Boris Johnson is cleared of breaking Commons rules over £15,000 Mustique ‘freebie’

Boris Johnson is cleared of breaking Commons rules over £15,000 Mustique ‘freebie’ with Carrie despite sleaze watchdog criticising ‘unusual’ arrangements and saying PM DIDN’T KNOW how the trip was being funded Boris Johnson has been under investigation over 2019 Mustique holiday funding Standards committee found the PM did not breach the code with the declaration … Read more

Boris Johnson is cleared of breaking Commons rules over £15,000 Mustique ‘freebie’

Boris Johnson is cleared of breaking Commons rules over £15,000 Mustique ‘freebie’ with Carrie despite sleaze watchdog criticising ‘unusual’ arrangements and saying PM DIDN’T KNOW how the trip was being funded Boris Johnson has been under investigation over 2019 Mustique holiday funding Standards committee found the PM did not breach the code with the declaration … Read more

HENRY DEEDES on Penny Mordaunt’s perfectly crafted rebuke to Commons sleaze claims by Angela Rayner

Penny Mordaunt gave Angela Rayner a frightful biffing in the Commons yesterday. Surprising, I know!  If these two were to ever square up to each other, most money would be on bovver- booted Rayner. Back in her youth, I doubt many dared pick a fight with our Ange in the playground. Yet when the pair … Read more

Tory MPs vow to stop Boris Johnson being suspended from the House of Commons by rejecting watchdog

Tory MPs vow to stop Boris Johnson being suspended from the House of Commons over his ‘freebie’ Mustique trip with Carrie Symonds by rejecting the verdict of the standards watchdog MPs threatening to vote down Boris Johnson sanction if Kathryn Stone calls for it Senior Tory said the PM’s mandate cannot be ‘overturned by a standards … Read more

Ornamental box Boris Yeltsin gave to Betty Boothroyd when she was Commons Speaker sells for £2,400

Ornamental box given that Boris Yeltsin gave to Betty Boothroyd when she was Commons Speaker sells for £2,400 – nearly 50 times its £50 estimate Ornamental box given to Baroness Betty Boothroyd sold for 48 times estimate  Boris Yeltsin gave the former Commons Speaker the box which sold for £2,400 She auctioned off around 70 … Read more

Ornamental box Boris Yeltsin gave to Betty Boothroyd when she was Commons Speaker sells for £2,400

Ornamental box given that Boris Yeltsin gave to Betty Boothroyd when she was Commons Speaker sells for £2,400 – nearly 50 times its £50 estimate Ornamental box given to Baroness Betty Boothroyd sold for 48 times estimate  Boris Yeltsin gave the former Commons Speaker the box which sold for £2,400 She auctioned off around 70 … Read more

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Has the ‘Disneyland’ House of Commons had its day?

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Has the ‘Disneyland’ House of Commons had its day? Review is underway into the ‘pimped out’ Parliament where private firms hire rooms for corporate booze and schmoozefests By Anna Mikhailova Deputy Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:37 BST, 3 April 2021 | Updated: 02:16 BST, 4 April 2021 ‘This is … Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg quotes God Save The Queen in House of Commons after monarchy question

Jacob Rees-Mogg quotes God Save The Queen in full in House of Commons as he backs the monarch in Meghan row – while Boris still remains silent Jacob Rees-Moog recited the national anthem in the House of Commons today The Leader of the House spoke the anthem to voice his support for the Queen Followed … Read more

Matt Hancock AVOIDS Commons amid MPs’ fury over proposed 1% NHS pay rise

Matt Hancock facing the fury of MPs over a proposed 1 per cent pay rise for nurses today by sending his deputy to the Commons instead. Labour demanded the Health Secretary answer an urgent question over the Department of Health’s recommendation to an independent pay review body last week. The offer, which amounts to a … Read more

Furious MPs summon Gavin Williamson to Commons over schools plan

Boris Johnson is facing a growing Tory mutiny on schools with ministers poised to amid they are likely to stay closed for most pupils until Easter. Senior Conservatives are up in arms about the long-term damage to the prospects of children – demanding an immediate route map for how classrooms can get back up and … Read more