Nadine Dorries ridiculed for claiming a ‘coup’ brought down Boris Johnson
“Has Nadine Dorries forgotten that she did the exact same thing to Theresa May?”
Conservatives
Penny Mordaunt has accepted thousands of pounds in donations from donor linked to climate denial group
Mordaunt received the donation from a firm called ‘First Corporate Consultants, owned by Terence Mordaunt – a renowned critic of established climate change science’.
Tory leadership contender Suella Braverman slammed for demonising the poor
Braverman of course completely overlooks the fact that 56% of people in poverty in the UK are in a working family and 7 in 10 children in child poverty are in a family where at least one parent works.
Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs under investigation by HMRC
Revelations about the investigation are awkward for Zahawi, given that HMRC falls under the control of the treasury.
Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister
A number 10 source has said that Johnson has spoken to Tory 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady and agreed to stand down, with a new Tory leader set to be in place by the party conference in October.
Sajid Javid tears into Boris Johnson in brutal resignation statement to Parliament
“It is incumbent on all of us to set high standards for ourselves and to take action when they are not met by others.”
Rishi Sunak’s 5 worst moments as Chancellor
Although the list is quite a long one, we take a look at some of Sunak’s worst moments as chancellor…
Boris Johnson’s ratings among Conservative Party members continue to plunge, new poll finds
Johnson is now the least popular member of the cabinet by quite some distance.
Boris Johnson knew about sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher but made him Deputy Chief whip anyway
Questions are now being raised as to why Johnson went ahead with appointing Pincher deputy chief whip if concerns had been previously raised
Three Tory MPs ‘open talks to defect to Labour’
Three male Tory MPs who won their seats in 2019 are in discussions to switch parties.