Privileges Committee report: Sunak must cut off Johnson's ex-PM allowance The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to strip Boris Johnson of his ex-PM allowance, following the publication of the Privileges Committee report today which recommended a 90-day suspension for Johnson for deliberately misleading Parliament over partygate. Former Prime Ministers are entitled to claim up to £115,000 a year to fund office costs for life. The Liberal Democrats said allowing Johnson to continue to take this money would be "an insult to bereaved families who suffered while Boris Johnson lied and partied." Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said: ...
GDP: Govt more obsessed with infighting than getting economy moving Two bookies declare Lib Dems favourite to win Mid-Bedfordshire by-election Mortgage misery: Sunak must hold emergency summit in Downing Street By-elections: From Uxbridge to Selby people are sick to their back teeth with Conservative MPs Johnson vs Jenkin: Conservative Party in full blown civil war Dorries should step aside now GDP: Govt more obsessed with infighting than getting economy moving Responding to new GDP statistics which show a 0.2% rise in April, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: Month after month we see the economy growing at a ...
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Welcome to my summary of the latest national voting intention poll from each pollster currently operating in Britain. If you'd like to find out more about how polls work, how reliable they are and how to make sense of them, check out my book, Polling UnPacked: the History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls, or sign up for my weekly email: Understanding different polling firms You may find these posts useful: 'Waiting for Survation': a reminder of the value of checking the evidence. YouGov: is it biased to the Conservatives? Frequently Asked Questions Why isn't polling company X in ...
This week's round of principal authority council contests began with an unusual non-Thursday contest, and a rare Lib Dem seat loss, alas: St Peters (St Albans) council by-election result: GRN: 44.7% (+8.1) LDEM: 38.2% (-1.1) CON: 11.1% (+1.1) LAB: 6.0% (-8.1) Votes cast: 1,405 Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.https://t.co/jdCiavffoE — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) June 13, 2023
Glenda Jackson was an extraordinary person – not only was she was one of the best actors of her generation, but she also succeeded in a second career as a politician, renowned for her integrity and commitment to social inequality, human rights and feminism. It is that combination of achievements that fascinates me, not least because my two major pursuits in retirement are politics and drama/theatre. The BBC has unearthed an interesting interview from 50 years ago: Oscar-winning actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87. In 1972, she was quizzed on whether acting and ...
Frimley Green, Surrey Heath Great result in Michael Gove's constituency. [IMG: 🚨] BREAKING [IMG: 🚨] ELECTION RESULT Frimley Green, Surrey Heath DC LD – 1131, 1111, 1070 Con – 738, 610, 608 Lib Dem HOLD 2 and GAIN 1! Congratulations to Sashi Mylvaganam, Jaques Olmo, and Helen Whitcroft! The Blue Wall smashing continues apace. pic.twitter.com/cQcUe1vqbA — ALDC (@ALDC) June 15, 2023 * Mary Reid is a contributing editor on Lib Dem Voice. She was a councillor in Kingston upon Thames, where she is still very active with the local party, and is the Hon President of Kingston Lib Dems.
Just how much damage the Privileges Committee report on Boris Johnson will cause to the Tory Party will become more evident on Monday, but all the signs suggest that the Commons vote on the recommendatiuons of the committee could well prove traumatic for many Conservative MPs. The Independent reports that Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries has offered a sinister warning to Tory MPs that losing their seats if they back the damning report which found he deliberately misled parliament over Partygate: MPs who support the privileges committee's findings were "fundamentally not" Conservative and would be "held to account", the ex-culture secretary ...
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