Brexiteers wary as Sunak and EU chief prepare to announce Northern Ireland deal European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be present in Windsor for ‘final talks’. The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Kate Forbes being treated like Mary, Queen of Scots JACOB Rees-Mogg has compared SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes to Mary Queen of Scots following the row over some of her views. The National (Scotland) · Feb 27, 2023
Warring Tories split over Brexit yet again as ministers threaten Sunak with resignation Embattled Tory Ministers, at each other's necks, have been told to give Prime Minister Rishi Sunak space as the Conservative leader tries to get a new Northern Ireland trade deal agreed Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2023
Senior Tories urge Rishi Sunak to ignore ‘shrill’ hardliners to get Brexit deal done ‘Allowing this to drag on, unresolved, shows how increasingly out of touch we look on both sides in the Irish Sea,’ Tobias Ellwood says The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Rees-Mogg wades in as Brexiteers told to give Sunak ‘space’ on Northern Ireland There were warnings of potential ministerial resignations as fresh high-level talks were arranged with the European Union. The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Rishi Sunak repeating Theresa May’s Brexit mistakes, says Rees-Mogg Failure to win over groups ‘similar to what happened with Theresa May’, says ex-minister The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023
Nurses’ pay squeeze and Tory tax cut ambitions: can they perhaps be related? The Conservatives’ long assault on the public sector has been multifaceted. But the meanness over public sector pay is its ugliest aspect The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023
Nicola Sturgeon's mum says she is 'delighted' to have her daughter back after resignation Joan Sturgeon says Nicola is happy after deciding to stand down from lead role as experts have predicted she can fortune. Daily Record · Feb 19, 2023
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s crazed tilt at red tape is quixotic nonsense. We need regulation to survive The MP is wrong: rules are integral to democracies and stop us from returning to the squalor of the Britain that he romanticises The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
Yes minister, this week it’s your turn to be Business Secretary Is it a problem that nobody can hold down the Business Minister position for long? Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023
Monday briefing: Unpacking the allegations against the justice secretary In today’s newsletter: Complaints about Raab just keep coming – but he strongly denies them. Can he survive? The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 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
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
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
Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023 Minister rejects Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ‘snowflake’ jibe aimed at alleged bullying victims A minister has rejected claims by Jacob Rees-Mogg that those levelling bullying allegations at Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab are “snowflakes”.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 No 10 ‘knew about Raab bullying claims’ as three top civil servants give evidence Downing Street officials said to have been made aware of ‘issues’ with minister’s conduct
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023 Raab bullying claims: inquiry has interviewed three top mandarins Exclusive: Officials who worked with deputy PM when he was at FCO, MoJ and Brexit department have provided testimony
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Brexit branded ‘complete disaster’ as £100bn a year loss to UK revealed Brexit ‘a bunch of complete and total lies’, says ex-Tory donor Guy Hands on third anniversary of exit
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023 Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for warning against being ‘too snowflakey’ over Dominic Raab bullying claims Rishi Sunak was urged to distance himself from the remarks said to be ‘trivialising bullying’
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine without Brexit, suggests top MEP ‘I think maybe without Brexit, maybe there was no invasion’, says Guy Verhofstadt
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Rees-Mogg warns against being ‘too snowflakey’ over Raab bullying claims Rishi Sunak was urged to distance himself from the remarks said to be ‘trivialising bullying’.
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Jacob Rees-Mogg condemned for branding Raab bullying accusers ‘snowflakes’ Ex-Tory minister’s remarks ‘outrageous’, says civil service union leader
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023 Jacob Rees-Mogg blasted for 'snowflakey' claim about bullying complaints against ministers The top Tory mounted a desperate defence of Justice Secretary Dominic Raab who is being investigated over a string of bullying claims - which he denies - that reportedly involve at least 24 civil servants
The National (Scotland) · Jan 31, 2023 'We mustn't be snowflaky' about Dominic Raab bullying claims, says Jacob Rees-Mogg JACOB Rees-Mogg has said he worries that “we’re being a bit snowflaky” over bullying allegations made against Dominic Raab.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023 We mustn’t be too snowflakey about Raab bullying claims, says Rees-Mogg Civil service union accuses former minister of ‘trivialising’ allegations against deputy prime minister