Well, things aren’t going extremely well in the Government at the moment. Liz Truss is hanging on by her teeth and now there’s a petition going so that Boris Johnson can get back into 10 Downing Street again. The Prime Minister ditched her close ally Kwasi Kwarteng to save her own bacon, and now ConservativeContinue reading “PROMISES APLENTY”
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Miriam Margolyes Stuns Radio 4, Today Presenters, By Dropping The F-bomb Live On Air
Comedian and actress Miriam Margolyes stunned BBC Radio 4 listeners by telling presenters what she’d actually wanted to say to the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Jeremy Hunt had been questioned by journalist Justin Webb about his plans for the government’s latest economic strategy on the Today Programme, in the slot before Margolyes. The 81-year-old comedianContinue reading “Miriam Margolyes Stuns Radio 4, Today Presenters, By Dropping The F-bomb Live On Air”
Liz Truss Has Seventeen Days To Save Her Job
Mutinous Conservative MPs have given Liz Truss seventeen days to save her job. Tory whips warned she could face a leadership challenge if Kwasi Kwarteng’s economic statement on October 31 fails to end the turbulence in the financial markets, and it was reported that Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt were being lined up on aContinue reading “Liz Truss Has Seventeen Days To Save Her Job”
A Petition Calling For An Early General Election Is Signed By 500,000 People
Almost half a million people have signed a petition demanding an early general election in the wake of Liz Truss’ turbulent time in office. Parliament will now argue the UK government and parliament petition after it passed the 100,000 threshold on September 29, the day Miss Truss pledged to stick by her contentious economic strategy.Continue reading “A Petition Calling For An Early General Election Is Signed By 500,000 People”
Britons Face Tax Hikes… But Not In No 11
Rishi Sunak is scrambling to suppress a row over his billionaire heiress wife’s non-dom status amid claims she could have evaded millions of pounds in UK tax. Akshata Murthy, whose father is one of India’s wealthiest men, is facing scrutiny after it emerged she’s kept the status despite living in 11 Downing Street with theContinue reading “Britons Face Tax Hikes… But Not In No 11”
Johnson Faces A Third Investigation Over ‘Wallpapergate’
Boris Johnson is facing the threat of a new inquiry into the excessive overhaul of his Downing Street flat by the Commons sleaze watchdog he’s tried to undermine. The Prime Minister was forced to dismiss claims that his botched attempt to overhaul the standards process had been a pre-emptive strike on Kathryn Stone. Cabinet ministerContinue reading “Johnson Faces A Third Investigation Over ‘Wallpapergate’”
Supermarket Bosses Urge Customers Not To Panic Buy
Supermarkets and a cabinet minister urged Britons not to panic buy after warnings that supermarkets face an epidemic of empty shelves this summer unless workers and delivery drivers are exempt from self-isolating when pinged. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng also announced the Government will U-turn and rush out a listing of businesses permitted to disregard theContinue reading “Supermarket Bosses Urge Customers Not To Panic Buy”
Ministers Are Split
Ministers are at loggerheads over whether to prolong lockdown beyond June 21 to protect idiot vaccine refuseniks from the Indian variant. Tensions are growing within the government as the more transmissible strain threatens to derail the roadmap, which should see all legal restrictions lifted from next month. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng maintained he was stillContinue reading “Ministers Are Split”
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