeless at the age of 14, is aiming to overturn Boris Johnson's 7,210 majority at the next election Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
More than half of voters want a general election now as Rishi Sunak drowns in sleaze The Redfield and Wilton poll for the Mirror found a whopping 52% believe Parliament should call a general election now with only 32% opposed. Four in 10 think Rishi Sunak does not have a mandate to govern Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
Jo Johnson resigns as director of firm linked to Adani allegations Former UK PM’s brother quits board of Elara Capital days after it was accused of using funds to manipulate share prices The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Boris Johnson's younger brother just resigned from an Adani-linked investment bank after a $100 billion stock rout amid claims of a shady offshore account "I have consistently received assurances from Elara Capital that it is compliant with its legal obligations and in good standing with regulatory bodies." Fortune · Feb 2, 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023 Russia 'resorting to First World War-style attacks' in Ukraine, says Defence Secretary Amid mounting pressure on the West to supply Kyiv with fighter jets, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned that even if the UK agreed to send British warplanes 'tomorrow' it would take 'months' to train Ukrainian pilots to fly them
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023 Afghan refugees settled in London told to uproot families and move 200 miles Forty families brought to UK after fleeing Taliban given only weeks to move to West Yorkshire
Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023 Boris Johnson says he's learned to relax by painting COWS since leaving No10 The former PM has spoken of his new-found hobby in an interview with former cabinet member Nadine Dorries, which is set to be screened tomorrow evening
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 Dominic Raab: Karate black belt under spotlight over bullying claims Critics claim the Deputy PM caused civil servants to suffer ‘mental health crises’, while allies insist he is simply a ‘demanding’ boss.
Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023 All the scandals and sackings from Rishi Sunak's first 100 days in Downing Street Rishi Sunak promised to end to the chaos and sleaze that plagued the Tories when he entered No10 last year. But after 100 days in office, the scandals are still swirling around the PM
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 Ofcom clarifies rules on politicians presenting TV and radio programmes Former cabinet ministers Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg are both set to front new talk shows.
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 Sunak resists Johnson’s call to supply RAF warplanes to Ukraine Training a pilot to fly one of the RAF’s jets takes years and the Government is focused on support it can provide now, Number 10 said.
Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023 As Vladimir Putin prepares for ‘maximum escalation’, will the US go the distance? War is about waiting. HIMARs wait to fire. Conscripts wait to advance. Generals wait for the order. This near year long war is wrapped in this uneasy waiting as offensives are readied. Russia’s mobilised battalions have reinforced its fronts. Ukrainian depots and patrols, starkly different from a year ago, are…
Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023 Mental health crisis for Dominic Raab bully victims, claims union Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff came out in Dominic Raab’s defence, saying he’s “not an easy man” but he’s no bully
Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023 Bret Easton Ellis’s defence of Kanye West over anti-Semitism causes walkout at London event ‘I don’t believe he is an anti-Semite’ the writer told an UnHerd audience
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 Three years post-Brexit, how does the travel reality match up with what we were promised? The journey to the ‘sunlit meadows’ has not been entirely as promised