Zahawi – Sunak must withdraw Conservative Whip ONS winter survey: A damning verdict on the Government's record Zahawi – Sunak must withdraw Conservative Whip The Liberal Democrats have written to Rishi Sunak calling on him to withdraw the Conservative whip from Nadhim Zahawi. In a letter to Sunak sent today, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said that Zahawi has shown he is not fit to represent his constituents, and that if he refuses to resign as an MP then he should have the Conservative whip withdrawn. It comes after Nadhim Zahawi refused to apologise for failing to come clean ...
The BBC reports: Nadine Dorries has been accused by Parliament's anti-corruption watchdog of breaking the ministerial code by not consulting it before taking a TV job. The former culture secretary will host a new talk show, Friday Night With Nadine, on TalkTV from 3 February. Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba), said it was informed of her decision to take up the role on Friday. "Failing to seek and await advice" was a breach of the rules, he told her. In a separate letter to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden, Lord Pickles ...
BBC News reports that David Mackintosh, the former Conservative MP for Northampton South, has appeared before a court charged with covering up donations to his general election campaign. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and will face trial on October along with four other defendants. Two further people have already pleaded guilty to charges connected with these allegations and received suspended sentences. The report explains that Mackintosh is accused of not disclosing the true origin of thousands of pounds of payments to Northampton South Conservative Association in 2014. ... The prosecutions are the first of their kind under ...
Liverpool needs a long term plan for the future. Currently nothing is happening because of Government inertia. I have challenged Secretary of State Gove to make a decision I have written today to Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove urging him ... Continue reading →
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Biohacking has come more into the public domain with the publicity around Bryan Johnson's blueprint. Bryan Johnson is someone who is a tech entrepreneur who sold one of his businesses a few years ago and has since being trying to improve his health. This has been described in the media as him spending about USD 2 million a year with try to get his body to be the equivalent of an 18 year olds.
The Guardian speculates once more about the future of Boris Johnson with the news that the former Prime Minister has been spotted looking at schools and is house-hunting in Oxfordshire, prompting rumours that he is considering running for his former seat of Henley at the next election. They say that Johnson had been planning to contest his existing seat of Uxbridge, a marginal in west London with a majority of 7,200. However, Labour believes it could be winnable and if Johnson loses it could end his hopes of another run at Conservative leader: Johnson's successor in the leafy Oxfordshire seat, ...
I spent a chunk of my weekend completing my 2021/22 Self Assessment tax return. Yes, I know, "left it a bit late, didn't you, Mark?". Luckily, my tax return isn't terribly complicated once I've found the required bits of information online and elsewhere. Nadhim Zahawi appears to have had a rather more complex task or, should I say, his tax advisors. That's partly a problem of his own creation – offshore trust funds aren't obligatory – and partly the increasingly complex web of tax law in this country. There is little doubt that, the more complex the tax system is, ...
The City Council is encouraging sign ups to a new digital participation platform that aims to seek the views of Dundonians across the city. Dundee's Voice is a tool for citizen engagement that the council hopes will become one of the main channels for open dialogue with Dundee residents and community involvement that will influence and shape what happens in Dundee. The website uses an open-source software called CONSUL, developed by COSLA on behalf of Scotland's 32 local authorities and it allows citizens to vote, discuss and comment on projects in their local communities. Dundee's Voice leads on from previous ...
Earlier this month, Gateshead Council's all-Labour cabinet debated the recently announced devolution proposals for the North East at a specially convened meeting. Actually, "debated" is probably too strong a word to use. Leader of the Council Martin Gannon said a few words and Cllr John McElroy asked a question about consultation. But all the other Cabinet members remained silent.Seven years ago
