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Boris Johnson ‘has confirmed plan to sell off Channel 4’ after boycotting the ‘left-wing’ broadcaster, senior Tory MPs claim PM has boycotted the channel since head of news said he was a ‘proven liar’ Senior MPs say he has privately confirmed the decision to sell the broadcaster He was replaced by an ice sculpture in … Read more
Environment Secretary George Eustice refuses to rule out importing chlorinated chicken under US trade deal, claiming ‘lactic acid washes’ are now used instead Environment Secretary said the UK would not reduce animal welfare standards But he refused to categorically rule out import of US chlorine-washed chicken Issue is likely to be brought up during Brexit … Read more
Police watchdog delays decision to investigate Boris Johnson’s relationship with Jennifer Arcuri, blaming global hunt for witnesses The IOPC confirmed it was pushing back the investigation until after the election Watchdog confirmed it was doing a ‘scoping exercise’ to track down witnesses Move means that possible damaging headlines will be after election campaign By Sophie Law … Read more
A new poll has revealed that more than half of Brits want the BBC licence fee to be abolished. Data collected from 2,005 adults across the country also found that the majority of people (79 per cent) believe the corporation should pay for over-75s licences. It comes amidst debate over the future of the fee, … Read more
‘Don’t wobble’ plea to PM over third runway: Fears that Boris will use court defeat as an excuse to shelve £14bn Heathrow project Judges last year gave the green light for Heathrow’s third runway to be built But opponents will this week find out if they have won legal fight to block it PM Boris … Read more
HARRY COLE: Here comes the girls! Boris Johnson promotes first of his rising star female MPs By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:45 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 00:51 GMT, 23 February 2020 Boris Johnson has promoted the first swathe of rising-star female MPs from the 2019 intake. Fourteen Tories first elected … Read more
PM draws up mandarin ‘hit list’: Tories plan purge of senior civil servants amid concerns at heated clashes with ministers Three Whitehall permanent secretaries are now in the firing line of Number 10 Treasury’s Sir Tom Scholar is one of the mandarins at risk for frustrating Brexit Sir Philip Rutnam, who locked horns with Home … Read more
Brussels has lost its marbles! EU leaders ‘divided and distracted’ ahead of next month’s crunch trade talks, say British officials UK negotiators have been privately mocking delays and confusion in Brussels Divided over whether Britain should be forced to return Elgin Marbles to Greece Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator David Frost to demand Canada-style trade deal By … Read more
Donald Trump has described Boris Johnson’s decision to allow the Chinese company Huawei a role in building the UK’s 5G network as a ‘betrayal’ – as the security row places relations between London and Washington under increasing strain. The US President is understood to have used the term to a senior White House figure after he … Read more
‘It’s going to be tense’: Emmanuel Macron casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s hopes of striking a Brexit trade deal by December and sets stage for showdown over fisheries Whitehall and Brussels trade negotiators will lock horns next month for talks PM has promised to rip up any agreement which shackles UK to EU rule book … Read more