Labour takes FIVE-POINT poll leader over Tories as Boris Johnson’s personal approval rating plummets

Labour takes FIVE-POINT leader over Tories in the polls as Boris Johnson’s personal approval rating falls to the WORST of his premiership amid increasing pessimism over the economy Ipsos MORI poll today puts Labour on 42% (+5) and the Tories on 37% (-3) Boris Johnson’s personal popularity has also taken a battering PM has net … Read more

Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive

Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive as MPs spark outrage and Downing Street refuses to back down – but poll shows 71% of voters support the footballer’s campaign Downing Street said it would not back down on the free school meals campaign   Two Tory MPs criticised for controversial remarks about Marcus … Read more

Red Wall Tories accuse southern colleagues of ‘f***ing things up’ with Manchester Tier 3 plea

In the missive penned by Norfolk MP Jerome Mayhew (above) they urging the opposition politicians to support moves to get the virus ‘under control’ in Manchester to avoid the ‘pain’ of a national lockdown Tory backbenchers are embroiled in a bruising north v south coronavirus civil war today after MPs urged Greater Manchester to accept … Read more

Rebel Tories ‘to meet today to discuss joining forces with Labour to vote down PM’s 10pm pub curfew’

Rebel Tories could join forces with Labour in a bid to put an end to Boris Johnson’s 10pm Covid curfew, according to reports. The group, made up of dozens of Conservative MPs, reportedly want to call last orders on the unpopular pub curfew – which has resulted in numerous mass gatherings at kick-out time as … Read more

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Boris is the only man for the job – and Tories must not forget this 

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Boris is the only man for the job – and Tories must not forget this By Mail on Sunday Comment Published: 08:09 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 08:09 BST, 4 October 2020 Nobody voted for Boris Johnson as Tory Party leader or as Prime Minister because they thought he was … Read more

Senior Tories plot ‘Parliamentary lock’ to subject Covid emergency measures to a vote by MPs

Senior Tories plot for ‘Parliamentary lock’ to stop Boris Johnson imposing limits on the public’s freedom without scrutiny Tory MPs unhappy with new restrictions like the Rule of Six are planning a revolt A new amendment could force ministers to put measures to a vote by MPs first The MP leading the charge says ministers … Read more

Tories slam ‘funding discrepancy’ between Scotland and England

Tory MPs have slammed the ‘funding discrepancy’ between Scotland and England after official statistics showed public spending per person north of the border is almost £2,000 more than the UK average.  Conservative backbenchers in Westminster said that if the SNP government in Holyrood believed in independence then it should refuse to accept English taxpayers ‘subsidising … Read more

Top Tories pile pressure on Boris Johnson to make a return to offices as important as schools 

Getting office workers back to their desks should be as big a priority as getting children back to the classroom, senior Tories warned last night. Boris Johnson yesterday led a Government push to ensure all school children return to class next week, saying it was ‘vitally important’ that months of patchy home learning finally came to … Read more

‘Alienated’ Tories are planning to vote down chief aide Dominic Cummings’ star wars plan

Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings’s ‘star wars’ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities Tory MPs are planning a Commons rebellion against Dominic Cummings’s ‘star wars’ plans to turbocharge the UK’s science and technology capabilities – as a ‘proxy protest’ against his Downing Street operation.  Mr Cummings, Boris … Read more

Will GCSE results be delayed? As exam fiasco plumbs new depths, top Tories call for postponement

Boris Johnson was last night facing calls to delay this week’s GCSE results as the exam fiasco worsened. He is facing growing anger from his own party over the ‘huge mess’ surrounding the A-level results of millions of teenagers. Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE system, said Thursday’s results announcement should be delayed by two … Read more