Government could face legal action if it hires ex-Daily Mail boss Paul Dacre as new Ofcom chair
Dacre was previously deemed to be ‘not appointable’ by an interview panel
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Tory chair says public isn’t bothered over PM’s refusal to apologise for sleaze
‘I think what people want, they accept what we said which is we made mistakes, they want this government actually to be focusing on the job at hand’
Tory threats to EU over Article 16 of Northern Ireland protocol could badly backfire
‘Johnson and Frost are playing a dangerous game. EU watchers are predicting far from sitting back and taking it on the chin the EU may launch immediate action against the UK’
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters think Boris Johnson should’ve sacked Owen Paterson rather than letting him resign
57% of Conservative Party voters think Paterson should’ve been fired rather than be allowed to resign, as do 73% of Labour and Liberal Democrat voters and 80% of SNP voters.
Prof Prem Sikka: The government has no real plan to recoup £27bn lost to Covid loan fraudsters
‘The UK government’s obsession with light-touch regulation could cost taxpayers £27bn, which is more than the annual public expenditure on social care.’
Why the Tory amendment to let Owen Paterson off the hook kills standards in public life
It undermines the independence of the very body that was set up to scrutiny the practices of elected officials.’
Tory minister mocked after saying he’s ‘quite happy’ about Brexit even though economic impact will be twice as bad as pandemic
“George Eustice describes himself as being “quite happy” about Brexit being twice as bad for the U.K. economy as the pandemic. What a time to be alive.”
Anger after Kent Tories ‘run a sweepstake on Universal Credit cuts’
“It’s all just a big laugh to them. They have no idea what losing over £20 a week is doing to families in Kent and across England.”
Boris Johnson slammed for jetting off to ‘£25,000-a-week Marbella hideaway’ during energy crisis
“The timing couldn’t be worse. But it’s like he doesn’t even care. He’s got an 80-seat majority and he just thinks everything will be fine.”
Tory attack on Runnymede Trust over race report fails
Over a dozen Conservative Party MPs wrote to the Charity Commission last year demanding it launch an investigation into the think tank over its criticism of a government race report.