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Carrie Symonds’ gushing announcement tonight that she is engaged to Boris Johnson and ‘hatching’ a baby caps a remarkable rise for the former Tory staffer – from PM’s mistress to fully fledged First lady. Ms Symonds, 31, worked for the Tory party from 2009, before hitting the headlines when her affair with Mr Johnson came … Read more
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
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
Tory MPs warn they could sabotage the Budget if Chancellor Rishi Sunak raises fuel duty Conservative MPs warned Chancellor Rishi Sunak against fuel duty increases Fuel duty has been kept at 57.95p per litre for petrol and diesel since 2011 Mr Sunak is understood to be considering ending the nine-year-long freeze By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
For more than a decade Kate Fall was at the heart of David Cameron’s team. As his deputy chief of staff she was his gatekeeper, the person who sat outside his office and decided who came in and who didn’t. Now she has written the riveting inside story of her years at the nerve-centre of … Read more
Tory MPs have vowed to battle any move to increase fuel duty for 37 million hard-pressed motorists in next month’s Budget. Reports suggested new Chancellor Rishi Sunak might contemplate a 2p per litre rise in line with inflation, the first increase in a decade. The move, said to have originated with No 10 chief aide … Read more
Dominic Cummings is a genius and ministers who don’t want to work with him should ‘shut up’ and ‘stop whingeing’ says Tory Lord Lord Blencathra said ministers should ‘quit’ if they don’t like Dominic Cummings He was branded a ‘mastermind’ by the Tory peer for the Leave campaign Tory lord urged ministers to make way for … Read more
Dominic Cummings is a genius and ministers who don’t want to work with him should ‘shut up’ and ‘stop whingeing’ says Tory Lord Lord Blencathra said ministers should ‘quit’ if they don’t like Dominic Cummings He was branded a ‘mastermind’ by the Tory peer for the Leave campaign Tory lord urged ministers to make way for … Read more