Three Tory donors who are expected to be rewarded with peerages by Boris Johnson together gave almost £1.5million to the party in the final three months of last year. Peter Cruddas, Michael Spencer and Jon Moynihan are thought to have been nominated by the Prime Minister for places on the red benches, which will be announced … Read more
Priti Patel has been Home Secretary for six months, almost to the day. She seems to be tough and demanding, which is exactly what we want — well, it is certainly exactly what I want — from the person who wields the big stick in one of the great offices of State at this perilous … Read more
Tory equalities committee chairman Caroline Nokes accuses Boris Johnson of making ‘really ill-judged’ remarks about women and ethnic minorities Tory MP Caroline Nokes was sacked as immigration minister by Boris Johnson Today she accused the PM of making ‘really ill-judged’ comments in the past She also urged Mr Johnson to ‘think very carefully’ about the … Read more
‘Another PR disaster waiting to happen’: Jacob Rees-Mogg triggers fresh Tory snacks backlash as he posts picture of him eating Walkers crisps prompting calls for a boycott after Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Twitter war over using Yorkshire Tea Jacob Rees-Mogg hits back at Twitter ‘cancel culture’ with Walkers crisps tweet Was responding to article setting out … Read more
Tory MPs write to Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to drop plans for fuel duty rise amid fears it could alienate newly-converted Conservative voters in former Labour heartlands Around a dozen Tory MPs in ‘Red Wall’ seats written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak Group said a rise in fuel duty would ‘send the wrong message’ to … Read more