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Boris Johnson

Levelling up

Brexit anniversary: Six Brexit U-turns imposed by Boris Johnson and his government

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 June, 2022

The PM trumpeted the deal he struck over Brexit. In less than two years, his government is already attempting to unpick many parts of it, asserting its ‘unworkability.’

10 Downing Street

Downing Street admits pressuring The Times to drop explosive Carrie Johnson story

Basit Mahmood
20 June, 2022

Downing Street has admitted that members of the Prime Minister’s team intervened before an explosive story about his wife Carrie Johnson was withdrawn from publication in The Times.

Boris and carrie

Accusations of a ‘cover up’ after Times pull damning story about Boris Johnson and Carrie

Basit Mahmood
20 June, 2022

The piece, written by veteran journalist Simon Walters, claimed that Johnson tried to appoint his now-wife Carrie as his £100,000-a-year chief of staff while he was foreign secretary in 2018

Boris Johnson scratching his head

Everyone who has resigned since partygate instead of Boris Johnson

Chris Jarvis
16 June, 2022

More than 10 senior political figures have resigned since allegations of parties at Downing Street first emerged

Rwanda flight

Rwanda deportation flight cancelled after last minute legal intervention

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 June, 2022

In an embarrassing upset for Johnson and Patel, the first flight due to leave for Rwanda has been grounded following successful emergency action by the ECHR.

Mims Davies being interviewed on Times Radio

Tory minister struggles to answer SIX TIMES whether she voted to have confidence in Boris Johnson in excruciating interview

Chris Jarvis
14 June, 2022

Even Johnson’s own Ministers appear to find it difficult confirming they backed him in the crucial vote

Johnson at a school

Government shelves free school meals for tens of thousands of children

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
13 June, 2022

Boris Johnson is facing another backlash following the ditching of the free school meal extension for up to one million pupils.

Johnson in Blackpool

Johnson makes high-wage economy U-turn as calls for £15 minimum wage grow

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 June, 2022

The PM’s comments for workers to accept pay cuts or UK faces 1970s-style ‘stagflation’, have been blasted as ‘nonsense.’

Liz Truss

Cabinet tensions flare over government plans to shred Northern Ireland protocol

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
10 June, 2022

Tories descend further into chaos in tense protocol talks.

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson taken to task over failing the NHS

Basit Mahmood
8 June, 2022

“24 hours in A&E used to be a TV programme,” he said. “Now it’s the Government’s policy”.

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