Liz Truss says she wanted Boris Johnson to ‘carry on as Prime Minister’
Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme she said: “I wanted Boris to carry on as prime minister.”
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Tory members demand they are given the option of voting for Boris Johnson in the leadership ballot
The wording of the petition states: “I demand Boris Johnson is added to the ballot as an option for the members to vote upon in the forthcoming election.”
Firefighters’ union blasts government policy of cutting resources amid heatwave crisis
“Firefighters are at the forefront of the climate emergency. The demands of the job are increasing but our resources have been under attack by government cuts for over a decade. 11,500 firefighter jobs have been slashed since 2010.”
Daily Mail mocked for piece attacking ‘woke’ and ‘climate alarmist Met Office’ amid heatwave crisis
The record-breaking temperatures yesterday meant that the fire service in London faced its busiest day since the second world war, as fires raged throughout the country.
Government’s net zero strategy breaches UK’s climate obligations, High Court rules
The law requires the government to produce detailed climate policies showing how the UK’s carbon budgets will be met.
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Boris Johnson told to ‘turn up for work’ after skipping heatwave crisis meetings to host chequers party
The prime minister has “clearly clocked off”
Daily Mail slammed for Islamophobic front page
“You would have thought that meeting the first woman leader of the largest Muslim umbrella body would be welcomed and applauded”
Just 4% of Tory party members think hitting net zero target should be a policy priority
The views of the party membership are in stark contrast to the concerns of the majority of the country, with a poll in April finding that 64% of all voters supported the government’s plans to hit the net zero target.
Dominic Raab pulls out of planned appearance before the joint committee on human rights
We now have a zombie government that carries with it the real risk of paralysing the country at the worst possible time.